robinwalter's Reviews (1.87k)

The Awakening Of Miss Henley

Julia Justiss

4.0

emotional hopeful lighthearted 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: N/A

True Companions

Jenny Hambly

3.5

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Not awful, but I agree with the other reviewer who said that Ms Hambly put too much in this book. Very dense, over plotted, it got bogged down

Flight Of Fancy

Catherine Gayle

3.75

lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Theory That Would Not Die: How Bayes' Rule Cracked the Enigma Code, Hunted Down Russian Submarines, & Emerged Triumphant from Two Centuries of C

Sharon Bertsch McGrayne

4.0

adventurous informative slow-paced

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As someone without any grasp of the maths involved at all, I enjoyed this book as an historical overview. To even attempt to write a  'popsci' book on this subject was ambitious, and I think McGrayne came as close as could be expected to pulling it off - even if the accusations of shallowness and oversimplification mentioned by other readers seem valid even to a layperson like me. 

What's in a Name?: Residents of Ashwick Hall Book 1

Jenny Hambly, Jenny Hambly

4.25

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-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: N/A

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My first experience with this author's work,. A promising start to the series

A Scandal at Stonecliffe

Candace Camp

4.75

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Easily the best of the series for me - well-rounded characters and the perfect mix of mystery and romance. 

Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language

Gretchen McCulloch

4.5

informative reflective

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Balanced, insightful, measured and very informative, this book delivered. A well laid out and well-argued overview of internet communication

I Have Always Loved You: A Second Chance Regency Romance

G. L. Robinson

3.5

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

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Flat, stilted, and  lifeless writing. 

Death Comes to Marlow

Robert Thorogood

DID NOT FINISH: 26%

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When you want to see the 'lead sleuth' murdered, probably a good idea to drop the book

Anger

Mary Kingswood

3.75

emotional hopeful medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I did not enjoy this addition to the series. Izzy may have had ADHD, or she may have been what she seemed, a selfish petulant spoilt woman.