byarielshirley's reviews
81 reviews

Taking Back Your Life: Recovering from Cults and Abusive Relationships by Madeleine Tobias, Janja Lalich

4.25

Rotherweird by Andrew Caldecott

2.0

The Little French Bistro by Nina George

5.0

The Angel Tree by Lucinda Riley

3.75

The Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate by Peter Wohlleben

5.0

The Queen's Gambit by Walter Tevis

• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Though I have watched the tv series first, reading this felt like experiencing it for the first time. I had it finished in two sittings.

The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan

3.0

Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee

4.0

The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful 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

5.0

This book is for readers for whom to read is to breathe. I wish I could read this again for the first time.

The Italian Girl by Lucinda Riley
Did not finish book. Stopped at 14%.

The book is great but I’ve read soo many books by this author now that I’ve found the plot a bit too predictable. I will definitely be back to finish it but maybe in a year or so.