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A review by thexwalrus
Murder Road by Simone St. James
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
once again, simone st. james knocks it out of the fucking park.
desolate, haunted two-lane highways are a specific part of americana that i love. i mean, my favorite tv show is supernatural - of course i love the weird little roads that tell you you shouldn't be driving on them. this book takes that concept and fleshes it out through the eyes of two traumatized survivors trying to heal enough to be wildly in love with each other. this book was made in a lab specifically to appeal to me.
every single character in this book has a moment that made me adore them - even the shitty cops that i hated were wonderful characters! no one is one-dimensional, and no one is a cliche, not even april - which i was surprised by, because a character with a hard past who is so used to running all the time is a character type i'm very familiar with. i loved them all, especially rose, because i'm a sucker for a grumpy older woman who speaks her mind and cares about people in her own unique way.
it's a love story. it's a murder mystery. it's a local legend about ghosts and a reminder that some stories don't get satisfying endings. i loved this and i'm so glad i read it.
desolate, haunted two-lane highways are a specific part of americana that i love. i mean, my favorite tv show is supernatural - of course i love the weird little roads that tell you you shouldn't be driving on them. this book takes that concept and fleshes it out through the eyes of two traumatized survivors trying to heal enough to be wildly in love with each other. this book was made in a lab specifically to appeal to me.
every single character in this book has a moment that made me adore them - even the shitty cops that i hated were wonderful characters! no one is one-dimensional, and no one is a cliche, not even april - which i was surprised by, because a character with a hard past who is so used to running all the time is a character type i'm very familiar with. i loved them all, especially rose, because i'm a sucker for a grumpy older woman who speaks her mind and cares about people in her own unique way.
it's a love story. it's a murder mystery. it's a local legend about ghosts and a reminder that some stories don't get satisfying endings. i loved this and i'm so glad i read it.