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506 reviews

Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise by Ruth Reichl

funny reflective relaxing sad medium-paced

4.5

The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage by Nick de Semlyen

lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

3.5

Curtain by Agatha Christie

mysterious medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.0

Drunk on Love by Jasmine Guillory
Did not finish book. Stopped at 17%.

I bet I would like this in another mood but I just couldn’t get into it and have an already low tolerance for “people keeping secrets and not communicating” plot lines. Dude just tell your mom the truth. 

MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios by Gavin Edwards, Dave Gonzales, Joanna Robinson

informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.5

X-Men: First Class - Mutant Mayhem by Jeff Parker, Roger Cruz, Paul Smith, Nick Dragotta, Colleen Coover, Julia Bax, Kevin Nowlan

lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

The Incendiaries by R.O. Kwon

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.5

For You, Mom. Finally.: Previously Published as Not Becoming My Mother by Ruth Reichl

reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

X-Men: First Class, Volume 2 by Jeff Parker, Roger Cruz, Colleen Coover

adventurous relaxing fast-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Save Me the Plums: My Gourmet Memoir by Ruth Reichl

reflective relaxing fast-paced

5.0