crackedchelle's reviews
139 reviews

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging dark tense fast-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? No

4.5

Fault Lines by Emily Itami

emotional hopeful sad 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

4.75

The Australian Disease: On the Decline of Love and the Rise of Non-freedom by Richard Flanagan

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

3.5

Boy Swallows Universe by Trent Dalton

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.75

The climax to this story is one of the best I’ve ever read.

Mutiny on the Bounty: A saga of sex, sedition, mayhem and mutiny, and survival against extraordinary odds by Peter FitzSimons

adventurous informative medium-paced

4.0

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Michael Carman and thoroughly enjoyed it. He does a good job with all the different dialects and accents.

A Christmas Memory by Truman Capote

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

4.25

A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg

hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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? No

5.0

This book was a delight.

The Christmas List by Richard Paul Evans

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.75

Crewel Yule by Monica Ferris

lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Melissa Hughes narrated the audiobook I borrowed, and I enjoyed her use of different voices and accents for the different characters.

Lakeshore Christmas by Susan Wiggs

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing 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

4.25