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585 reviews

Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

review: https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2023/08/12/finished-reading-last.html

Babel by R.F. Kuang

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

review: https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2023/08/01/finished-reading-babel.html

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin

adventurous informative reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

How It Unfolds by James S.A. Corey

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

review: https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2023/09/04/finished-the-far.html

Void by Veronica Roth

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

review: https://blog.grotenhuis.info/2023/09/04/finished-the-far.html

Wool by Hugh Howey

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

Death to Deconstruction: Reclaiming Faithfulness as an Act of Rebellion by Joshua S. Porter

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

Fer-De-Lance by Rex Stout

challenging mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

All Systems Red by Martha Wells

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes