yrock007's reviews
560 reviews

Windigo Island by William Kent Krueger

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

I just love this series
Here for them all!

The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History by Sharon McMahon

hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

5.0

This book moved me in so many ways I can't see straight.  There is no better time then now for ANYONE who rejects the oligarchy of billionaire bullies traipsing all over our democracy in their fancy teslas.

It's time for courage and speaking up. This book tells the stories of so many brave people of color resisting and changing the course of history. Not the names you usually read about but the lessor known heroes and heroines who were no less impactful.

It's our Montgomery bus boycott moment.

Read this book.

Get inspired.

Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Now or Never by Janet Evanovich

funny lighthearted 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

4.0

My guilty pleasure
No apologies just pure joy!

These characters have become family. So glad S made the right choice.

The Summer Wives by Beatriz Williams

slow-paced

3.5

Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff

adventurous dark inspiring medium-paced

4.0

Foster by Claire Keegan

hopeful inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

Beautiful.

Small Mercies by Dennis Lehane

dark fast-paced

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

4.75

Read this baby in one day! Great companion to sub zero temps. Cant wait for the movie!
Theres gonna be a movie, right?

Time of the Child by Niall Williams

hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

The book that debunks any writer aspirations.
The turn of phrase, recreation of time and place, and the loving development of character could not be equalled in any one novel.
Faha will live on in my dreams but to compare it to any other would lessen its magic.