allmight's Reviews (332)

Everything I Never Told You

Celeste Ng

4.5

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What Moves the Dead

T. Kingfisher

3.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

House of Hollow

Krystal Sutherland

4.75

dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

The Last Graduate

Naomi Novik

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-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: No

A Promised Land

Barack Obama

4.75

informative inspiring slow-paced

Interesting insight into the behind the scenes of American politics and the Obama presidency delivered with good humour, and open reflection on the choices made during his presidency.

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd

Agatha Christie

5.0

mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This was my second time reading this book, and I think I appreciated it even more on the second read.

All those little comments and reactions by doctor Shepard that had seemed innocuous or perhaps only a little strange, took on new meaning and made you appreciate the cleverness of Christie's writing. And despite knowing that he was the murderer, having read this years before, I still found myself questioning my memory and how it could have been done, only for Christie to pull it into a neat little bow in the end.

Agatha Christie has not been dubbed the Queen of crime for nothing.