lydebr11's reviews
59 reviews

A Storm of Swords 1: Steel and Snow by George R.R. Martin

adventurous funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.5

From a Buick 8 by Stephen King

adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.0

A strange novel, i’m not sure how I feel about it but I did think a lot about it which is a good sign to me. My only note is there was too much unnecessary sex, especially at the end.

Little Women by Louisa May Alcott

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin

adventurous funny tense fast-paced

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

5.0

First 5 star of the year, I love this series 

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

The Housemaid by Freida McFadden

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

What Waits in the Woods by Terri Parlato

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.75

A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

The writing was quite poor at points and repetitive, ‘I could never paint that’ got annoying quickly and I would roll my eyes multiple times at this.
But because of the hype I will read the next book.

A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle

4.0