chelseareads's Reviews (449)

Chronicle of a Death Foretold

Gabriel García Márquez

5.0

dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

La Séquence Aardtman

Saul Pandelakis

4.0

challenging emotional reflective medium-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: Complicated

The Galaxy, and the Ground Within

Becky Chambers

5.0

adventurous challenging funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A wonderful final installment of this amazing series. I laughed and I cried. My mind was stretched and soothed.

Afterlife

Julia Alvarez

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-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: Complicated

Ace: What Asexuality Reveals about Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex

Angela Chen

2.0

reflective slow-paced

The Last Anniversary

Liane Moriarty

2.75

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

No Et Moi [No and Me]

Delphine de Vigan

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Ghostwriter

A.R. Torre

1.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Keeper of Enchanted Rooms

Charlie N. Holmberg

3.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Charming book. I felt like it was written for a younger audience, and I disliked some of the turns of phrase. The plot was more or less predictable, and some plot points felt out of character to me.

Les tentacules

Rita Indiana

2.25

dark reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Though it was a creative concept and plot, I found myself feeling bogged down towards the middle and end of the book.

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