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164 reviews

The Mill House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji

dark slow-paced

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

1.0

Only the last 20% of the book was good, it hit the climax and drop right to the ending with a splat…

The Coworker by Freida McFadden

dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

The Locked Door by Freida McFadden

dark mysterious tense 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

5.0

Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

The Reappearance of Rachel Price by Holly Jackson

dark medium-paced

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

3.5

A Talent for Murder by Peter Swanson

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.5

Big Feelings: How to Be Okay When Things Are Not Okay by Liz Fosslien, Mollie West Duffy

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

The Kind Worth Saving by Peter Swanson

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Intriguing, better than the first book. 

The Stranger in the Lifeboat by Mitch Albom

adventurous challenging mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book taught me to make peace with myself.

All the Dangerous Things by Stacy Willingham

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

Plot twist that you don’t see it coming (except for the sister part, I guessed it right)