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170 reviews

Unsolved Murders: True Crime Cases Uncovered by Amber Hunt, Emily G. Thompson

informative sad fast-paced

3.5

Eliza Starts a Rumor by Jane L. Rosen

emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-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

4.0

Uninvited by Amanda Marrone
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

Not interesting enough to finish, main character was very boring.

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

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

4.75

Winterwood by Shea Ernshaw

adventurous 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? It's complicated

3.0

Keeping the Moon by Sarah Dessen

emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
Did not finish book. Stopped at 48%.

I hate that it was written in present tense, including the bits during ww2, the lack of quotes for speech or thoughts kept pulling me from the book as well. I jumped ahead and read in the middle for a few chapters but honestly I’ve read better ww2, this was not my cup of tea.

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother by James McBride

challenging emotional inspiring medium-paced

5.0

In Love with George Eliot by Kathy O'Shaughnessy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 22%.

The words are so tiny reading it gives me a heads