The reader won't be able to put it down. The book has a straight-line plot. The author's intent is to entertain. The background is detailed and affects the atmosphere. The focus of story is on action, situations, and events.
Characterization focuses on several characters of different sexes whose lives are intertwined.
The characters are developed over time. There are series characters, followed through and developed over several related novels. There are memorable and important secondary characters. The book will leave you feeling excited, cheerful, upbeat. The book is fanciful, entertaining, emotional, playful.