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The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden
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? Yes
4.0
The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 26%.
Have enjoyed Bridget Collins' previous two novels, particularly The Binding, but this one really isn't doing anything for me so putting it down.
Babel by R.F. Kuang
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.
The setting is interesting but this really not pulling me in. It feels too deliberate and self concious, I'm very aware that I'm reading something intentionally written. The footnotes particularly I find really ineffective, I'm not enjoying them.
James by Percival Everett
adventurous
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Long Island by Colm Tóibín
emotional
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater
lighthearted
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Read this in an effort to tidy up the unfinished fantasty series I have laying around. This trilogy feels incredibly stretched out; I feel a duology would have been more than sufficient for the story that's there. This last installment really dragged, and unfortuantely it mostly felt reading this that the series has well and truly run its course.
The main issues here were too many POVs and the characters are not very deeply drawn, so it ends up feeling quite messy as a story, and unengaging.
The main issues here were too many POVs and the characters are not very deeply drawn, so it ends up feeling quite messy as a story, and unengaging.