thebookssmuggler's reviews
100 reviews

Chain of Thorns by Cassandra Clare

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense slow-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

4.25

The Scorch Trials by James Dashner

adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-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

this book gave me more questions than answers. I can't with James Dashner's cliffhangers 😭. I need to read book 3 ASAP. 
(I am loving these books).

Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective 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? Yes

4.25

new favorite book. I could see myself in both of these girls, maybe that's why I enjoyed it so much haha, 10/10 <33

Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Julie Smith

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

3.75

You Always Change the Love of Your Life (for Another Love or Another Life) by Amalia Andrade Arango

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

The Maze Runner by James Dashner

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.75

new favorite. amazed. 10/10. can't believe I didn't read these sooner.
PS: took away .25 bc the ending was a bit rushed, but loved it, overall.

Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective medium-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? Yes

4.5

I absolutely adored and enjoyed this book so much! Made me feel all the emotions. It's my new favorite romance book. Would totally fall for a Zaf or a Dani, too ;)

How to Stay in Love: A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together by James J. Sexton, James J. Sexton

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

4.25

"I loved this book, from the writing to the helpful advice. As a psychologist genuinely invested in learning how people form and end relationships, this book taught me so much about marriage from the perspective of a divorce lawyer. 10/10."

Forensic Psychology for Dummies by David Canter

adventurous funny informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

5.0

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

adventurous challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-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? N/A

4.25