cowahbull's Reviews (281)

Under the Whispering Door

TJ Klune

4.0

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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 Heart Principle

Helen Hoang

4.0

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

J.K. Rowling

5.0

Better Than the Movies

Lynn Painter

4.75

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Very cute little young adult coming of age story of love and grief. I felt like I had watched a million romcoms

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Emily Henry has done it again! She has stolen my heart and run off with it. Poppy and Alex are such a great set of characters to explore!
A touch of Grumpy/Sunshine and a gallon of friends-to-lovers with an extra splash of mutual pining and missed connections. Everything I love in a love story!
I will be thinking about this book for a while

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman

4.75

funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

I was prepared for a sad book and I stead ended up laughing. This cast of characters was so lovable! Every member of that unlikely group had their own issues to work through and their own funny and sad quirks and motivations.
I absolutely LOVE the format of this book. Part transcript part 2nd person part 3rd. I felt like someone was filling me in on a story while we both try to figure out what happened.
A wonderful book all around.

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