novelideea's reviews
1382 reviews

Gladys Aylward: The Little Woman by Gladys Aylward

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful informative reflective fast-paced

3.0

This story is told very simplistically and moves through decades in 147 pgs. I found myself wanting detail that wasn't there, wanting to know emotion and struggle and also get to know some of the other people beyond a name or an action. 
A Limited Edition Murder by Lauren Elliott

Go to review page

mysterious fast-paced

3.75

The Magic Apple Tree: A Country Year by Susan Hill

Go to review page

informative inspiring reflective slow-paced

4.5

Damsel by Evelyn Skye

Go to review page

adventurous inspiring tense fast-paced

3.75

The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong

Go to review page

adventurous medium-paced

3.0

Dragon Slippers by Jessica Day George

Go to review page

adventurous hopeful mysterious fast-paced

4.5

Street of Riches by Gabrielle Roy

Go to review page

hopeful reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.75

An Unnecessary Woman by Rabih Alameddine

Go to review page

challenging dark hopeful reflective medium-paced

3.75

Expand filter menu Content Warnings
So Big by Edna Ferber

Go to review page

hopeful reflective fast-paced

4.5

Good Things Out of Nazareth: The Uncollected Letters of Flannery O'Connor and Friends by Flannery O'Connor

Go to review page

informative lighthearted reflective slow-paced

4.25