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622 reviews

Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir by Ina Garten by Ina Garten

funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

4.25

Now I want to go cook something 

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

Daughters of Shandong by Eve J. Chung

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This one is tough because for so long it’s just joyless. But it’s well written and about a period of history I know little about. I’m definitely glad I read it.

The Briar Club by Kate Quinn

mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel

sad medium-paced

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

1.25

Way too predictable and way too canned. The only reason I finished it was because I was reading it for Book Club.

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-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

4.0

Completely predictable but still worth a read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir

adventurous dark mysterious sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

Liked the world building. Could have done without the teenage angst. Interesting though, I wonder if Rebecca Yaros read this before penning Fourth Wing - I felt some similarities.

Detective Inspector Huss by Helene Tursten

dark mysterious sad tense slow-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

Death by Dumpling by Vivien Chien

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Pretty Little Fliers by Erin Johnson

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.0

A bit of fluff to break up some heavier books. Could use a bit of editing to just get rid of all the “bobbing” throats… but a quick fun read.