mh_books's Reviews (1.12k)

The Creeper

A.M. Shine

4.25

dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really rather enjoyed this one. It was not exactly as I expected after reading AM Shine's debut but entertaining all the same. Very reminiscent of Thin Man stories.

Precious Catastrophe

Deirdre Sullivan

4.0

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

The House on Cold Hill

Peter James

4.0

adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A novel that is filled to the brim with haunted house clichés and a lot of fun.

Death of a Poison Pen

M.C. Beaton

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted 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

Death of a Village

M.C. Beaton

4.25

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

Perfectly Preventable Deaths

Deirdre Sullivan

4.5

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Seances Are for Suckers

Tamara Berry

4.5

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

This was a lot of fun and I ignored my Stephen King (with the long waiting list) to read it. I am ordering the next book from the Library now.

Death of a Celebrity

M.C. Beaton

4.0

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Death of a Dustman

M.C. Beaton

4.0

lighthearted mysterious relaxing fast-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

Demon, Volume 1

Jason Shiga

2.5

dark funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

ah! Toilet humour, Yup not my thing and I will not be picking up volume 2.

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