rsteve388's reviews
676 reviews

The Matzah Ball by Jean Meltzer

challenging emotional funny lighthearted fast-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

This was a delightful story about the magic of a holiday that often gets overlooked. Well done. 

Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree

adventurous emotional lighthearted relaxing 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

2.5

This was a cute read, a cozy comfort, slice of life book about a ogre trying to rehabilitate their life by opening up a coffee shop. Cute book. Not sure I'll read the second one. 

The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0

Unbelievably profound and helped frame my career, my science, my art and my life and how it all works together to make me and the universe work in harmony. It was beautiful and insightful and something I'll read over and over as I look for insight and inspiration. 

Stop Waiting for Perfect: Step Out of Your Comfort Zone and Into Your Power by L'Oreal Thompson Payton

challenging funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

This book was inspiring and thought provoking about how perfectionism can get in our way when it comes to getting our goals completed. 

Fire Weather: A True Story from a Hotter World by John Vaillant

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This was an excellent and thoughtful book about the realities of wildfires and our ever changing climate. The Narrator did an excellent job of placing emphasis on facts and figures that are vital for the reader to understand to ensure they have a clear understanding of the danger our world faces if our livelihoods and dependencies on oil and fossil fuels do not change.  

Knot So Lucky by Trilina Pucci

adventurous funny lighthearted relaxing 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? Yes

5.0

What a fun read that allowed for a really enjoyable and engaged audience.  Lots of hot sex scenes and a great plot of go with it.  Mostly sex scenes but that's okay. 

Start More Than You Can Finish: A Creative Permission Slip to Unleash Your Best Ideas by Becky Blades, Becky Blades

adventurous challenging informative inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing slow-paced

4.0

This was a great book about hot to be more creative and how there is no shame in starting more projects or ideas then you can realistically finish.  

The One Night by Meghan Quinn

emotional lighthearted sad 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? It's complicated

3.0

This was a cute book, the ending is as a bit disappointed.  Like the author was running out of steam and took.to finish the story. 

Wool by Hugh Howey

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This was an interesting dystopian novel, but I thought the dystopian aspect of it wasn't well thought out.  I found the main character and her eventual team enjoyable.. but I found the ending to be lacking... When she finally comes.face to face with the villain. It felt flat to me.  Not sure I'll read the other books in the series. 

The Music Shop by Rachel Joyce

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This has to be the best book of the year, that I have read so far! It was beautiful and magnificent and magical in beautiful ways.  The cast of characters was wonderful.  I loved everything about it.  This book was exactly what I needed to read right now on my life.  It was brilliant.  Beautiful.