rjgillmor's reviews
207 reviews

The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.25

🎧 - I love a good reimagined vampire…obviously. I thought the growing tension was done well and the back 20% REALLY got rolling. 

The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue

emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

🎧 - I think it’s important to read about experiences, perspectives on life, and/or lives that differ from your own. Helps broaden our understandings of people. 

Remembrance of Earth's Past: The Three-Body Trilogy by Joel Martinsen, Ken Liu, Cixin Liu

adventurous informative sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.25

🎧 - Overall, felt more about trying to explain quantum physics to the masses in a way they can understand, than writing a story that has quantum physic theories in it. 

1-Cool concept. It’s drenched in quantum physics and astro physics, so I could see how it might lose some readers when it gets into the details. It is all woven together well. 

2-Imaginative. Not as science heavy as book 1, but probably didn’t need to be so long. The last couple hours were fun.

3-Interesting ideas about humanity and how they’d react to various situations. I think hibernating across time would be insanely disorienting. 

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

adventurous emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

🎧 - Some parts felt to drag a bit, but I was captivated by the revelations in the city of Elantris. As usual, the last 20% were fantastic and exciting. 

Carrie Soto Is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid

emotional funny inspiring tense medium-paced

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

5.0

🎧 - I am competitive, so I was consumed by this book. Never done anything athletically on this level, but I understand hating to lose. Loved the character growth and the relationships. 

Armageddon by Rick Partlow

adventurous

4.0

Revelation by Rick Partlow

adventurous

4.0

Judgment Day by Rick Partlow

adventurous tense

4.25

🎧 - This was an exciting one. 

Genesis: A Military Sci-Fi Series by Rick Partlow

adventurous sad fast-paced

4.0

Dead Silence by S.A. Barnes

dark emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

3.5

🎧 - Narrator was excellent, really portrayed the desperation, confusion, and panic well. Plenty of times in the first half where it felt like it was just being draaaaaawn out. Back 30% had me locked in.