gem91's reviews
193 reviews

A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas

5.0

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous dark emotional hopeful tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

dark emotional reflective 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

Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

adventurous hopeful informative tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-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

5.0

Oh wow, this book made me cry!

I've never been so emotional about a book before, and to think that people actually went through this is awful. The world can seem like such a terrible place.

Fallen by Karin Slaughter

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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? Yes

5.0

The Dream Daughter by Diane Chamberlain

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad slow-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

5.0

Sweetpea by C.J. Skuse
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

Good story, I just lost interest. I didn't really like the mundane ramblings of the MC, and had no desire to pick it up when I wasn't reading.

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn
Did not finish book. Stopped at 38%.

 DNF at page 165

The Woman in the Window is basically a rip off of the 1960s movie Rear Window. Don't bother reading the 400 something page book, just watch the movie.

I hated this book. Anna, the main character is an agoraphobic alcoholic. She was annoying, whingy, and I just really didn't like her at all. By the time the story actually got started (around page 150), I just didn't care enough to want to continue reading.

There are so many great reviews for this book, and I can see why. The concept is great (although unoriginal), but with execution. The writing was terrible. Sentences and paragraphs just rambled about nothing.

If you are a thriller reader, then I don't recommend this one. If you are new to the thriller genre, go for it.