Reviews by bibliothecary_tyler

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bibliothecary_tyler

Land of the Cranes

Aida Salazar

3.25

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Premise: 4

Character Complexity: 3

Character Development: 2

Character Diversity: 3

Atmosphere: 2

Writing: 3

Plot: 3

Intrigue: 4

Logic: 4

Enjoyment: 4

Rating: 3.2 / 5

Dreams from Many Rivers: A Hispanic History of the United States Told in Poems

Margarita Engle

DID NOT FINISH: 16%

I adore Engle’s poetry but failed to connect with this. The rapid changing of POV creates a disconnect as it presses through decades of history in mere pages. I also wasn’t super impressed with the quality of the language - Engle has done phenomenal work elsewhere.

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

3.75

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Premise: 3

Character Complexity: 4

Character Development: 4

Character Diversity: 5

Atmosphere: 3

Writing: 3

Plot: 3

Intrigue: 4

Logic: 5

Enjoyment: 4

Rating: 3.7

Hooky

Míriam Bonastre Tur

2.25

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Premise: 3

Character Complexity: 3

Character Development: 2

Character Diversity: 2

Atmosphere: 3

Writing: 2

Plot: 2

Intrigue: 2

Logic: 2

Enjoyment: 2

Rating: 2.3 / 5

Sunrise on the Reaping

Suzanne Collins

2.5

slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Premise: 2

Character Complexity: 2

Character Development: 2

Character Diversity: 3

Atmosphere: 2

Writing: 2

Plot: 2

Intrigue: 3

Logic: 3

Enjoyment: 3

Rating: 2.4 / 5

They Call Her Fregona

David Bowles

2.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The 7½ Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle

Stuart Turton

2.5

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

3.0

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Premise: 3

Character Complexity: 3

Character Development: 1

Character Diversity: 1

Atmosphere: 2

Writing: 3

Plot: 3

Intrigue: 3

Logic: 4

Enjoyment: 3

Rating: 2.6
Adjusted Score: 3.0

The Maidens

Alex Michaelides

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Gone Girl

Gillian Flynn

3.5

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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