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4.17 AVERAGE
4.17 AVERAGE
hopeful
sad
medium-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
emotional
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
What a lovely, fun book! I listened to the audio book which had British accents.
An elderly lady comes home to Britain to die. She has no family left and nothing to live for until one day she finds an abandoned pet mouse.
You slowly find out things about her life and marvel in the way the author gives it away!
An elderly lady comes home to Britain to die. She has no family left and nothing to live for until one day she finds an abandoned pet mouse.
You slowly find out things about her life and marvel in the way the author gives it away!
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
It was cute. But I wasn’t blown away. It didn’t feel as emotional as it could have been and there was little internal monologue related to changes in Helen’s mindset towards life. I wish we had a bit more of her backstory and motivations, rather than a superficial view of what was happening in the moment. An elderly lady who used to be a cardiac surgeon could have been such an interesting character to follow but for some reason we focused on the mundanity of her life when she’s old. It didn’t quite fit her persona from the past and felt like a totally different person in my opinion.
Sipsworth was cute and I didn’t expect the events of the latter half involving him but… It would have been better as a rat than a mouse as they have more personality and more complex neurological workings which would have fit perfectly this story. I needed the mouse to be a bit more at the centre of the story rather than just a means to an end.
Overall, it wasn’t bad and the side characters were fun to follow but I wish we dug a bit deeper when it comes to interactions and motivations. It felt a bit too surface level and it missed to fully get me invested in their lives.
Sipsworth was cute and I didn’t expect the events of the latter half involving him but… It would have been better as a rat than a mouse as they have more personality and more complex neurological workings which would have fit perfectly this story. I needed the mouse to be a bit more at the centre of the story rather than just a means to an end.
Overall, it wasn’t bad and the side characters were fun to follow but I wish we dug a bit deeper when it comes to interactions and motivations. It felt a bit too surface level and it missed to fully get me invested in their lives.
emotional
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Such a sweet, gentle, heartwarming story. I loved the main character and her little mouse friend. Story a little far-fetched in places but I was happy to go along with it.
medium-paced
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
slow-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:
Complicated
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
slow-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
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced