tammie's reviews
717 reviews

Peril in Paris by Karl James Mountford, Katherine Woodfine

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I adored the 4 books in the Sinclair's Mysteries series so I was very excited to carry on with Lil and Sophie in this series. I'm kind of hoping at least one of the books in this series is 5 stars.

The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

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

4.0

Read- July 2021
- I wasn't expecting that much going into this but I ended up really enjoying it.

Come Tumbling Down by Seanan McGuire

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Read- July 2021
- It's been over two years since I read a book in this series and I'm glad I took the break. I do still think that the other 4 books in this series will always be my favourite and I don't regret giving them all 5 Stars but I do think this series is going on a bit now and I do kind of wish McGuire would stop whilst she's ahead. The only reason I had a break is because I had a feeling I wasn't going to like this book as much as the others and I was right.

The Box in the Woods by Maureen Johnson

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

This is 100% my favourite book in this series. I can’t even begin to explain how much I loved this.

Black Wings Beating by Alex London

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I really wanted to love this book but I just didn't. I may try to re-read this book in physical format next year to see if I like it anymore than I do right now.

Giant Days Vol. 11 by John Allison

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing sad slow-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

4.0

It's been years since I read a volume of Giant Days. I mainly took a break because the story was getting boring because I was reading them back to back. However, I loved this volume so a break was a good idea.

Misfit City Vol. 2 by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith, Kirsten Smith

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing medium-paced

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

3.0

I very much enjoyed this duology. It's been a while since I've read a graphic novel that I really enjoyed so I do wish we had a few more volumes of this.

Misfit City Vol. 1 by Kirsten "Kiwi" Smith, Kurt Lustgarten

adventurous funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This is my favourite graphic novel that I've read in a while.

The Midnight Swan by Catherine Fisher

adventurous lighthearted mysterious tense medium-paced

2.0

I'm glad that I pushed through this series but only because I could cross another series off my list of series I've started.

Witch for a Week by Kaye Umansky

2.0