arteminas's reviews
107 reviews

Nomad by James Swallow

dark tense fast-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

3.0

The Drift by C.J. Tudor

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

Coin Locker Babies by Ryū Murakami

dark reflective tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.5

Overall an easy read.  I wasn’t wowed by the plot but equally I didn’t find the twist at the end as ruinous as other reviewers.

Whodunnit’s aren’t my usual fare which is perhaps why I don’t feel too strongly either way. The plot sort of meanders through and although members of the family are being picked off one by one I never really felt tense as a reader - I think I was hoping for something that would have me on the edge of my seat a little more.

The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake

dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.5

Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind the Food That Isn't Food by Chris van Tulleken

informative

4.5

Fortune Falls by Lou Vane

2.75

A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness

dark hopeful mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.25

Frankenstein: The 1818 Text by Mary Shelley

reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

Stone Blind by Natalie Haynes

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5