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Twelve Bones by Rosie Talbot
3.5
Characters - 4
Writing - 3.5
Plot - 3.5
Took ages to get into and felt like it read in waves of fast and slower paces.
It's a shame I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book. Sixteen Souls with 5 stars for me! I had high expectations!
Still ejoyed reading Charlie's adventures with his friends and did get emotional towards the end.
Writing - 3.5
Plot - 3.5
Took ages to get into and felt like it read in waves of fast and slower paces.
It's a shame I didn't enjoy it as much as the first book. Sixteen Souls with 5 stars for me! I had high expectations!
Still ejoyed reading Charlie's adventures with his friends and did get emotional towards the end.
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus
Just didn't gel with this book. Found the characters very unlikeable and the plot to be a bit bland in places.
If the sectioning of the book had been different and focused on different parts at different times, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more.
I just found Elizabeth and Mad so annoying. And 630 seemed lovely and you'd think I'd love a dog character, but I found his stream of consciousness to be really strange!
I liked the bits about the show and I liked hearing about Elizabeth and Calvin.
It felt like the story could have ended when Elizabeth left the show. The ending was nice but did feel forced.
Overall, just not my cup of tea and didn't live up to the hype for me!
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
If the sectioning of the book had been different and focused on different parts at different times, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more.
I just found Elizabeth and Mad so annoying. And 630 seemed lovely and you'd think I'd love a dog character, but I found his stream of consciousness to be really strange!
I liked the bits about the show and I liked hearing about Elizabeth and Calvin.
It felt like the story could have ended when Elizabeth left the show. The ending was nice but did feel forced.
Overall, just not my cup of tea and didn't live up to the hype for me!
The Dead Romantics by Ashley Poston
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Enjoyable story. Lovable characters.
Loved seeing the relationship grow betweenGhost Benji and Florence when Florence was in her home town. Even when there wasn't hope for them.
The ending had me grinning, I'm so glad it worked out the way it did.
Loved seeing the relationship grow between
The ending had me grinning, I'm so glad it worked out the way it did.
One Day by David Nicholls
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Well that emotionally destroyed me...
Spoiler wrapping so I can write without thinking about it
We follow Emma and Dexter on July 15th every year from the day day they first met. I was rooting for them from the beginning and really grew to care about them as characters. The characters were lovable, but not necessarily likeable at times. But that makes them more human.
I enjoyed the mixed narrative of both of their stories when they were apart and the way they interlinked or didnt interlink. When they had fallen out, the alternate chapters without mention of the other worked really well.
The sigh of relief I felt when they finally got together and the happy fuzzy feeling I felt reading about their time together was so lovely!
DAVID HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO US.
I felt desperately sorry for Dexter in the final chapters. It was a privilege watching him mature into the person we see towards the end if the book. I wish him and Emma had more time together.
Admittedly, wasn' the hugest fan of Dexter ending up with the girl from the bisto. Him not ending up with anyone in the book timeline would have felt more honest to the storyline. The bistro girl made it feel too rushed!
AND THE LETTER HE WROTE HER AT THE BEGINNING! My God, if he had sent it and admitted to his feelings and told her how much he loved her, their whole entire story would have been so different.
Spoiler wrapping so I can write without thinking about it
I enjoyed the mixed narrative of both of their stories when they were apart and the way they interlinked or didnt interlink. When they had fallen out, the alternate chapters without mention of the other worked really well.
The sigh of relief I felt when they finally got together and the happy fuzzy feeling I felt reading about their time together was so lovely!
DAVID HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO US.
I felt desperately sorry for Dexter in the final chapters. It was a privilege watching him mature into the person we see towards the end if the book. I wish him and Emma had more time together.
Admittedly, wasn' the hugest fan of Dexter ending up with the girl from the bisto. Him not ending up with anyone in the book timeline would have felt more honest to the storyline. The bistro girl made it feel too rushed!
AND THE LETTER HE WROTE HER AT THE BEGINNING! My God, if he had sent it and admitted to his feelings and told her how much he loved her, their whole entire story would have been so different.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol and Alcoholism
Moderate: Drug use
Minor: Death of parent and Death
The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece by Tom Hanks
medium-paced
4.0
Enjoyed listening to this a lot!
Didn't realise it was a novel until a fair way in, but either way really enjoyed it.
Working in the film and TV industry, it was nice to see a fictional world of the one I exist in.
The characters were realistic (for the most part) and I really cared about how the motion picture was going to be made!
Didn't realise it was a novel until a fair way in, but either way really enjoyed it.
Working in the film and TV industry, it was nice to see a fictional world of the one I exist in.
The characters were realistic (for the most part) and I really cared about how the motion picture was going to be made!
You & Me at the End of the World by Brianna Bourne
3.5
A fun dystopian story (which is a weird combination!).
Leo and Hannah navigate life in an abandoned Houston after everyone mysteriously disappeared.
I enjoyed the book and the premise around it. Although I found the ending a bit strange.
It felt like there was too much time spent in the real world after Leo and Hannah had woken up. It felt somewhat anticlimatic. It didn't feel like enough happened after such a gripping beginning and middle.
Leo and Hannah navigate life in an abandoned Houston after everyone mysteriously disappeared.
I enjoyed the book and the premise around it. Although I found the ending a bit strange.
Any Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
4.0
A lovely ending to the series. It rounded everything off into a neat little package.
The ending felt a little rushed, and the pinicle of the story happened so late!
Loved Penny and Shepard finally getting together! The tension was killing me! They read like theyre cute together!
Agatha's ending made me so happy too! She deserved to be happy!
Don't get me started about how much I adored Simon's ending. He finally has a family! I love it so much!
The ending felt a little rushed, and the pinicle of the story happened so late!
Agatha's ending made me so happy too! She deserved to be happy!
Don't get me started about how much I adored Simon's ending. He finally has a family! I love it so much!
Wayward Son by Rainbow Rowell
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
4.0
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5