bookswithlee's Reviews (669)

The Spanish Love Deception

Elena Armas

2.5

hopeful lighthearted slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Catherine House

Elisabeth Thomas

2.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Bunny

Mona Awad

3.0

I’m not quite sure what the heck I just read, but I didn’t hate it

The Silent Patient

Alex Michaelides

5.0

dark emotional mysterious fast-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: Yes

The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

3.0

adventurous emotional sad tense medium-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: No

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

I was not prepared to experience this book the way that I did. I laughed. I cried. I even learned a lesson or two and questioned my own morals. I’ve heard great things, but I did not think it would live up to the hype. It did.

The author has a way of making you fall so deeply in love with the characters as if you’re there experiencing life beside them. I could not put this book down. I was on the edge of my sit wondering just how it would end. While I saw some parts coming, others caught me completely off guard. I recommend this to anyone who have ever felt like they have had to hide part of their identity to make other people feel comfortable or out of fear of the outcome. I see you. You are important. You are loved. This book is for you.