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Het IJzige Land by John Flanagan

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

5.0

De Brandende Brug by John Flanagan

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adventurous challenging funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

De Ruïnes van Gorlan by John Flanagan

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted tense fast-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

The Sun Down Motel by Simone St. James

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

4.0

Hoe overleef ik alles wat ik niemand vertel? by Francine Oomen

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

ik vond dit boek best leuk voor wat het was. 

ik vond het leuk om weer terug in het HOI-universum te duiken (al moet ik zeggen dat ik ook alweer veel vergeten was, dus ik soms een beetje in de war was). al met al vind ik het een goede versie van een volwassen HOI-boek: het is nog steeds herkenbaar, grappig - ook wel heel erg aangezet, maar ik denk dat dat juist past bij deze boeken en helpt met de humor. 

helaas had het boek ook 2 grote minpunten naar mijn mening. allereerst was dat het feit dat chatgpt basically een bij-karakter was in dit verhaal. ik snap dat het heel goed past in de tijd waarin we nu leven, maar chatgpt gegenereerde hoe-overleef-ik tips vond ik niet leuk en ook niet origineel. ten tweede schetst het boek soms een erg eenzijdig beeld over best wel grote onderwerpen: drugs, zwangerschap, mentale problemen, etc. 

maargoed, uiteindelijk heb ik me hier prima mee vermaakt, en ik denk dat dat ook het uiteindelijke doel van dit boek is :) in die zin, missie geslaagd!
Tot het voorbij is by Nicci French

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dark emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Bluebeard's Castle by Anna Biller

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challenging dark mysterious tense slow-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? It's complicated

2.0

The vision was there. 100%. Anna Biller knows how to set a scene & knows how to create atmosphere. Unfortunately, this just lacked some additional editing - the writing itself just wasn't great, the book struggled with putting itself in a certain time period, it does more telling than showing, and it was too long. For a movie though, I think this would have been excellent. 
The Love Hypothesis by Ali Hazelwood

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

5.0

Eileen by Ottessa Moshfegh

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

4.0

De zeven echtgenoten van Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

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

3.0