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You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life by Jen Sincero

You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life

Jen Sincero

4.25
emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
Initial Reaction: 8 
Topic: 9 
Pace: 6 
Style: 9 
Enjoyment: 10 
42 / 10 = 4.2 
Rounded Rating = 4.25 
Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing

Matthew Perry

4.75
dark emotional informative sad fast-paced
The Fury by Alex Michaelides

The Fury

Alex Michaelides

5.0
dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Initial Reaction: 10
Characters: 9
Setting: 9
Plot: 10
Pace: 10
Style: 10
Ending: 10
Enjoyment: 10
78 / 16 = 4.875
Rounded Rating = 5
Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank by Elle Cosimano

Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank

Elle Cosimano

4.25
Initial Reaction: 8
Characters: 9
Setting: 7
Plot: 9
Pace: 8
Style: 8
Ending: 10
Enjoyment: 9
68 / 16 = 4.25
Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice

Elle Cosimano

4.25
adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Initial Reaction: 9
Characters: 10
Setting: 7
Plot: 9
Pace: 8
Style: 7
Ending: 9
Enjoyment: 8
67 / 16 = 4.1875
Rounded Rating = 4.25
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas

The Count of Monte Cristo

Alexandre Dumas

2.0
Initial Reaction: 4 
Characters: 2 
Setting: 8 
Plot: 5 
Pace: 3 
Style: 2 
Ending: 5 
Enjoyment: 4 
33 / 16 = 2.0625 
Rounded Rating = 2.0 
When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History by Hugh Ryan

When Brooklyn Was Queer: A History

Hugh Ryan

4.5
informative medium-paced
Initial Reaction: 8
Topic: 10
Pace: 8
Style: 9
Enjoyment: 9
44 / 10 = 4.4
Rounded Rating = 4.5
The Great Divide by Cristina Henríquez

The Great Divide

Cristina Henríquez

3.75
emotional informative slow-paced
Thank you NetGalley and Harper Audio for sending this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own.
First, I do want to say that the quality of the audiobook is very good. It’s immersive without being overdone and it reads well both at original speed and at 2x speed (I typically use anywhere between 1.75x and 2.5x speed depending on the audiobook). I never had an issue understanding what was being said as I sped things up.
The storylines of this book are probably my biggest critique. I felt lost a lot of the time because though they’re related and in the same setting, the storylines were very loosely tied together. For a relatively long audiobook, this made it a bit hard to get into after taking a break. I think I could use a reread and maybe a physical copy, but I did enjoy and love the characters and story overall and I would recommend this to someone who has a strong historical fiction interest.
Initial Reaction: 7
Characters: 9
Setting: 9
Plot: 6
Pace: 7
Style: 8
Ending: 8
Enjoyment: 7
61 / 16 = 3.8125
Rounded Rating = 3.75
Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun

Elle Cosimano

3.5
adventurous funny mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Initial Reaction: 8
Characters: 9
Setting: 9
Plot: 9
Pace: 6
Style: 8
Ending: 8
Enjoyment: 9
54 / 16 = 3.375
Rounded Rating = 3.5
Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead by Elle Cosimano

Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead

Elle Cosimano

4.0
adventurous funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Yes
Initial Reaction: 9
Characters: 8
Setting: 6
Plot: 8
Pace: 7
Style: 7
Ending: 10
Enjoyment: 9
64 / 16 = 4.0