alexiolson's Reviews (61)

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers

Jesse Q. Sutanto

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Westing Game

Ellen Raskin

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

Could not get into it

Something Wilder

Christina Lauren

3.75

adventurous emotional funny 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

The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie

Alan Bradley

3.5

adventurous funny informative lighthearted mysterious medium-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

Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone

Benjamin Stevenson

4.0

dark funny mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

4.5

emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Lies of Locke Lamora

Scott Lynch

4.75

adventurous dark mysterious 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: Yes

Curse of the Night Witch

Alex Aster

4.25

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Perfectly serviceable middle grade book

Body Movers

Stephanie Bond

DID NOT FINISH: 7%

The kid brother is a) not a kid and b) so naive its painful

These Violent Delights

Chloe Gong

3.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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