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Kingdom of the Feared by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

An extremely satisfying ending to an amazing trilogy! Here all the ends meet and the twists come to a stop. No more plots or devices, just plain wrath and fury. 
Kingdom of the Cursed by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The writing style and word choice as well as explanations within the story were better than in book one. I really enjoyed the story and the plot-twists were excellent. A continuation of amazing storytelling that started with Kingdom of the Wicked.
Kingdom of the Wicked by Kerri Maniscalco

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adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Excellently written. Something unlike anything I have ever read. An amazing story full of love, deceit, bargains and betrayals. It has multiple well placed plot twists and great character development. Would recommend.
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Entanglement-Quantum and Otherwise by John K. Danenbarger

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adventurous medium-paced

3.5

Not a favourite read, but reasonably well written. Needs a bit more editing, has a lot of repetition. All in all not bad. 3.5/5 stars.
Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

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

2.75

All in all, not a terrible read. I'm not a big mystery fan, tried this because I love some of the other works by the author. I'm not extremely impressed. The plot twits were well written. 
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By a Thread by Lucy Score

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emotional hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

A wonderful read. I really enjoyed it. My first workplace romance. A perfect romantic comedy. 
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The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

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challenging informative inspiring fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

An inspiring read of a woman fighting for her freedom. Packed with brutality and sadness. A sad story of a horrible time in history, very insightful. Would recommend. 
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In an Antique Land by Amitav Ghosh

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informative medium-paced

3.75

An interesting read. Written in a combination of a research paper and a novel. Telling two stories hundreds of years apart. It started slow, but in the end it was quite enjoyable. 
The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde

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funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I read this play for University, it was absolutely hilarious. I enjoyed it immensely. I would recommend every person ons earth to read it at least once.
The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James

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hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

It started off a bit slow but ultimately it wasn't a bad read. Henry James wrote Isabel Archer as a person with large visions and excellent character development. The twists are epic and the story was a good read