mvan998's Reviews (228)

The Glass Hotel by Emily St. John Mandel

The Glass Hotel

Emily St. John Mandel

5.0
adventurous emotional mysterious sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
This book was written extremely well. It really carried the story the whole way through. 
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St. John Mandel

Sea of Tranquility

Emily St. John Mandel

5.0
adventurous challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
The Color Purple by Alice Walker

The Color Purple

Alice Walker

3.75
emotional hopeful inspiring 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: Complicated
Astra by Cedar Bowers

Astra

Cedar Bowers

3.0
challenging emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens

4.25
emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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: Yes
The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

The Only Good Indians

Stephen Graham Jones

1.5
challenging dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
Midnight Sun by Stephenie Meyer

Midnight Sun

Stephenie Meyer

2.5
adventurous slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
The Family Upstairs by Lisa Jewell

The Family Upstairs

Lisa Jewell

4.5
challenging emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes