7/5/2018 0 Comments Review: Double Kiss
My Review:Double Kiss is the second book of Ronnie O'Sullivan's Soho Trilogy (read my review for Framed here).
Yes, that Ronnie O'Sullivan. The Snooker World Championship has been on for the last fortnight culminating in tonight's final, and although Ronnie didn't make it to the quarter finals this year it seemed an apt time to read Double Kiss, and what a ride! The opening chapter starts with: 'It's coming home... It's coming home... It's coming... Football's coming home... And with eleven words the book time travels you to the nineties for Euro '96. The story is a perfect for a middle-trilogy book. The adventure is fast and furious without giving away too many answers, it leaves you wanting to see how the James family saga ends. It's difficult not to think of Ronnie's stance and gait when reading the adventures of Frankie James. He's tall, dark, and handsome with a cocky manner and armed cheeky glint in his eye. Framed was published in November 2016, Double Kiss in November 2017, let's hope November 2018 brings us the final frame in this Soho set. Highly recommended.
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4/5/2018 0 Comments Review: Let Me Lie
My Review:Clare Mackintosh is the Queen of Plot Twists.
And if you haven't read Ms Mackintosh before - her first and second novels (I Let You Go and I See You) are both brilliant, you're in for a treat. I was looking forward to reading this book for some time and then all of a sudden the publication date had passed, the book reached number 1 on the Sunday Times Bestseller List, and I still hadn't read it. So I was glad to finally sit down with this book. The story follows Anna and the tragedy that has filled her life to date. Just as she seems to be putting the suicides of both her parents behind her, she is haunted by her past. Everyone is a suspect; Agatha Christie would be proud at the number of red herrings. I was on the edge of my (very comfortable reading) seat until the very last page. I feel compelled to read the book again to marvel at the intricate stitch work that is Ms Mackintosh's plotting! Highly Recommended. 30/4/2018 0 Comments Review: The Good Daughter
My Review:An incredible read.
The story is devastating and some descriptions are not for the faint-hearted. I felt very invested in all of the characters and the multiple versions of the stories intertwined beautifully. When the final chapter ended I was genuinely bereft. I’m glad to see that this book may be the first in a Good Daughter series, and if so, I can't wait for the next instalment from Karin Slaughter. VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for providing me a complimentary copy of The Good Daughter in exchange for my honest review. 16/4/2018 0 Comments Review: Bonfire
My Review I am a sucker for plots just like Bonfire: Girl escapes town, does well for herself, and has to return.
BONFIRE delivered and it was full of twists and turns. Who to believe? Who to trust? Who to champion - the former prom king or the ne'er do well bloke who runs the local off license? I read this book in a couple of days and I went to bed an hour early to get in extra reading time.I found myself surprised at the story, I thought it was going to be an environmental legal thriller in the vein of Erin Brockovich but it was so much more. The unreliable heroine embroiled me fully with her woes, worries, and school memories. A great debut novel. Highly recommended. 3/4/2018 0 Comments Review: Skin Deep
My Review: Are people born wicked?
Wow - what an amazing story. This was not the book I expected, however it blew me away. It was so much more than a run of the mill psychological thriller. The story opens with the death of a man, and the book is the rich, detailed, and epic tapestry that is Delia's life as it unravels every moment that leads her living in the French Riviera and to be face-to-face with the unnamed assailant. The story is Interspersed with island fables told to her by her father, and view points from other characters, Resulting in no stone is left unturned with why and how Cordelia ended up as she did, Highly recommended. |
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