karlis_library's Reviews (325)

Good Girl, Bad Girl: Cyrus Haven - Book 1

Michael Robotham

5.0

Lying Beside You

Michael Robotham

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional 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: Complicated

When She Was Good

Michael Robotham

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad 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: Complicated

Daughter of the Home Front

Jennie Jones, Jennie Jones

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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: Complicated

The Radio Hour

Victoria Purman

4.5

adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring tense medium-paced

The Woman in the Window

A.J. Finn

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Under the Stars

Laura Pavlov

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted sad tense 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: Complicated

Into the Tide

Laura Pavlov

4.5

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

The Photograph

Diane Clarke

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative 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

This book had me sucked in from the start, with a family secret. As the book progresses, we delve deeper into family secrets and relationships.This book explores the evacuation of children during WW2 and how this affected families and the people involved. I enjoyed the writing and research that went into this novel. There was a nice mix of characters giving different perspectives on the themes explored and the development of their identity. Overall, I found this an interesting and engaging story that kept me wanting to know more and the outcomes of the family search.

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