winniethespy's Reviews (31)

We Keep the Dead Close: A Murder at Harvard and a Half Century of Silence

Becky Cooper

4.0

dark informative mysterious reflective medium-paced

There There

Tommy Orange

4.0

emotional reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Vanishing Half

Brit Bennett

5.0

challenging emotional hopeful medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

American Spy

Lauren Wilkinson

5.0

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Third Rainbow Girl: The Long Life of a Double Murder in Appalachia

5.0

emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective fast-paced

Untamed Shore

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

4.0

adventurous emotional mysterious reflective fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Witch Boy

Lee Knox Ostertag

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Fledgling

Octavia E. Butler

3.0

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Catherine House

Elisabeth Thomas

4.0

dark emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

In the Woods

Tana French

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated