Reviews

The Floating Feldmans by Elyssa Friedland

whiskyandoreos's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted slow-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? Yes

3.5

equinevetsreadtoo's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

pbest's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted sad 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

3.5

rachel92's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful lighthearted medium-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

4.0

leab11482's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

chickiebean_loves_books's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Five things about Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe by Heather Weber 📚📚📚

1. This book has some bite to it. It’s comparable in tone to Where’d You Go, Bernadette?. 
2. Troubled characters I wasn’t sure I was ready for at all, or even wanted to like. 
3. But it’s got wit. 
4. It’s got insight. 
5. It does have heart. It warms on you. I’m not sorry I read it but it was definitely a bit abrasive for my current reading mood and goals. 

My seventeenth 2023 Librarian vs Librarian challenge book done and dusted. This year, I requested books that - 

- featured family/found family ✔️
- happy endings ✔️
- engaging storytelling ✔️
- a touch of magic/supernatural ❌

This one faired about equal to my anticipations.

heatherhazereads's review against another edition

4.0

Even though the characters were a bit one dimensional and predictable, I actually liked this. It was a nice break from the heavy stuff that I usually read.

akommel98's review against another edition

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes

3.75

susiejo124's review against another edition

3.0

The perfect low-key book to read over the holidays.

zhelana's review against another edition

5.0

I actually kind of loved this book. The only reason it's not getting 5 stars is that it needed to be longer and it is very rare that I say that about a book. They did kind of go from the men getting in a punching fight on a cruise to everyone being happy together in 2 chapters though, with very little processing done. I don't know. Maybe sometimes you just gotta punch someone. So this book had a very extended beginning and a very satisfying ending, but it was like the author didn't want to deal with the messy middle. But like I said I really loved it, so it gets 5 stars anyway. Maybe 4.5 stars.