sara_p's Reviews (594)

Run for the Hills

Kevin Wilson

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Isabel and the Rogue

Liana De la Rosa

3.0

funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Pineapple Street

Jenny Jackson

3.0

emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

The Best Short Stories 2024: The O. Henry Prize Winners

Amor Towles

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: N/A

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Jess Walter’s The Dark was my favorite but I liked quite a lot of them

It has been a while since I read much of this format but will look to read more of them in the future

Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know

Adam M. Grant

3.5

funny informative reflective medium-paced

Ana María and the Fox

Liana De la Rosa

3.75

adventurous emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Weather Girl

Rachel Lynn Solomon

3.5

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The Cactus

Sarah Haywood

3.0

emotional sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

I Owe You One

Sophie Kinsella

3.0

emotional funny lighthearted sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: Complicated

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match

Sally Thorne

2.5

lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No