jandrews560's reviews
508 reviews

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

This book was good. I struggled a bit reconciling the not-so-great Christians with my own beliefs. The hatred of all things different makes all of us believers in Christ look bad. This book reconciles some of that as well. "Not all Christians are the same " which I found endearing as well. I love the characters, the diversity and the love in this book. Will definitely read more by this author. 

Vampire Hunter D by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Yoshitaka Amano

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Please, sir, may I have some more?
I need MORE of this book. 
More Doris.
More D. 
Hell, I even want more of the death finger plants. 
What a fun book! Incredibly well written, timeless, funny, memorable. I'm amazed how well it apparently translates from Japanese. I didn't feel like there were many holes, if any. Not that I speak Japanese...but whatever. 
I have questions...maybe the graphic novel will gimme some answers. Note to self: look for graphic novel. 
Either way, 5 stars. 

Alpha's Danger by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

adventurous challenging funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

A fast, sexy adventure of wolfish proportions. Love the characters, especially Trey & Jared. I really hope their stories get told in the following books. 🔥🔥🔥

Alpha's Temptation by Renee Rose, Lee Savino

funny tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Holy sexy shifters, Batman!  This book was hawt 🔥🔥🔥 perfect blend of mystery, action, romance and alphahole dominance. Well written. Small abuse trigger that took the dominance theme a bit too far, otherwise, flawless.

Unicorn Western by Sean Platt, Johnny B. Truant

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Unicorns, cowboys, six-shooters and unicorns? Who knew this could work??? What a fun, well written ride! I enjoyed this & can't wait to read the next one
already added it to my wishlist! 

My Dead Husband by N.J. Moss

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

DNF!

let's call this book a wheelbarrow full of trauma with triggers on the side. Normally I can read thru this and be fine but this author seemed more interested in the shock factor than telling the story. The details were thrown in where they didn't need to be. It didn't add to the story, it took away from it. F this noise. I tap. 

Me (Moth) by Amber McBride

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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

5.0

Excellent coming of age story about grief, survivors guilt and following your dreams. Written in verse, this book gave me chills. Will definitely read more by this author. 

The Vampire Diaries: The Awakening by L.J. Smith

emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

Ugh. I found absolutely NOTHING likable about this book. The main character, Elena, is heartless, conceited and spoiled. Stefan is weak. Damon only really comes in at the end. The plot was basically non-existent. Gurl sees big, gurl wants boy, gurl gets boy. Don't you love me Stefan. I wanted to say 'bi"*h he just met you!"ugh. I won't be finishing the series.

Primordial Earth: Book 1 (The Extinction Series - A Prehistoric, Post-Apocalyptic, Sci-Fi Thriller) by Baileigh Higgins

adventurous fast-paced

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

4.0

Predictable but prehistoric and so neat. I hope there's more questions answered later. The fun dinosaur facts were interesting and of course the mean rich people. The normal. Well written l, fast paced. 

Aurora's End by Jay Kristoff, Amie Kaufman

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

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

5.0

Review | Fantastic!!

What a crazy idea for a series with genius outcome. Perfect characters, amazing plot & subplots and wow, way to tie it all up in a bow! So thrilled with this series.