crackedchelle's reviews
134 reviews

The Tale Of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo

funny 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? No

4.5

Strange Sally Diamond by Liz Nugent

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors by Matt Parker

funny informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells

challenging informative reflective tense medium-paced

4.75

We all need to read this

The World Gives Way by Marissa Levien

emotional reflective sad tense 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? No

4.25

This book was suggested to me by Storygraph as one that would be outside of my comfort zone. It was, a little. The (necessary) world building took me a while to get through and I was starting to lose patience, but get through it I did, and then the story took off. This book is beautifully written. In parts, it was truly terrifying. I think the story will stay with me for a while.

No One Saw a Thing by Andrea Mara

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

I thought this book was quite cleverly written, although I did guess who was involved about 3/5 of the way through and it is very rare for me to guess 'whodunnit'.

There was no horrifyingly graphic violence, and there wasn't excessive swearing. The ending was tidy. 

The book could become confusing with so many characters and red herrings, together with the switching between three (or more?) time lines. Still, it was done in an organised way, so that there didn't seem to be any incongruity or inconsistencies.

The Moonlight Gardening Club by Rosie Hannigan

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-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

4.5

Florida Man: The Weirdest and Wildest Adventures of an Internet Legend by Skyhorse Publishing
Did not finish book. Stopped at 20%.

It wasn’t worth continuing to read.  The thing that really turned me off was an identical story being mentioned immediately after it was mentioned the first time. Was this written by AI?

The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson

dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Suicide attempt