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jiayuanc's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic friendship, Blood, Violence, Murder, Rape, Toxic relationship, and Vomit
Moderate: Drug use, Physical abuse, Murder, Misogyny, Blood, Confinement, Sexual assault, Drug abuse, Death, Addiction, Violence, Sexism, Rape, and Infidelity
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Pregnancy, Pedophilia, Child death, Alcoholism, Addiction, and Domestic abuse
henrismum's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
First in series
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I was looking for more books in the vein of Liam McIlvanney's Duncan McCormack series. The Harry McCoy stories hit the mark, and have more installments than McIlvanney's work.
Will I read more of the series?Probably Not Maybe Likely Most Likely Definitely The book was heavy on action; action which is usually uncomfortable. By one evaluation, Harry McCoy is a police (polis) officer with a moral compass that is slightly bent. He wants to do his job, but his emotional wounds and personal habits (drugs, alcohol) make it difficult. On the other hand, McCoy is a rogue who consistently makes bad decisions which put himself and others at risk. He can't do his job as expected because he is always drunk, high or hung over.
The narrator was Andrew McIntosh. I loved his reading. In general, I find most Scottish accents alluring. There are many words and phrases in the book which were unfamiliar to my American-based English. You can usually understand by context, but I read along with the ebook (on my phone) and looked up background information about Glasgow in the 1970s.
Audiobook (All of my entries on The Story Graph are audiobooks.)
Why I added this book to my TBR pile: I was looking for more books in the vein of Liam McIlvanney's Duncan McCormack series. The Harry McCoy stories hit the mark, and have more installments than McIlvanney's work.
Will I read more of the series?
The narrator was Andrew McIntosh. I loved his reading. In general, I find most Scottish accents alluring. There are many words and phrases in the book which were unfamiliar to my American-based English. You can usually understand by context, but I read along with the ebook (on my phone) and looked up background information about Glasgow in the 1970s.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug abuse, Sexual content, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic friendship, Violence, Child death, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Drug use, and Murder
Moderate: Homophobia
This is not a cozy mysteries.
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