mckenziesbookshelf's reviews
206 reviews

On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Beach Read by Emily Henry

Go to review page

lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

2.5

My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite

Go to review page

3.0

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

Go to review page

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.0

Kala by Colin Walsh

Go to review page

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Virginia Woolf: A Biography. Volume 1. Virginia Stephen. 1882-1912 by Quentin Bell

Go to review page

informative inspiring reflective relaxing medium-paced

4.5

The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

Go to review page

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

Black Beauty by Anna Sewell

Go to review page

dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

The Palace: From the Tudors to the Windsors, 500 Years of History at Hampton Court by Gareth Russell

Go to review page

informative reflective medium-paced

4.5

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë

Go to review page

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

3.75