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20/6/2019 0 Comments Review: I Looked Away
My Review: I really enjoyed Jane Corry's previous books – My Husband's Wife, The Dead Ex and Blood Sisters – she has a unique talent for presenting darker themes of society – prison and homelessness – in the case of I Looked Away, and exposing humanity's flaws.
I Looked Wway is told from two perspectives: Ellie – then and now – then, when she was a young girl and her little brother was involved in an accident. And now – when her young grandson is also at risk. Jo – a middle class woman who has found herself homeless and tries to navigate living on the streets. Beautifully told, the heartache and heartbreak endured by Ellie throughout her life was foremost, woven with the grief was the foundation for this twisty thriller. 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.
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14/6/2019 0 Comments Review: The Last Widow
My Review: I love Karin Slaugter's writing. The Last Widow is a brilliant and compelling read from start to finish. I didn't realise that this was a Will Trent novel, so pleasantly surprised from the get go!
The prologue starts in a normal day in a department store, the interaction between mother and daughter. The end of which leaves everything to the imagination "Ashley had run off, just like they had taught her to do. Which was fine, because the man did not want Ashley. He wanted Michelle." Ms Slaughter writes in such a way it's impossible not to feel there with the characters. To feel their pain, their anguish and the dialogue is sharp and the description at times visceral. When Sara gets taken at gunpoint, Will is left injured and determined to find her. The time is ticking, but bureaucracy and competing law enforcement bodies competing for jurisdiction. With Will chasing after a home-grown terrorist group, there are timely comparisons to Charlottesville. 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. 29/4/2019 0 Comments Review: Cape May
My Review: From the first chapter I was hooked. Henry and Effie arrive in a deserted holiday town out of season. They consummate their marriage in a quick perfunctory manner and head out to see what little is on offer in the deserted holiday town.
They get to know each other, properly, the longest they've spent alone together. And start to discover and enjoy each other's bodies as any honeymooning couple. Effie is disappointed that she isn't able to show Henry the Cape May she remembers. When Effie and Henry bumps into the overbearing Clara, a gorgeous socialite from the city, they join Clara's party scene, their Southern morals are loosened by the hard liquor and decadent living. They decide to extend their stay, to unexpected consequences. How will the Christian couple keep up with the partying? And can they ever return to their sleepy town in the south? The story was sublime, and was beautifully told. 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. 18/4/2019 0 Comments Review: The Break
My Review: The e-book of The Break was published in 2018. This review coincides with the paperback being launched on 18 April 2019.
I really enjoyed the first two books in this Soho Nights Trilogy and COULD NOT WAIT to read The Break. And what a delight it was. It revisits Frankie, owner of the Ambassador Club and him trying to avoid getting involved in the plans of warring local mobsters. All he wants is an easy life. Frankie has set up a legitimate snooker competition but on the eve before the launch someone is trying to fix the outcome. That is the least of his worries when a ghost from his past comes back to haunt him and coerces him to be part of a heist. 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. 21/3/2019 0 Comments Review: She Lies in Wait
My Review: DCI Sheens gets a call he's been waiting thirty years for. The decomposed body of the missing girl, Aurora, has been finally been found. The story is told in two timelines a) now –Sheen's police investigation and b) then – Aurora's story. The chapters are well thought out and you are able to keep up with the clues in real time investigation against what happened in 1983. Everyone is a suspect.
I really enjoyed She Lies in Wait, and it kept me guessing and changing my suspects until the very end. I hope to see more of DCI Sheens and especially DC Hanson. 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. |
