emilyburton's Reviews (74)

The Rest Is History: The Official Book from the Makers of the Hit Podcast

Goalhanger Podcasts, Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland

DID NOT FINISH: 66%

Some really interesting chapters but others just weren’t for me and I couldn’t bring myself to finish it

Will You Read This, Please?

Joanna Cannon

5.0

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

Think Again

Jacqueline Wilson

3.75

dark emotional medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Redhead by the Side of the Road

Anne Tyler

5.0

relaxing medium-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 Great Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Arthur Conan Doyle

4.0

adventurous funny mysterious relaxing medium-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

Letters to a Young Writer

Colum McCann

4.5

inspiring reflective relaxing slow-paced

The Six Wives of Henry VIII

Alison Weir

5.0

challenging emotional informative relaxing sad slow-paced

Looking Glass

Christina Henry

4.0

adventurous emotional tense medium-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: No

Little Women

Louisa May Alcott

DID NOT FINISH: 37%

Pacing was far too slow for me

Red Queen

Christina Henry

4.0

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

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