janettebm's Reviews (208)

Then She Was Gone

Lisa Jewell

3.75

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

The Cat and the City

Nick Bradley

4.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

Winter

Ali Smith

3.0

The Broken Girls

Simone St. James

5.0

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Complicated

The Book of Fire

Christy Lefteri

3.75

challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

The Secret History

Donna Tartt

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Piranesi

Susanna Clarke

5.0

Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

The Magician

Rebecca Serle

2.5

The Glassmaker

Tracy Chevalier

3.25

emotional hopeful informative reflective slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

I got bored. It would have been an excellent book it was half as long

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