johnnysbookrev's reviews
135 reviews

Lady Secrets: Outrageous Stories and Scandalous Truths to Help You Embrace Your Imperfect Self by Becca Tobin, Jac Vanek, Keltie Knight

funny informative medium-paced

4.0

A book with hundreds of stories of ladies secrets. Some were great, and some were shocking. Love it. 
I didn't read every chapter of the book because it's like 100 short stories, but I read a good chunk of them. 😀 

ATTITUDE: Vision, Change, Learning, Fear & Boldness by Adam Ashton, Adam Jones

challenging reflective relaxing medium-paced

5.0

Such a great book on boldness, learning of fear, and changing despite all that. It takes work, and this is the beauty of it. Let's go. 

100 Ways to Change Your Life: The Science of Leveling Up Health, Happiness, Relationships and Success by Liz Moody

informative reflective medium-paced

4.0

No need to read the entire book. Pick a couple things you want to work on and apply those to your life. I enjoyed the chapter over fermented food, which I've added to my diet now. Let's go. 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

adventurous funny hopeful informative inspiring 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

4.5

A solid book. This book provides needed details about Dumbledore and so many other small details not mentioned in the movie. Also, Harry and Ginny start dating in this book! Good info to know for Harry's seventh year. 

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

adventurous mysterious 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

4.5

A solid 4.5. The book was good, and it had a ton of small details not mentioned in the movie. We got more information about Dumbledore in this book. 

The Pumpkin Spice Café by Laurie Gilmore

informative mysterious relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

The first one is good, but the series gets better. You don't have to read each book in order. You can read the books out of order. I would start with the second one, Cinnamon Bun Bookstore. This one is my favorite. 

Apprentice to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer

adventurous emotional 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? It's complicated

4.5

The first one I think was better. This series is different where it doesn't have spice. It could be slow to some people, but I think it's a good pace. A relationship doesn't have to go right into sex. It's been two books, and Evie and the villain have only kissed a couple times. The tension is high. This is a different approach for a fantasy series, but I enjoy it.  

The Butcher Game by Alaina Urquhart

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

This wasn't as good as the first one. Not bad though. It leaves in a cliff hanger, so there could be another book. 

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Much better than the first one. It was more sad to me than dark. However, Addie did get her revenge with Z. The couple that slays together, stays together. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Trafficking

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Much better than the first one. It was more sad to me than dark. However, Addie did get her revenge with Z. The couple that slays together, stays together.