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Worth Dying For by Lee Child

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

4.5

An absolute belter of a holiday read.
Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule

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lighthearted relaxing medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Perfectly adequate sci-fi. Pleasant holiday read.
The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

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challenging dark emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Slow to start, plus one of the POV characters is without punctuation—which makes it hard to follow, I get it but didn’t enjoy it—the threads and secrets all rejoin into a satisfying conclusion.
Self promotion without social media by Tess McCabe

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informative fast-paced

3.0

Fine. Good list. Decent workbook. Bit basic for my taste.
The Collectors by Philip Pullman

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

4.0

Delightful little ghost story
The Blade Itself by Joe Abercrombie

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Kept feeling like this was going to kick into life but there’s a real sense this book is preamble to the real story to come in later books, of chess pieces being moved into position to start.

Glotka is a glorious monster of a character though.
Frictionless Generators by Garrett Dimon

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challenging informative medium-paced

4.0

Serpentine by Philip Pullman

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lighthearted reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A delightful short story, it’s good to see Lyra again, briefly.
Once Upon a Time in the North by Philip Pullman

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lighthearted relaxing 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? No

4.0

A little dip into the past of Pullman’s north. Lovely.
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt

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informative slow-paced

4.0

It’s what you fear told incredibly slowly in that modern nonfiction way.