jsant's Reviews (1.04k)

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

It's complicated. A ton of characters, a ton of story lines and a bunch of flashbacks - this meant I had to re-listen to a chapter or two fairly often. Took awhile to get going (longer than I wished) but got interesting. Lots of fighting, betrayal, mysticism and mystery. 
lighthearted 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: No

Historic fiction, time travel, mystery, romance. An excellent combination of my favorite genres. Fourth in a series, but can be read on its own. 
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

As the title says, "The Sequel" is an excellent Sequel to "The Plot".  You must read that first.  This picks up where the last book leaves off with more twisted twists. 

I particularly enjoyed when the main character gets an author profile in the NYTimes, and that's exactly how I discovered the book. 
funny informative mysterious medium-paced

Very interesting dive into the discovery of dinosaurs and other long extinct animals - and how scientists tried to rationalize Christian doctrine with what the science was telling them. Fascinating. 
emotional mysterious slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Historical fiction flashing between a current day grandmother/granddaughter pair and the grandmother's life in the 1950s. Family and relationships and obligations and love. I wanted the story to keep going
emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Historical fiction tracing through the lives of several women across generations and their connections to a location on the coast of Maine. The audiobook effectively uses multiple narrators for the different storylines. 

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Had a harder time getting into this one than the first two. 
adventurous dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Fast paced thriller/horror with plenty of suspense. I think it needed more explanation of what was causing everything to make it more interesting. 

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mysterious tense fast-paced

A nearly unbelievable account of a prolific art and antiquities thief who stole hundreds of works in the late 90s and early 2000s. 
adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

An imaginative retelling of Rumplestiltsken by the author of Cinder. I loved that series. This one has potential. Good cliff hanger for book 2