katy_gregoire's reviews
217 reviews

2.0

The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion

challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

5.0

Joan Didion wholly captures the complexity of grief and the inability for the bereaved to let go. Painfully real and vulnerable, she helps her audience look at their own lives and ask why they can’t let it go.

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Holly Jackson has done it again. The Reappearance of Rachel Price has all the twists and turns that her readers have come to love, while not being predictable. In particular, the construction of Bel as a deeply complex character working through her trauma as she peels back the veil on the life that has been set for her is masterful.

The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

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adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

I wouldn’t say this was the most incredible, mind blowing book ever written like my dad promised but my GOD was it fun. Robert Langdon man of the century!

Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn

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adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious fast-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? No

5.0

This was such a fun read. Action packed, fast-paced, witty, and most importantly: unique. Not only was it refreshing to see representation for women older than 25, but as assassins doubled the fun.

House of Sky and Breath by Sarah J. Maas

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adventurous emotional funny mysterious 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

5.0

Sarah J. Maas manages (yet again) to make a significantly long book into a quick read because she grips her readers by the throats and makes them need to know what happens next!

Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside by Nick Offerman

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adventurous funny relaxing medium-paced

3.5

Offerman of course laces this book with the humor than fans of his work have come to know, which helped make this a fun and easy read. However, at times I found his points to be disjointed and would have liked a clearer connect between his point relating to social justice and how the environment can play into these issues (because it can!)

Better Than the Movies by Lynn Painter

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced