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12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
12 books into a series and each one is just as good as the last, in fact this was one of my favourites so far.
Will and Sara are married and on their honeymoon but of course it won't go to plan. Soon enough, there's a body and everyone at the remote, isolated lodge is a suspect.
The characters in these books are always nasty but the McAlpine family take it to another level, they are despicable humans and treat Mercy like sh*t. Every twist just made them worse, and there were plenty of twists.
One of my favourite things about Karin Slaughter's books is the weaving and layers of storylines, the books are quite long for thrillers but we need the time for all of the groundwork to be laid and lead up to the ending. It's always just so well done.
I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Kathleen Early was amazing, as always. 100% recommend the audio for these.
Catherine Cowles can simply do no wrong!
This is my 11th book from this author and whilst I can say that there is a structure to her books, this isn't a bad thing. I enjoy the formula and always works for me.
Her books always include an amazing family setup and Sparrow Falls is no different - in this series we follow a family of mostly adopted siblings but they're just as close as the Hartleys and the Eastons.
Catherine is the queen of romantic suspense and this book really takes it up a notch with ties back to Anson's past as an FBI profiler.
All in all, I loved this as I expected to and can't wait for book 2 in August.
Catherine Cowles can simply do no wrong!
This is my 11th book from this author and whilst I can say that there is a structure to her books, this isn't a bad thing. I enjoy the formula and always works for me.
Her books always include an amazing family setup and Sparrow Falls is no different - in this series we follow a family of mostly adopted siblings but they're just as close as the Hartleys and the Eastons.
Catherine is the queen of romantic suspense and this book really takes it up a notch with ties back to Anson's past as an FBI profiler.
All in all, I loved this as I expected to and can't wait for book 2 in August.
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DNF @ 45%
After loving The One and giving it 5 stars, I was excited to see another book in the same setting, that being a near future UK.
The premise sounded great, given how it's not that far a reach to see how devices in our homes (Hey Alexa) and our internet usage can be monitored and used by the Government as they see fit. The whole Smart Marriage theory sounded so interesting too and I was into these elements of the book.
But, the big issue I had with this was the characters. There are 5 or 6 major character POVS and not a single one is likeable, perhaps maybe the old chap Arthur but his storyline is just plain sad.
I just couldn't keep listening to these awful people being awful, it was too much to even push through to the end which is a shame.
Perhaps I could have got on better with the physical book, as I did find a couple of the narrators a bit stilted and grating to listen to, but I'm good to just leave this and move on.
DNF @ 45%
After loving The One and giving it 5 stars, I was excited to see another book in the same setting, that being a near future UK.
The premise sounded great, given how it's not that far a reach to see how devices in our homes (Hey Alexa) and our internet usage can be monitored and used by the Government as they see fit. The whole Smart Marriage theory sounded so interesting too and I was into these elements of the book.
But, the big issue I had with this was the characters. There are 5 or 6 major character POVS and not a single one is likeable, perhaps maybe the old chap Arthur but his storyline is just plain sad.
I just couldn't keep listening to these awful people being awful, it was too much to even push through to the end which is a shame.
Perhaps I could have got on better with the physical book, as I did find a couple of the narrators a bit stilted and grating to listen to, but I'm good to just leave this and move on.
I don't really know how to review this - on one hand, I feel like I've been reading it for about 10 years and have some issues with it, but on the other hand it's amazing and I was in tears by the end.
I don't really know how to review this - on one hand, I feel like I've been reading it for about 10 years and have some issues with it, but on the other hand it's amazing and I was in tears by the end.
This is an interesting way to present a specific period in history, through the connected lineage of these 3 queens and the different stages of their lives.
Whilst I knew a fair bit about Mary Stewart already, it was good to know more about her earlier years and before her imprisonment.
I really enjoyed learning about Catherine de Medici and Elisabeth de Valois, especially through the amount of letters sent by them.
The book itself was perhaps a bit too long, it's 18hr+ on audio but the narration by Olivia Dowd was excellent.
This is an interesting way to present a specific period in history, through the connected lineage of these 3 queens and the different stages of their lives.
Whilst I knew a fair bit about Mary Stewart already, it was good to know more about her earlier years and before her imprisonment.
I really enjoyed learning about Catherine de Medici and Elisabeth de Valois, especially through the amount of letters sent by them.
The book itself was perhaps a bit too long, it's 18hr+ on audio but the narration by Olivia Dowd was excellent.
After a really slow start, I ended up enjoying this one by the end.I had recently read a non-fiction book ([b:Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power 62039165 Young Queens Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power Leah Redmond Chang https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670260372l/62039165.SX50.jpg 97797648] by Leah Redmond Chang) which had some sections covering the Wars of Religion in France and the royalty involved, so reading this just after gave me a greater understanding of the political and religious issues at the time.As with other books I've read from this author, they are clearly very well researched and written. The history of the places really comes through and adds to the quality of the writing.The weakest part of this for me was the romance, I know there was a war going on and all, but there was barely a molecule of connection between them so just seemed unbelievable that she would up and leave to follow him then suddenly decide they were in love later on.
After a really slow start, I ended up enjoying this one by the end.I had recently read a non-fiction book ([b:Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power 62039165 Young Queens Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power Leah Redmond Chang https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1670260372l/62039165.SX50.jpg 97797648] by Leah Redmond Chang) which had some sections covering the Wars of Religion in France and the royalty involved, so reading this just after gave me a greater understanding of the political and religious issues at the time.As with other books I've read from this author, they are clearly very well researched and written. The history of the places really comes through and adds to the quality of the writing.The weakest part of this for me was the romance, I know there was a war going on and all, but there was barely a molecule of connection between them so just seemed unbelievable that she would up and leave to follow him then suddenly decide they were in love later on.
Where were the witches?!
Apart from a little in the introduction and a few mentions through the rest of the book, there are very few links to history, witches or witch hunts. This is largely a look at modern feminism, societal pressure to have children and the misogyny associated with this.
This in itself wouldn't be a bad thing, if you went into the book expecting it, but the title, book cover and blurb make it sound like this would be more focused on how feminism and misogyny are linked to attitudes to women thought to be witches throughout history.
Also, the introduction is way too long and covers all of the points the author then goes on to elaborate on, over and over - it quickly becomes incredibly repetitive.
Where were the witches?!
Apart from a little in the introduction and a few mentions through the rest of the book, there are very few links to history, witches or witch hunts. This is largely a look at modern feminism, societal pressure to have children and the misogyny associated with this.
This in itself wouldn't be a bad thing, if you went into the book expecting it, but the title, book cover and blurb make it sound like this would be more focused on how feminism and misogyny are linked to attitudes to women thought to be witches throughout history.
Also, the introduction is way too long and covers all of the points the author then goes on to elaborate on, over and over - it quickly becomes incredibly repetitive.