kaylamoran's reviews
457 reviews

The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.5

Crow Talk by Eileen Garvin

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

I enjoyed this a lot but am unsure how to rate it, as there were some ableist tropes that I can't ignore as an autistic reviewer myself

Killing Monica by Candace Bushnell
Did not finish book. Stopped at 6%.

I couldn't even make it to an hour.  This was horrible

Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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? Yes

4.75

This was just as good as I was expecting.  The end revealed some things I did not see coming.  Loses .25 because I found the first hour really hard to get into 

The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl
Did not finish book. Stopped at 31%.

Too high school for me right now

What Comes After by JoAnne Tompkins

dark reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.0

Bye, Baby by Carola Lovering

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Lost Coast by A.R. Capetta
Did not finish book. Stopped at 28%.

I don't know why but this just did not work for me.  I was so confused the whole time I was listening so I lost interest

As I Descended by Robin Talley

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.75

I may have enjoyed this more if I didn't already know the plot to MacBeth but as I do, it was very predictable.

Starling House by Alix E. Harrow

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

4.5