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121 reviews

The Plus One Pact by Portia MacIntosh

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

3.75

The Murder of Roger Ackroyd by Agatha Christie

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

3.5

A great plot twist handled humorously dark.

I think it would have been more enjoyable actually reading it. Listening, it was easy to get lost constantly.
The Murder Before Christmas by Michele Pariza Wacek

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

4.25

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You Had Me at Chateau by Portia MacIntosh

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

4.0

Delievers what it promises.
As any other Portia MacIntosh book, it was funny, sarcastic and witty.

I think the ending could have been stronger or there could have been more tension towards the end.
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan

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adventurous emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Several stories intertwined at the end.
It has a music mentions, so if it’s possible to listen as audiobook, it’s highly recommended.
Each story became gradually more interesting, but it’s left as a cliffhanger until the very end.
As for the ending, it is rushed.
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The Secret Garden [Kindle in Motion] by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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

4.0

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Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas

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

4.0

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

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Did not finish book. Stopped at 63%.
Turns out I don’t like greek gods stories
Diario de Ana Frank by Anne Frank

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emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

Enemies to Lovers by Portia MacIntosh

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

3.0

Funny like any other Portia MacIntosh romcom, but the “villian” or the “problem” did not feel too terrible. We are told the stakes are high, but they don’t feel that way.
Unlike others of this author’s novels, Enemies to Lovers feels a somewhat rushed at the ending.