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Little Does She Know by Pamela Crane

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is the first really good book I’ve read in a while! The characters are so connected in ways that you don’t find out until later. There are many twists that you don’t expect. I hope to read much more by this author. 

My father's eyes, my mother's rage by Rose Brik

inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.75

These poems are each well crafted. I can’t relate based on my relationship to my parents. However, there were some touching poems about grief as well. 

Fear Has a Name by Creston Mapes

emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

3.75

It was a decent read overall and kept me hooked enough to keep reading. I’ve enjoyed several works by this author. 

I didn’t think it was as suspenseful as the description makes it out to be, however. I think it’s a good story of forgiveness and seeing others how God created them to be. 

The Reading Life: The Joy of Seeing New Worlds Through Others' Eyes by C.S. Lewis

informative inspiring relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Good insights and ideas on the subject of reading. I would rate it a little lower, but the author didn’t put these together..Each chapter has been drawn from multiple works to make this one book. 

Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide by Rupert Holmes
Did not finish book. Stopped at 51%.

The premise was good, but I lost interest. It was hard to follow at times based on the switch of characters and going in and out of diaries. 

Columbine by Dave Cullen

dark informative medium-paced

4.0

Based on the research and amount of new information I learned, I give this book 4 stars. I can’t believe the Cassie story wasn’t true after all of this time. I remember my church and Christians everywhere in the south accepting her as a martyr without ever questioning anything. So that was crazy to find out. It’s also sad to see the story of the student who actually shared about her faith, but she lived. And then she gets ridiculed by Christians and mostly everyone else too. 

The author obviously did a lot of research for this and I applaud him for that. Sometimes the chronology of the chapters were hard to follow. There wasn’t a clear plot and you’re constantly jumping from character to character. So sometimes you can get mixed up about who the author is talking about. That’s the only drawback I have. 

The Road by Cormac McCarthy
Did not finish book. Stopped at 40%.

I’ve had like 3 DNF’s in the last month, what is this? 

I had heard great things about this one, but it didn’t grip my attention. There are no chapter breaks and each scene is so short. It doesn’t feel like you go very deep into any of the characters or the setting. I thought about finishing it, but I’m done reading books I’m not into. 

Five Survive by Holly Jackson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 44%.

I just lost interest and I wasn’t too into the characters thus far. 

The End of Her by Shari Lapena

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

Not a single Shari Lapena book has let me down. This one had some parts that I didn’t see coming, the ending especially. A good quality read.

Fool Me Once by Harlan Coben

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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

It started off well, but it was confusing for me to follow at times.