bubblescotch's reviews
415 reviews

Maeve Fly by CJ Leede

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.0

The Five Red Herrings by Dorothy L. Sayers

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

I fear I may simply be Too American for a book this dependent on train timetables.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Racial slurs

The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

Beholder by Ryan La Sala

dark mysterious 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

3.75

Middle of the Night by Riley Sager

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

TBH I usually don't like Sager but I think this is one of his best works. The twists didn't seem forced for the sake of shock value this time, and there was some definite emotional depth to this one.

The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson

dark informative slow-paced

3.5

In a second reading years later, I feel about the same as I did the first time: the World’s Fair section is much better executed than the H. H. Holmes section, which should either have been eliminated entirely or connected to the first more fully to justify the combination of narratives. 

The Deadline: Essays by Jill Lepore

informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Night House by Jo Nesbø
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

I’ll retry later. Got distracted and next thing I knew, it was like six months later. It’s not even a long book lmao

The Writing Retreat by Julia Bartz
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

I’ll have to try again another time, but it’s been months since I picked this up.

The Riddles of the Sphinx: Inheriting the Feminist History of the Crossword Puzzle by Anna Shechtman

informative reflective medium-paced

3.5

Wish it was a bit more clear from the get-go about being, like, half memoir.