Reviews by lbarr031 | The StoryGraph

162 reviews by:

lbarr031

1 Did Not Finish

162 reviews by:

lbarr031

1 Did Not Finish

Filter

God of Malice

Rina Kent

3.0

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Not my usual cup of tea with how dark some of the themes are but once you get past the initial Clift scene it’s more enjoyable

The Courting of Bristol Keats

Mary E. Pearson

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I’m here for the vibes

The Front Runner

Elsie Silver

5.0

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious 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: Yes

Character everyone hates but is just misunderstood and sad🙃🙃🙃
My be my favourite Elsie Silver book

Out of the Gate

Elsie Silver

4.0

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective 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: Yes

A Photo Finish

Elsie Silver

5.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-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

Onyx Storm

Rebecca Yarros

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

Love love love

Off to the Races

Elsie Silver

3.5

emotional mysterious reflective fast-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

Deffo not my favourite of her books but it was still a good vibe read

The Flatshare

Beth O'Leary

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad 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: Yes

It took me a bit to get into much once I was j really enjoyed it. It was an easy read

The Murder Game

Tom Hindle

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I didn’t like the voice he did for Lily but I enjoyed the story. Kinda darker than I was expecting. A lot of like flashback to traumatised childhood memories

The Author's Guide to Murder

Lauren Willig, Karen White, Beatriz Williams

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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: Complicated

I actually really liked this. It was a bit silly but also had a darker undertone. Horrendous Scottish references but that kinda made it better

More...