jamescaoimh's reviews
70 reviews

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men by Shauna Lawless

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.25

In the Absence of Men by Philippe Besson

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.25

A Fatal Crossing by Tom Hindle

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

The Housekeepers by Alex Hay

mysterious tense slow-paced

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

2.75

not the worst i’ve ever read but i was disappointed because i adore edwardian era fiction and i love heists as a concept for storytelling but with this i just couldn’t wait for it to be over?? the premise was great but the execution just had me bored stiff and i ended up reading it just because i’m too stubborn to DNF

Wendy, Darling by A.C. Wise

adventurous dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

The Sunshine Court by Nora Sakavic

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman

adventurous funny lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

this was GOOD!! took a while to get into and i was pretty bored for the first third but it came together fairly quickly and it tied up SO well in the end. i also loved the multiple plot twists and didn’t guess a single one

Saltblood by Francesca De Tores

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Us Against You by Fredrik Backman

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

i don’t really have anything to say except i didn’t think anything could be better than the first one yet here we are. i have too many thoughts to make a coherent review but damn i loved it

The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75