Reviews

Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

anitasully's review

I felt that there was no build up to what happened and didn't feel myself caring for any of the characters 

lindseyslittlelibrary's review

3.0

Very unique take on a hard to read subject.

brutalistemerald's review

3.0

I'm not sure 'enjoyed' is the right word for a book about a school shooting, but anyway ... it was easy to read - for such a potentially heavy subject matter. It draws heavily on the Columbine shooting, but is set in the UK.

It was predictable in parts, but maybe that's because we're so familiar with school shootings and psychopaths in real life.

I would have liked more getting to know some of the main characters trapped in the school better - Hannah, Frank, Neil etc. - it might have benefited from having more time spent on what they were going through, rather than what was happening outside the school.

Probably a fair companion piece to 'We need to talk about Kevin' (Shriver's book is better though).

fernweh85's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

stevehilliard's review

informative slow-paced

built_by_books's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

peacchmo's review

challenging dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

gsk247's review against another edition

3.0

I love Rosamund. She’s written some crackers but I found it hard to get into this. The concept of the book and the writing is incredible. I just struggled with the pace. I wanted to get into it but it was a battle.

literarylizzie's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

jjkook13's review

1.0

2 out of 10.

Too many characters, too little character development.