sammis_bookshelf's Reviews (169)

Terror at the Gates

Scarlett St. Clair

4.0

dark 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: Complicated

Rose in Chains

Julie Soto

5.0

challenging dark emotional tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Party of Liars

Kelsey Cox

4.0

mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

They Never Learn

Layne Fargo

5.0

dark emotional inspiring tense fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Rape, Sexual violence

Minor: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Vomit, Stalking

Dead to Me

Gytha Lodge

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Twisted Love

Ana Huang

3.75

dark tense medium-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

The Layover

Beth Reekles

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship

A Murder in Paris

Matthew Blake

DID NOT FINISH: 64%

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I found this book slow and repetitive. There were far too many POVs to keep track of who is who. I kept getting two main characters mixed up. I didn't realise it was so heavily set in 1945 either and I'm not a fan of historical fiction. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Antisemitism, Dementia, Murder, War

The Proposal Project

Donna Marchetti

3.75

funny lighthearted fast-paced

The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday

Kelsey B. Toney

4.25

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Chronic illness, Misogyny

Moderate: Ableism, Drug use, Panic attacks/disorders, Blood, Car accident, Gaslighting