clamacchia's reviews
85 reviews

All My Mothers by Joanna Glen

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

Anxious People by Fredrik Backman

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

The writing bothered me. There would be a flow of dialogue, and then the author would take over and disrupt the flow to summarize what was being said for the next two pages instead of it just being dialogue between the characters. 

Also the writing was very surface level and factual, I didn't feel connected or intrigued by it. 

Also the random chapter breaks were not always obvious, leading to confusion. There were many times I thought I skipped a page because a section of a chapter ended so quickly and abruptly. 

The only character story I was interested in as Mathinna’s and they don’t have much of her story as the focus. So it wasn’t worth reading it imo 

Winter Garden by Kristin Hannah

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

River Sing Me Home by Eleanor Shearer

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense 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

4.0

Post-Traumatic by Chantal V. Johnson

emotional funny hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

4.5

The Art Thief by Michael Finkel

informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

5.0

Her Side of the Story by Alba de Céspedes

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

4.0

Fresh Water for Flowers by Valérie Perrin

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death and Child death