about_wind_and_willows's Reviews (305)

Diary of a Provincial Lady

E.M. Delafield

4.5

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

The Case of William Smith

Patricia Wentworth

3.25

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War

Heat Wave

Penelope Lively

5.0

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Abortion, Gaslighting

Moderate: Mental illness

Latter End

Patricia Wentworth

4.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

My Man Jeeves

P.G. Wodehouse

4.5

funny lighthearted 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: Yes

The Locked Room

Elly Griffiths

3.75

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Darkness

Ragnar Jónasson

2.75

mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Er stromen rivieren in de lucht

Elif Shafak

4.75

reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Colonisation, Pandemic/Epidemic

Het perfecte stel

Ruth Ware

3.0

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Come, Tell Me How You Live

Agatha Christie

3.75

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced