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The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
0.75
I mean…it’s not the worst thing I’ve ever read, but I kept waiting for something to happen as I read it, and I feel like nothing did?
This might be because I’m used to books that are more than slice-of-life (which is what I feel this was? Should have read the blurb before reading, though I never do that, want to be surprised - I digress, though) and less an actual failure on the part of the book.
That said, I can’t really rate or review it as anyone but me, so it was rather lackluster. I kept waiting for someone to get run over, murdered, thrown over the balcony, etc…it just never happened. Which means I was probably not the intended audience for this book, or this book was not meant for me.
If you’re a different kind of reader, into slice-of-life, you’ll probably enjoy it a lot more than I did.
This might be because I’m used to books that are more than slice-of-life (which is what I feel this was? Should have read the blurb before reading, though I never do that, want to be surprised - I digress, though) and less an actual failure on the part of the book.
That said, I can’t really rate or review it as anyone but me, so it was rather lackluster. I kept waiting for someone to get run over, murdered, thrown over the balcony, etc…it just never happened. Which means I was probably not the intended audience for this book, or this book was not meant for me.
If you’re a different kind of reader, into slice-of-life, you’ll probably enjoy it a lot more than I did.
Eynhallow by Tim McGregor
- 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? It's complicated
2.25
It wasn’t bad, I liked the atmosphere of it, but found the ending really anticlimactic somehow.
The Dressmakers of Auschwitz: The True Story of the Women Who Sewed to Survive by Lucy Adlington
3.75
My Sweet Girl by Amanda Jayatissa
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
0.75