vinylsandvino's Reviews (184)

The Humans

Matt Haig

3.75

emotional funny hopeful inspiring sad slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

People We Meet on Vacation

Emily Henry

4.0

funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Margo's Got Money Troubles

Rufi Thorpe

5.0

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

A fun read! Interesting twist on point-of-view. A unique look at sex work and ethics, as well as an honest look into motherhood and all the emotional turmoil it brings. Loved the characters- they were perfectly flawed. Read it in one afternoon!

All the Colors of the Dark

Chris Whitaker

5.0

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

A beautiful story of a small town tragedy, the hero-turned criminal-turned hero, and the people he loved and who loved him that kept him going through it all. Truly an epic story.

Hopeless

Elsie Silver

4.0

Real Americans

Rachel Khong

3.0

challenging emotional reflective sad slow-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

Beautifully written, but it was lacking something.

American Dirt

Jeanine Cummins

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Despite any controversy over the author of this book and/or who should be telling this story, it is a beautiful story. Moving, emotional, brutal, tragic, and insanely inspiring.