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110 reviews

Yours Truly by Abby Jimenez

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

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

4.75

Get a Life, Chloe Brown by Talia Hibbert

emotional funny informative reflective relaxing 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

5.0

Midnight at the Blackbird Café by Heather Webber
Did not finish book. Stopped at 60%.

Purchased from a meet-the-author event from my local library. It’s a cozy read, but maybe a little too cozy as I only focused on it in between other priorities. The romance and family drama threads kept me going, but the pacing is so slow I still fell off after a while. I might pick it up again once it’s out of storage.

Rediscover Catholicism by Matthew Kelly
Did not finish book. Stopped at 15%.

I didn’t get into it right away and then forgot about it altogether. Whoops

Broken (in the Best Possible Way) by Jenny Lawson
Did not finish book. Stopped at 30%.

I was enjoying this, but lost track of it among other books I was reading. It’s in storage now, but I plan to get back to it eventually.

The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything: A Spirituality for Real Life by James Martin SJ
Did not finish book. Stopped at 70%.

Got caught up with some other stuff, will probably revisit later

Loving the Ladies' Man by Kristin Canary

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent and Injury/Injury detail

A Hiker's Guide to Purgatory by Michael Norton

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Overall, a very thoughtfully crafted imagining of the soul’s purifying journey through Purgatory. Now, just like a book about Heaven would be hard to please everyone, I don’t know if this depiction of Purgatory is universal enough for all readers to fully appreciate, but it definitely will score if you enjoy nature and the great outdoors, camping, hiking, fishing, and/or wildlife. At times, the story’s pacing is a bit slow, but it’s worth the read if you take time to savor it. I think the main character, Dan, should be relatable to a variety of readers, not in his exact lifestyle or personal history, but in the way that his story demonstrates God’s redeeming mercy despite all of our worst struggles with sin.

Love to Spare by Aja Jorgensen

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

3.75

Burning Caine by Janet Oppedisano

adventurous challenging 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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75