dutchessofbooks's reviews
133 reviews

The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

3.25

Saw the twist coming from a mile away but entertaining enough to read. A nice little snack book!

River Kings: A New History of Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Roads by Cat Jarman

informative medium-paced

4.0

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

4.0

Ugh that ending was way too bloody heartbreaking :(

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin
Did not finish book. Stopped at 11%.

I'll try again some other time, this is just so confusing and weird :/ I really wanted this to be as good as the Fifth Season but so far not great.

The Duke in His Domain by Truman Capote

4.5

Ugh, just so well written. 

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A

3.0

Have a few thoughts about this one. On the one hand it's a quick and easy read with plenty of humor. But it's really a Hallmark movie (albeit a VERY spicy one) among books - the characters are flat and relationships develop seemingly out of nowhere.

Why do Jeanie and Logan even get together? Because of his abs and her pyjamas? I literally have no idea what their attraction is based on. You'd think it'd be related to character but nah.

 

It's not bad for what it is, though, it's entertaining enough, and if you kind of skim the spicy scenes (I swear this is pornographic) you'll want to find out what happens in the end.

The Christmasaurus by Tom Fletcher

3.75

The Toll by Neal Shusterman

3.25

I Am Bunny: How a Talking Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know about Being Human by Alexis Devine

hopeful informative inspiring

5.0