aftereliza's Reviews (946)

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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dark emotional tense 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: Complicated

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The Curse of the Boyfriend Sweater: Essays on Crafting

Alanna Okun

DID NOT FINISH: 30%

Took too long to read and I wasn't engaged enough. 

Daisy Jones & The Six

Taylor Jenkins Reid

DID NOT FINISH: 25%

Wasn't enthralled by the audiobook interview style. 

Read this in tandem with the audiobook. Finished the audiobook. 
funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Molly the Maid comes back beautifully and ties her story into the next mystery at the Regency Grand Hotel when a famous author appears to die on stage in the m iddle of a big announcement. We have plenty of the old cast returning along with brand new characters that are that much more intruiging!

The writing is very direct in its narration, Molly has a very clear voice and a keen eye for detail, whether for cleaning, memorising very specific places and details or solving murders. I love the details that came through from the first novel and I think I like the hints of whether Molly's story is going in the future!

Read this in tandem with the audiobook. Finished the audiobook. 

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Funny Feelings

Tarah DeWitt

DID NOT FINISH: 57%

Stopped it and never picked it up. Wasn't realistic enough for me. 

The Dragonfly Sea

Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor

DID NOT FINISH: 1%

Started reading for book club, didn't manage any more, went to meeting and didn't want to read further
emotional lighthearted relaxing 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: Yes