sincerelykiwi's reviews
587 reviews

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

adventurous emotional funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

When your mother is your biggest opp. I’m glad Tita and Pedro got their happy ending together. 

Pretending by Holly Bourne

emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.0

This was much better than I was expecting, but I’ve found that I love Holly Bourne’s works. She is great at writing about the universal woman experience. It’s crazy how when you see something written out you realize how much you relate to it and that you aren’t alone. I’m gonna have to read more of her because it’s just nice to be noticed.

Things Go Flying by Shari Lapena

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.0

I felt bad for Harold because his family kind of sucks. It’s to be expected from his teenagers but yikes. Then his wife, as well meaning as she was she also made huge mistakes. Besides those character flaws it was okay but there was unanswered questions that were never resolved. 

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson

adventurous emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

The parents suck.

How to Set a Fire and Why by Jesse Ball

dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Mr Salary by Sally Rooney

emotional reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

I was getting really into it and then it just ended. She could make this a full novel and I would be so excited to read it. 

The First Family (Drew Collins Book 2) by Granger

adventurous slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.0

I tried but it was all over the place, more so than the first one. I kind of soft DNF’d like I started skimming just to get a gist of what was going on.

The Secret World of Maggie Grey by Granger

adventurous funny mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

I really wanted to like it but there were a few situations that were glossed over or made fun of that I just couldn’t get behind, it really just made me cringe. I also think an editor would have been beneficial because it felt entirely too long with not a lot happening. 

Nowhere girl by Magali Le Huche

adventurous funny reflective fast-paced

3.0

Good not great. It could’ve been so much more.

The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

3.75

Very cute! Younger me would’ve loved this.