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Some Kind of Happiness by Claire Legrand

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adventurous emotional inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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hopeful lighthearted relaxing 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

3.0

This book has done It's purpose perfectly. I needed a book to help me fall asleep and it worked every single time ♡ As for the content of the book, it was cute but nothing extraordinary, I actually don't know why this book is so popular. In the end it's about how preconceived ideas can influence our emotions, relationships and even our bodies. But I don't like the father that much.
He experienced extreme grief over his lost wife but ruined his child in the process. I know it's just a children's book and not everything has to be a deep spiritual journey BUT my personal experience was affected by this.
All this being said my review should be taken with a grain of salt as I slept through more than half of the book.
لأنك الله: رحلة إلى السماء السابعة by علي بن جابر الفيفي

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3.5

الكتاب جميل جدًا والبساطة فيه ميزة وعيب. ميزة لأنها سهلت على الجميع قراءة هذا كتاب بدون استثقال، وعيب لأنعدام الدقة وكثرة التعميم بالإضافة لوجود بعض الفقرات التي ينقصها المصدر. عند الحديث عن مواقفه الخاصة أو مواقف أصدقائه فالمصدر هو ولا اعتراض، لكن عند ذكر أسماء أشخاص وأقوالهم يجب على المصدر أن يكون صحيح. فيه فقرة بخصوص ما قاله الملحدين قبل وفاتهم. أغلبها بلا مصدر وإذا وجد يكون من موقع مسيحي مع وجود مواقع أخرى تناقضها. في هذه الحالة عدم ذكر هذه الكلام المشتبه في صحته قد يدعم وجهة نظره بشكل أفضل! اقتباسات ابن تيمية كانت من أفضل ما قرأت في هذا الكتاب ♡ في العموم استمتعت بقراءته وسأقتني الجزء الثاني ان شاء الله. 
أرسين لوبين يواجه شرلوك هولمز by Maurice Leblanc

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adventurous funny mysterious relaxing fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

بعيد عن كل شي ينفع مسلسل مررررة. على أنه فيه تشويق في الكتاب بس ما فيه ولا شي صدمني مرة حتى بعد ما خلصت كل قصة (هي قصتين في الكتاب) ما حسيت باحساس الانجاز اللي واو ذحين عرفت كل شي لا حسيت عادي ذا المتوقع واللي مفروض يصير، بس حلو ككتاب خفيف القصص ما زالت ممتعة وعجبني وجود شيرلوك هولمز، بس يا عزتي لواطسون شكله موريس لوبلان يكرهه أو شي؟
الرجل النبيل by علي بن جابر الفيفي

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4.0

Crooked House by Agatha Christie

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adventurous informative inspiring mysterious medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

I get why Agatha Christie said this was her favorite. I enjoyed it greatly. The dialog was intriguing and insightful. The characters were very well-written and are probably the best and most vivid characters I have ever witnessed in a Christie book. Each and everyone one of them was interesting. As for the final indictment, the hints were there all along it's almost obvious who did it. But they're the kind of clues that you don't realize who they're pointing to until the very end, and then you blame yourself for not being smart enough. I predicted some things. Some clues were in plain sight it's almost frustrating that the police couldn't connect the dots earlier. But still, I kept questioning and changing who I thought did it almost till the very end. The ending was great and I think this book will also be one of my favorites.
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry by Neil deGrasse Tyson

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4.0

I knew almost nothing about Astrophysics but I was really interested to learn more. I picked up this book because of two reasons, it's only 200 pages long and the author is Neil degrasse Tyson, who is known for simplifying scientific concepts. I also loved his show "Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey". Of course since the book is short some details are overlooked so I had to constantly be assisted by Google. Nevertheless, I learned a LOT and my interest in Astrophysics grew even more and I think this book gave me a base on which I'd further build my knowledge. Overall, I truly enjoyed reading it and it's actually the first non-fiction book I've completed. The only downside to this entire book is the last chapter "Reflections on The Cosmic Perspective". It's not a 100% bad but I just didn't like it, I didn't know why it was necessary to add. The cosmic perspective is interesting but I don't find Neil's personal reflections on it as interesting? Idk. All this being said, it's still a good fun book that doesn't feel so dense, so it serves as a great gateway to Astrophysics for beginners. 
الدكتور جيكل والسيد هايد by روبرت لويس ستيفنسون, فايقة جرجس حنا, Robert Louis Stevenson

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dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? N/A
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

موت صغير by محمد حسن علوان

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

4.0

Dial A For Aunties by Jesse Q. Sutanto

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

2.5