mlinder18's Reviews (632)

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

Meghan Quinn

3.0

funny lighthearted 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

A fun Christmas Grinch retelling 🎄

The Most Wonderful Crime of the Year

Ally Carter

4.0

adventurous dark funny mysterious 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: No

Loved the mystery and actually didn't guess the twist.
However, the romance was a bit creepy at times and I was a bit overwhelmed with the amount of characters to keep straight

You, with a View

Jessica Joyce

DID NOT FINISH: 34%

I think someone else will love this. However, I've been reading it for a long time and feel no urge to pick it up

Merry Ever After

Tessa Bailey

3.0

funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Cruel Winter with You

Ali Hazelwood

3.0

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Marc was giving off some really creepy vibes but overall this was a fun little holiday read.

Motherthing

Ainslie Hogarth

2.0

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What. The. Fuck.
Is this comedy portion of this horror comedy in the room with us?!?
90% of this novel was very repetitive and boring and then the last 10% is full steam ahead of absurdness.
The cover is immaculate though ✨

A Slow Fire Burning

Paula Hawkins

2.0

mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I found this boring and convoluted

Stay Awake

Megan Goldin

4.0

dark mysterious tense medium-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

I was extremely creeped out reading this book, genuinely terrifying for women. Almost 5stars but it did feel very repetitive in the middle and then the end was a bit unsatisfying.

Lore Olympus: Volume Seven

Rachel Smythe

5.0

dark emotional funny 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: No

Yes No Maybe So

Becky Albertalli, Aisha Saeed

3.0

funny hopeful inspiring medium-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: No

Well written but very YA. I could see this being such an impactful book for a young adult who is curious about politics. However, I think a lot of this is fantastical in nature and not at all how the world works.

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