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The Neighbour's Secret by Sharon Bolton

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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

4.0

I very much enjoyed this book, there were twists I didn’t see coming. 
I can’t say much without spoiling it but if you like a thriller, pick this one up. 
I dropped a star as I felt the pacing got a bit ploddy towards the halfway mark. Other than that I loved it 😍

Reckless: My Life as a Pretender by Chrissie Hynde

No star rating as it’s a memoir. 

What a life. Surprised she made it into her seventies with how she spent her teens and twenties. 

I’ve long been a fan of The Pretenders. I put of reading this for almost ten years as the saying goes, don’t meet your idols, that often goes for reading about them too. 

I will always be the lass on the front row 🎸😎

Rewitched by Lucy Jane Wood

lighthearted mysterious slow-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

2.0

This book wasn’t for me. I liked the beginning, I liked the end, but the middle dragged. I was bored 🥱

The Bad Seeds by C.J. Skuse

adventurous funny informative lighthearted 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

3.0

I dint enjoy this one as much as the others in the series. Rhiannon has lost her edge 😔
The were whole chapters were nothing happened and they were long chapters too 🤦🏼‍♀️
Still readable but not as much fun. 

The Mystery Guest by Nita Prose

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

Molly irritated the life out of me. Both adult Molly and child Molly 😤😠
The world didn’t need this book. It was repetitive and boring. 
All Molly’s grans sayings were repeated over and over. The plot was weak and dragged. It would have made a better novella by cutting out a couple of hundred pages. 

By Any Other Name by Jodi Picoult

adventurous slow-paced

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

2.0

I’m disappointed. I went into this with high hopes and it wasn’t what I wanted.  I love hysterical fiction but this just didn’t do it for me at all. It was dull and repetitive, if you have a thing for Shakespeare you may love it, but for me 🥱
I did like the plague era, I have always enjoyed reading about the Black Death but there are better out there than this. 
I realise also that I’m on my own with my opinions, everyone else seems to be loving it 🤷🏼‍♀️

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

dark reflective sad fast-paced

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

2.5

I’m not sure how they’ve made a full length film out of this book. It’s very short and nothing happens. 

The Singles Table by Tasmina Perry

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing 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

A fun read, relatable characters, ending felt a bit rushed. 

The Last List of Mabel Beaumont by Laura Pearson

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing sad 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

I really enjoyed this, loved the characters, especially Mabel.  It’s a feel good story with a message 😍

One Wrong Turn by C.M. Ewan

adventurous challenging mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.5

2.5⭐️
This was just okay, didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. 
It was fast paced with short chapters, which I love. 
The story was predictable, the description of fog was overdone. Describe it and leave it alone. This would have been a novella if you removed all the fog descriptions 🤦🏼‍♀️
It all went a bit clunky just past the half way mark, oh and I didn’t like the ending much 🤷🏼‍♀️