graceemc's Reviews (49)

The Beekeeper of Aleppo

Christy Lefteri

DID NOT FINISH: 10%

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Life got too stressful to read something also stressful

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

4.0

emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-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

Gutter Child

Jael Richardson

4.5

adventurous dark 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: No

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

4.0

adventurous dark informative tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Duke and I

Julia Quinn

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Spoiler Alert

Olivia Dade

4.0

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: Yes

A Promised Land

Barack Obama

4.5

emotional funny informative slow-paced

Trickster Drift

Eden Robinson

4.0

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

4.5

adventurous informative mysterious tense 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: No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Sexual assault

Moderate: Racism

Butter Honey Pig Bread

francesca ekwuyasi

4.5

dark emotional informative 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: Complicated