courtofbooksanddogs's Reviews (350)

The House of My Mother by Shari Franke

The House of My Mother

Shari Franke

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced
As a rule, I don’t rate memoirs, so no star rating for this one. This story was so well done! I listened to the audiobook and loved the approach that Shari took to only tell her side of the story in order to avoid perpetuating the lack of privacy her mother gave her younger siblings. 

I found this story to be very enlightening and well written. While the story itself is sad, I never felt like she was too descriptive or depressing. She kept the lessons needed as the forefront of the story instead of the horrific details of the trauma.
My Funny Demon Valentine: Deluxe Limited Edition by Aurora Ascher

My Funny Demon Valentine: Deluxe Limited Edition

Aurora Ascher

3.75
adventurous dark funny lighthearted 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
On the Slopes of Tahoe by J.A. Forde

On the Slopes of Tahoe

J.A. Forde

5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
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In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

TJ Klune

4.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective slow-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 Crown of Gilded Bones by Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Crown of Gilded Bones

Jennifer L. Armentrout

5.0
adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad tense 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
Reckless by Elsie Silver

Reckless

Elsie Silver

5.0
emotional funny hopeful inspiring 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: No
My fav in the series by far
Hopeless by Elsie Silver

Hopeless

Elsie Silver

3.0
challenging emotional tense medium-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
Not my fav πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«
Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams

Practice Makes Perfect

Sarah Adams

5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Love love love love 
Beg, Borrow, or Steal by Sarah Adams

Beg, Borrow, or Steal

Sarah Adams

5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Love love love love love
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune

Somewhere Beyond the Sea

TJ Klune

5.0
adventurous emotional funny inspiring reflective 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
β€œYou want me lost, but I am found in the breaths I take, in the spaces between heartbeats. I am found because I refuse to be in black and white, or any shade of gray. I am color. I am fire. I am the sun, and I will burn away the shadows until only light remains. And then you will have no choice but to see me.”

Somewhere Beyond the Sea by TJ Klune was nothing short of amazing! I laughed and smiled so much and felt emotional at other points. It’s amazing what we can learn and remember from a book.