sydneygraceo's reviews
129 reviews

The Woman in Me by Britney Spears

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.25

Britney, I am so sorry that I dressed up as “2007 mental breakdown bald Britney” for celebrity day back in high school. Honestly, I thought you were bad ass… plus, I got to wear a bald cap so everyone thought I was funny. 

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

adventurous funny tense 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? It's complicated

3.75

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

The Wife Upstairs by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

the wife upstairs: hey can I copy your homework?

verity: sure! just change it up a little so no one notices…

Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.5

I literally didn’t like any of the characters in this book I kinda hoped they were all guilty so that they’d all get caught and go to jail for being annoying

Sula by Toni Morrison

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Circe by Madeline Miller

adventurous challenging mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.25

One by One by Ruth Ware

slow-paced

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

2.0

So many plot holes and I knew who the killer was on like page 12. This book is painfully boring! We get it… you’re skiing!

The Guest by Emma Cline

dark 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

Never Lie by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

The writing is not great but I still read in one sitting so how bad can it really be?