sarareads03's reviews
44 reviews

The Last Green Valley by Mark Sullivan

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

This book is so incredibly sad, but also inspiring

Finlay Donovan Is Killing It by Elle Cosimano

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.0

And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

4.0

Scary

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is soo well-written! I highly recommend it, especially to anyone that has dabbled a little in nonfiction but can't quite hit on a great book. This wasn't boring at any point, and towards the end it was a page turner for me

Broadway Butterfly by Sara DiVello

adventurous challenging emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

The Invisible Hour by Alice Hoffman
Did not finish book. Stopped at 53%.

Just felt weird about it being a cult and everything 😬

Namesake by Adrienne Young

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No

3.0

The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin

challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.5

This book is absolutely hilarious, but so sweet at the same time. A new favorite

North and South by Elizabeth Gaskell

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

A new favorite, 6⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😍 I love how deep it is talking about the factories and the relationship between masters and workers, and also the contrasts between life in the North vs the South. Amazingly written

Fable by Adrienne Young

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

3.5