diannelebold's reviews
74 reviews

Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans by Don Brown

emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

3.0

Grimoire Girl: Creating an Inheritance of Magic and Mischief by Hilarie Burton Morgan

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

What a wonderful book!  I love the writing style and the stories of the meaningful relationships that have impacted Hilarie. It made me feel like I was sitting at her kitchen table and having a great conversation over a cup of tea.  I have my grimoire but now adding more personal things so that I can leave a legacy to my daughter.

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

5.0

I reread The Stranger Beside Me for our book club. I forgot how tragic this story was. Not for Ted Bundy but for Anne Rule herself. 

She was strung along for years believing in the Ted she thought she knew. When she finally realized he wasnt - devastating. 

The Stranger Beside Me is excellently written and in my top five of the best true crime ever published.

Troubles in Paradise by Elin Hilderbrand

emotional hopeful mysterious 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

Double Fudge Brownie Murder by Joanne Fluke

funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Cases That Haunt Us by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker

challenging dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

The Cask of Amontillado by Edgar Allan Poe

5.0

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe

5.0

The Raven by Edgar Allan Poe

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0