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19 reviews

Mrs. McGinty's Dead by Agatha Christie

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mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Interesting book with many ways that will make you doubt whether or not you know who the actual killer is.
Angels & Demons by Dan Brown

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

4.75

The twists and turns will leave you speechless.
The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown

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adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I loved it! A book with many topics that will make you think twice.
Inferno by Dan Brown

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

Afterward: A Ghost Story for Christmas by Edith Wharton, Seth

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Lost Hearts by M.R. James, Danko Krilić

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf

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inspiring mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

1.0

Really shot story. More like some type of poem. Didn’t enjoy it much.
Narrative of a Ghost of a Hand by J. Sheridan Le Fanu

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? N/A
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

Wasn’t that interesting of a story. There was suspense indeed, but not enough to scare you, or make the story more interesting.
On the Brighton Road by Richard Barham Middleton

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mysterious fast-paced

1.0

Kind of boring, if I have to be honest. Nothing that interesting happens in the whole story.
Gabriel-Ernest by Saki

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

4.25

It was an interesting story, but the ending was a little bit confusing.