renee_will's reviews
239 reviews

Born a crime by Trevor Noah

emotional funny inspiring sad medium-paced

3.25

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced

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

4.0

The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

3.75

What Feasts at Night by T. Kingfisher

mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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

3.5

The Scent Keeper by Erica Bauermeister

adventurous emotional sad medium-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

2.75

This was a perfectly fine YA novel. The problem I have is that it was not marketed anywhere (that I could see) as being a YA novel, but instead as a "coming-of-age story". If this is not meant for teens, then it is a very wooden, chaste, juvenile story that I found dull once the first act was finished. It is incredibly derivative, to the point where I wished I was just rereading Patrick Süskind's Perfume at multiple points in the story. Just a big meh, she should have just stayed on the island.

The Secret History by Donna Tartt

dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

adventurous fast-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? No

2.5

Weyward by Emilia Hart

mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier

mysterious reflective tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.5