carlys_currently_'s Reviews (483)

Things My Son Needs to Know About the World

Fredrik Backman

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

Love & Saffron: A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

Kim Fay

5.0

emotional hopeful informative inspiring relaxing 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: No

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

Jenny Bayliss

3.5

lighthearted relaxing slow-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 Diamond Eye

Kate Quinn

4.0

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

The Frozen River

Ariel Lawhon

5.0

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Winter Garden

Kristin Hannah

3.5

emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Unsinkable Greta James

Jennifer E. Smith

4.0

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Rebecca

Daphne du Maurier

5.0

dark mysterious 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: Yes

My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry

Fredrik Backman

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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 Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore

Evan Friss

5.0

informative fast-paced

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