Simon
The fact that I finished must mean there is something in this. I think its very much a “state of mind book” and fact that I am mostly angry at the moment meant I found the two main characters really infuriating, There is humour in this book especially at the start but its dark and I found it quite depressing.
Every now and again I will read one of these “grip lit” books and, like this one, I am rarely disappointed. Does exactly what it says on the tin. It probably doesn't warrant 4 stars, but I read some reviews that I think are overly harsh so I upped it one because at the end of the day its all about being entertained, and I was.
Claustrophobic snowy, icy, stranded on a boat nightmare with more boats and mysterious Bermuda triangle type fog thing. I'm giving it 4 because I'm feeling optimistic BUT the realistic bit of me is saying its probably more like 3.25- 3.5-3.75. Just those last 20 pages. So much what? how? why? did I miss something? Still, I liked enough to want to read more from this author.
I really hope that if I survive a nuclear holocaust, I don't end up with a bunch of people like the ones in this book. It's an interesting read, but I found so much of the actions of some of the characters unbelievable. Maybe that's the hidden beauty of this book, that the characters act so weirdly to the end of the world, but it didn't quite work for me. Loved the David Icke(ish) character at the end.
I really wanted to love this. Don't get me wrong, its not bad but nowhere near the standard of his previous books. I found the Clara Oswald nod to Dr Who really distracting every time those names appeared on the page I found myself uttering the words “run... you clever boy”. Completely a fault of mine and not the book. If you are starting out with Neil Spring read Watchers first.
