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Wild Woods: The Magic of Ireland's Native Woodlands

Richard Nairn

4.25

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Road Trip

Beth O'Leary

3.75

funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Ancient India: Archaeology Unlocks the Secrets of India's Past

Anita Dalal

5.0

hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

The Art of Falling

Danielle McLaughlin

4.0

emotional mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

48

James Herbert

3.5

adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious tense 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

A great story concept with extraordinarily two dimensional characters. Yes it should be a movie! There are lots of action scenes along London and maybe additional writers and actors can breath some life into the characters!

Nora: A Love Story of Nora and James Joyce

Nuala O'Connor

4.5

dark emotional funny reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Trespasses

Louise Kennedy

5.0

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad 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: Yes

By far the best book I have read this year. I am going to an Author Signing later this week and will put a review up later.

Content Warnings

Behind the Scenes at the Museum

Kate Atkinson

5.0

emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective sad medium-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

The Cottingley Cuckoo

A.J. Elwood

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

The Haunting of Las Lágrimas

W.M. Cleese

3.75

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-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

In very many ways a typical Gothic novel, with a typical English Heroine. Just set in Argentina with pampas surrounds rather than moors.

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