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The Burning Men by Will Shindler

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mysterious reflective 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

In Too Deep by Lee Child, Andrew Child

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mysterious 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? No

3.5

It was good, there was action, a pretty interesting plot, even a bit of romance and yet..it didn't feel like Reacher.

Having now read a few of the Jack Reacher books done by Andrew Child, I feel like although his Reacher and Lee Child's Reacher are similar, they're not the same. Like an imposter doing their best to seem like the real deal.

The Obsession by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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dark tense fast-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

3.5

It was pretty entertaining, but it didn't "wow" me.

Personal by Lee Child

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mysterious 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? No

3.5

The Helpdesk by S.A. Dunphy

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mysterious 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

2.0

I was struggling to decide between 2 and 3 stars but that ending was honestly so bad. It had to be 2.

The idea of the book was interesting but in reality, it was a lot of dialogue, yet simultaneously no communication.

Were the characters supposed to be hugely unlikeable? Because I couldn't stand any of them.

A Wanted Man by Lee Child

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adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

This was an odd one for me. Although there was action in a good portion of the book, I still found myself bored for a chunk of it.

It didn't leave the same "wow what a bad**s" feeling I tend to get when reading a Jack Reacher novel.

61 Hours by Lee Child

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced