megan_rang's reviews
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The House of Hidden Meanings by RuPaul

informative slow-paced

4.0

I love Ru Paul. Listening to him narrate his audiobook memoir was enjoyable. It was written very straightforward. Nothing that would make it stand out from others. 

Shark Heart: A Love Story by Emily Habeck

reflective medium-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

4.0

This was a strange book but still enjoyable. It makes you stop and think about love and what true love means. 

Real Americans by Rachel Khong

reflective medium-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

5.0

What a wonderfully written story!  This spans multiple generations of a family starting in China and moving to the US. It shares the different perspectives of how they feel about their culture and how it changes with each generation. Very eye opening! 

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

slow-paced

3.0

I found this book very bland. It wasn’t awful but won’t exciting either. Read it for a book club that I am in. 

Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey

funny informative fast-paced

5.0

I absolutely love when a memoir audiobook is read by the author. Having Matthew McConaughey telling the stories in his voice makes it so much more real. He was a bit of a trouble maker in his past. I enjoyed the format with his greenlights and bumper stickers. A great memoir. 

Lights Out by Navessa Allen

adventurous dark funny mysterious fast-paced

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

5.0

I absolutely loved this dark romance!  It had spice!  It had humor. I even laughed out loud once. The characters are likable. The storyline was interesting and kept me interested past the spice!  Overall a big YES!  

Don’t Let Him In by Lisa Jewell

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This thriller reminds me of those TV specials you occasionally see about men who scam woman after woman leaving them broke and still thinking they want him. It started a bit slow, but once it picked up it was a good read. 

Brooke Shields is Not Allowed to Get Old: Thoughts on aging as a woman by Brooke Shields

funny informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

This book was extremely relatable to me. I am also a woman of a certain age. I have experienced so many of the things Brooke talked about. I love how she shares her outlook about women aging. Dint be afraid to stand up for yourself!  Ask questions. Do what is of value to you. A great audiobook made even better because it was narrated by the author. 

Bad Nature: A Novel by Ariel Courage

dark sad tense medium-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

5.0

When faced with the knowledge of having been diagnosed with an incurable cancer with only a short time to life Hester decides she has had enough. All her adult life she has despised her father. He beat her mother and ruined her childhood shaping her into the woman she has become. She goes on a journey intent on ending her father’s life before the cancer can take hers. 

Lies and Weddings by Kevin Kwan

funny medium-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? Yes

5.0

Loved this book!  To sum it up it is a dramas about the lifestyles of the rich, dramatic and crazy!  A really fun read!