Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center

Happiness for Beginners

Katherine Center

473 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

Description

A year after getting divorced, Helen Carpenter, thirty-two, lets her annoying, ten years younger brother talk her into signing up for a wilderness survival course. It's supposed to be a chance for her to pull herself together again, but when she d...

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Moods

adventurous 68%
hopeful 59%
emotional 58%
lighthearted 56%
funny 51%
inspiring 48%
reflective 38%
relaxing 10%
challenging 7%
sad 7%
informative 2%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 62%
fast 31%
slow 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 46% | Character: 46% | Plot: 6%

Strong character development?

Yes: 89% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 4%

Loveable characters?

Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 5% | No: 3%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 70% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 4% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 73% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 9%

Average rating

4.04

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