designgeek54's Reviews (123)

The Word is Murder

Anthony Horowitz

3.5

adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Rose Code

Kate Quinn

3.25

informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Iona Iverson's Rules for Commuting

Clare Pooley

2.75

challenging hopeful 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

Counting Miracles

Nicholas Sparks

3.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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I feel like this book has its feet in two worlds which created a tension for me.  There is the Jasper story line that does a great job of showing how bad things can happen to good people and is a modern day story of Job.  Then there is a romance that starts out well and then moved way too fast and feels awkward and superficial juxtaposed against Jasper's storyline.  The end of Jasper's story made it worth reading for me.  Beautiful ending!

How to Age Disgracefully

Clare Pooley

4.0

funny hopeful 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

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This book made me laugh out loud while listening to the audio book!

Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop

Hwang Bo-Reum

5.0

hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-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

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This book would make a great movie with the right director and cast.  It was a sleeper with a great pay off at the end.

The Bodyguard

Katherine Center

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

We Solve Murders

Richard Osman

4.25

adventurous challenging funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious reflective fast-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

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Great fun!  Loved the audio book!  #Libby

DallerGut Dream Department Store

Miye Lee

3.75

hopeful inspiring reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So creative!  I am happy I read this book!

The Kamogawa Food Detectives

Hisashi Kashiwai

3.25

hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Love these stories!