rachel_a_'s reviews
257 reviews

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

medium-paced

5.0

Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls

3.75

The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera

slow-paced

3.25

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

3.5

Spilt Milk by Amy Beashel

slow-paced

2.5

Paris: The Memoir by Paris Hilton

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

Daisy Jones & The Six by Taylor Jenkins Reid

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

You're the One That I Want by Giovanna Fletcher

2.0

Nothing particularly memorable, story just kind of plodded along. An easy read, but may a bit too much of simple romance for me.

I bought another of her books at the same time, so will find out if it's just turn one flat story or the writing style

The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins

4.0

I've not historically enjoyed thrillers/ mystery but I became really engrossed in this.
There's an emotional journey for the protagonist, as well as unravelling the case which I think sets this book apart.

The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story by Christie Watson

3.0

Being in health care myself I of course eagerly got my hands on to this just read. I think it is a very good read for those outside the profession but the only bit that appealed to me was reading about the differences in training. This book straddles being technical for those in the know, and being a book for for Joe public.... this means the style sells both sides short and the link to the title is sometimes lost.

All in all, there's no harm in a nursing memoir being in the public eye as this does briefly explore beyond the hand holding angelic hand maiden narrative of the misrepresented modern nursing image