californiagrown's Reviews (118)

Firestarter

Stephen King

4.5

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-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: Yes

The Winds of War

Herman Wouk

5.0

adventurous dark informative mysterious 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: Yes

The new critical idiom: Narrative

Paul Cobley

4.5

informative slow-paced

The Wish

Beverly Lewis

3.0

lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Old Curiosity Shop: A Tale

Charles Dickens

4.75

adventurous challenging emotional funny mysterious 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: Yes

The Synapse Sequence

Daniel Godfrey

4.5

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Shift

Hugh Howey

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Infected

Frank Tayell

4.0

Home

Frank Tayell

4.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

Harvest

Frank Tayell

4.0

adventurous dark fast-paced

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