ardenruth's Reviews (693)

Empire's End

Chuck Wendig

5.0

adventurous medium-paced

Love in the Big City

Sang Young Park

5.0

fast-paced

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

5.0

dark emotional informative mysterious tense fast-paced

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Alchemyst

Michael Scott

4.0

adventurous tense fast-paced

The House in the Cerulean Sea

TJ Klune

5.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring fast-paced

Loveable characters: Yes

The Map of Stars

Laura Ruby

5.0

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Space Opera

Catherynne M. Valente

5.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

All the Light We Cannot See

Anthony Doerr

2.0

emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I was 600 pages into this one, wholly enjoying the story and beautiful prose when one scene took me out of it. See more in the content warnings. Completely unnecessary.

Content Warnings

The Last Lecture

Randy Pausch

4.0

emotional inspiring fast-paced

A Slow Fire Burning

Paula Hawkins

5.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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