mlinder18's Reviews (632)

Darling Girls

Sally Hepworth

4.0

dark emotional fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a twist!

Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead

Emily Austin

4.0

emotional funny reflective 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 Arrangement

Robyn Harding

3.0

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

If you like books full of unlikeable characters, make this your next read.

The Night Shift

Alex Finlay

3.0

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Predictable but thrilling

Lean Out: The Truth about Women, Power, and the Workplace

Marissa Orr

3.0

informative fast-paced

Lean in: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead

Sheryl Sandberg

3.0

informative inspiring medium-paced

I do think there is a lot to be gleaned from this. However, I also think it is a bit surface level. It's very easy to hand out advice about leaning into your job when you're a Harvard grad who has been in executive level positions at some of the biggest companies in the world.