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26/4/2019 0 Comments Review: Tick Tock
My Review: Tick Tock is the second in the Grace Allendale series, and although it can be read as a stand-alone – there is much reference to what happened in the first book and it sounds spectacular and full of drama.
Tick Tock starts with the murder of a teenage girl whilst on a school run. The police have few leads and then a young woman is similarly murdered. It's all brought closer to home when Grace's step-daughter is friends with the one of the victims. It was a slow start, but a good story. And I DID NOT see the twist(s) coming! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review.
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10/3/2019 0 Comments Review: Cherry
My Review: There are few novels that make you want to dip your toe into the murky waters of crime, but this is one of them. The prologue starts with a heist. And then chapter one goes back in time to the protagonist's freshman years. Politically the message was strong throughout the middle of the book set in Iraq. Why are we sending young men to war?
The last third was set is the US after the long stint in Iraq, and seen through the eyes of PTSD suffering junkie. A lot of his behaviour was reprehensible yet it was told with such candor and charm! I could see this being made into a television series or a film. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review.
My Review: I absolutely adored MRC Kasasian's Gower Street series (start with the Mangle Street Murders, so I was delighted to get the chance to read the first Betty Church story.
Betty Church is one of the first female police detectives, and let's be fair if it wasn't near-war time she might not have got a look in. As if those weren't difficult enough odds, Betty only has one arm. It's Girl Power 1930s! Betty is a brilliant protagonist and as per Mr Kasasian's previous series, (set in Victorian London) the research of the time and location is exemplary. It's Team Betty the whole time when she comes up against common-place (of its time) discrimination and prejudice. It's heartbreaking at times how people are treated and disregarded. The book is a riot from start to finish. I hope to see and read more of Betty Church's escapades. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. 7/2/2019 0 Comments Review: Gallowstree Lane
My Review: I first discovered Kate London through The Pigeonhole https://thepigeonhole.com/ - a great app which serialises new books. Gallowstree Lane is the third for DS Collins and DC Griffiths of The Metropolitan Series. The interesting thing is that Sarah Collins and Lizzie Griffiths aren't partners, so you get to see more scope of the case and cases.
Whilst concentrating on gangs and the destruction of knife crime, it's a wonderfully telling of police procedure powerplay. It was very thought-provoking: How valuable are informants and undercover police to the system, is anyone expendable? Is one murder worth an entire investigation? Crime isn't always black and white, and as you find yourself siding with the lawless and then the law, it's hard not to be caught in the grey murky middle. I read the second half in one sitting and couldn't go to bed until I had finished. Ms London's writing shines as does her authenticity (she used to be a police detective). VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. 7/2/2019 0 Comments Review: The Deceivers
My Review: I’ve pledged to read more YA this year and I’m so glad I started with The Deceivers.
The intro had me well and truly hooked: Welcome to Vale Hall, the school for aspiring con artists. By the end of chapter one I was firmly Team Brynn. And willing her to run away and escape. With the exception of Fagin’s Gang in Oliver and Layer Cake, crime has never looked so appealing in literature. Brynn deserves more than her lot, and when everything she has conned so hard for is in turn stolen she feels her life is over. Vale Hall offers Brynn a great start and a hopeful route to college. But at what cost? Everyone has their secrets and no one can afford to be kicked out of Vale Hall. Brynn eventually trusts some of her new friends to help. A great story with twists and turns galore. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Thank you so much the publisher and NetGalley for providing me with a complimentary electronic copy in return for an honest review. |
