bubblescotch's reviews
353 reviews

The Secret of Chimneys by Agatha Christie

adventurous mysterious medium-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

3.0

Under the Dome by Stephen King

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Elephants Can Remember: A Hercule Poirot Mystery by Agatha Christie

mysterious medium-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

3.75

Murder Is Easy by Agatha Christie

mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led to Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency by Matthew Krogh, Egil “Bud” Krogh

informative reflective fast-paced

3.25

Not in itself bad, though not as deep as one might hope, but I think the marketing team did it dirty by changing the edition’s title from “Integrity” to “The White House Plumbers, etc” since that shifts the readers expectation of what the book is about so fully.

The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club: A Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery by Dorothy L. Sayers

mysterious medium-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

4.0

Becoming the Boogeyman by Richard Chizmar

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

informative medium-paced

4.0

Tremors in the Blood by Amit Katwala

informative medium-paced

3.0

Moth Smoke by Mohsin Hamid

dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0