The Ladykiller

                                   

Good afternoon, have had a busy week reading, laptop connection has been bad and so has the desktop think we managed to fix it yesterday I get so annoyed with it and have little patience so I usually just leave it alone for a while. Sorry I diverse I am supposed to be writing a book review. ‘The Ladykiller’ by Martina Cole is not for the faint hearted in fact it was a bit too much for me a times but I do not like to give up on a book and the story itself was compelling enough for you to want to find out how it was going to end. I of course knew roughly how it was going to end as I had read ‘Broken’ which is the sequel to this book first and that more or less told you what was going to happen I hope this will teach me to try harder to read books in the proper sequence. The characters are great in this book I just about fancied Patrick Kelly myself reading this book he is very fanciable even for an oldie like me. It is a very graphic violent book but there is not as much bad language in it as there is in some of her other books. It is over 625 pages long so it is a big read but very compelling I got through it quickly because of internet problems or it would have taken me quite a bit longer to get to the end.

After the last three books I have read I must read something a bit more gentle so I am going to start Sam Bourne’s ‘ The Last Testament’ Stu says it is very good so I will give it a try. Martina Cole’s The Ladykiller gets a 7/10 worth reading. Till next time, Love

Joan.

 

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The Mermaids Singing.

                                    

Good Afternoon, I always seem to update this journal on a Saturday afternoon maybe because Stu usually watches the sport and I am at a loose end for a couple of hours. This weeks book was ‘The Mermaids Singing’ by my favourite author (Thanks to Jan for pointing me in this direction) Val McDermid. This book is the first of the Tony Hill stories which lead to the TV series ‘Wire in the Blood’ which is very successful and I enjoy it too. This book told a very gruesome story and had me cringing at times it was so graphic. With this being the first book of the series it tell you a lot about Tony Hill that you do not get from the TV programs and for that alone is well worth reading. I found it difficult to put down and read it in just a few days which is the best way to read something like this. I would recommend this book to all thriller lovers but you do need a bit of a strong stomach for it. This deserves a 9/10

 Till next time  Love Joan.   Happy reading.

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Clean Break Val McDermid.

                                        

Good afternoon, well that’s another great book finished. With the weather being so kind this week we have managed to sit in the garden for a few hours each day with the exception of Tuesday when we had heavy showers. I love Kate Brannigan books they always have a good plot and are full of humour too, I laugh out loud when I am reading about her exploits they are very funny. I think this is McDermid’s light side where as the Tony Hill and her stand alone novels are all very serious stuff. I love the way in nearly all her stories she manages to get a visit to Scotland included into the web. It was lovely being back in my favourite garden chair sitting in the sun with a good book, looking forward to many more days like this soon that is after the hail and snow clears again. Clean Break gets 8/10 great book. Till next time Love .

                                  Joan.

 

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