amandat's reviews
582 reviews

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

I hated the time jump in the middle and it ruined my enjoyment of this book.

Never: The Autobiography by Rick Astley

emotional informative reflective medium-paced

5.0

I love this 🤩.   Guilty pleasure reading at its best.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-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? Yes

4.0

Ending is a little too neat, but it's the best fictional book I've read in a long time.

Sisters in Science: How Four Women Physicists Escaped Nazi Germany and Made Scientific History by Olivia Campbell

hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

Will make you realize how much women lost to the Nazis.  Women have come a long way, but we still have a long way go to achieve equality.

Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

Not for me.  Don't understand the hype.

Blaze Me a Sun by Christoffer Carlsson

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Decent crime novel, but too long and ending was a bit of a let down.

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

For a book that was marketed as a mystery and thriller, it's so slow with a thin plot.  The setting is the best part.

Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions by Jim McCloskey, John Grisham

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

3.0

I didn't appreciate the snide and snarky tone of some chapters.  We don't need to be told the police did a shoddy investigation, show it and let the audience decide.

Cold Canadian Crime: 21 Stories of Mystery & Suspense by Delee Fromm, Elizabeth Elwood, Thom Bennett, Anita Sachanska, Rosemary McCracken, Sylvia Maultash Warsh, William Deverell, Rachel M. Greenaway, Blair Keetch, Lisa de Nikolits, Lorna Poplak, Hope THOMPSON, Karen L. Abrahamson, Linwood Barclay, Susan Calder, Lynne Murphy, Pam Barnsley, Gabrielle St. George, Melodie Campbell, Carole Kennedy, Brenda Chapman, Taija Morgan, Donalee Moulton, David A. Poulsen

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.0

Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

2.5

Least favourite of the O'Connor mysteries.  Scenes somewhat repeated from previous novels and Jo needs to be rescued again.  Plus something happens to her that is completely unnecessary to the plot and just made me angry.