designgeek54's reviews
99 reviews

Mother-Daughter Murder Night by Nina Simon

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious reflective 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

3.25

You Are Here by David Nicholls
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

Main character is a copy-editor and proofreader.  She is proofing an orgy in the book and said she had copy-edited many.  That was enough for me.  

The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians: Their stories are better than the bestsellers by Matt Eversmann, James Patterson

challenging informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

3.5

There were gold nuggets sprinkled throughout these stories.

A Murder Most French by Colleen Cambridge

adventurous lighthearted mysterious relaxing 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? No

3.5

Table for Two by Amor Towles
Did not finish book. Stopped at 55%.

I watched a review on YouTube by Abookolive and she recommended reading Rules of Civility before reading the short story in A Table For Two because there is a pretty big spoiler if you don't.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 18%.

Not for me

The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers by Samuel Burr

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.25

Mrs. Quinn's Rise to Fame by Olivia Ford

emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective 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

3.75

There's more to this book than meets the eye.  So grateful to have read it!

Miss Benson's Beetle by Rachel Joyce

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad 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

3.75

These characters and this story will stay with me.

Starter Villain by John Scalzi

3.5

Such a fun read!