tomcoutts's Reviews (24)

Vanishing World

Sayaka Murata

3.0

dark reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I want to try and say something about this book all I can muster is what on earth did I just read

Atmosphere

Taylor Jenkins Reid

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-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

This was easily my favourite read of the year thus far. TJR truly is a master at this genre of romance novel.

I felt the pacing , characters and setting where her steonegst since Evelyn Hugo.

Great Big Beautiful Life

Emily Henry

3.5

adventurous emotional funny mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Emily Henry to me is probably the best contemporary modem romance writer of our time. This book however was decidedly just ok...

Had huge issues with pacing and I feel Margrets story was inexplicably dull and the conclusion while full of twists felt like kinda of absurd last minute reveals

The Husbands

Holly Gramazio

4.0

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

On the surface this book could have crumbled under the weight of it's gimmick but Holly Does as masterful job of making the premise remain consistently interesting and clever

Everything is Tuberculosis

John Green

5.0

challenging hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

Like John I assumed TB was a disease of "the past" but it still kills 1.25 million people a year. This book does a phenomenal job of highlighting the injustices , personal stories and solutions that can bring us to a world where TB truly is a disease of the past