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3.31 AVERAGE
3.31 AVERAGE
siany_nejmet's review against another edition
1.0
DNF
Badly written with not so nice characters.
Not for me unfortunately
Merged review:
DNF
Badly written with not so nice characters.
Not for me unfortunately
Badly written with not so nice characters.
Not for me unfortunately
Merged review:
DNF
Badly written with not so nice characters.
Not for me unfortunately
nannyf's review
4.0
Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I am a fan of this authors previous books. The way he can come up with a story in the same vein as those written by Jackie Collins is quite something. I couldn't wait to read this one to see if it lived up to his previous books. I can honestly say it did, and then some.
Amy has lost the love of her life, Riley. She is trying to piece back her shattered heart, and life. What she isn't expecting is to find herself in the middle of a mystery which could very well cost her something even more precious - her own life.
On receiving a letter Amy has to decipher clues she doesn't even have as yet in a bid to find out what happened to her husband. En route to the answers she finds herself doubting everything she ever knew about him, and their marriage. She uncovers a deception which goes far deeper than she thought possible, and finds herself in danger on more than one occasion.
I kept hoping upon hope that what the author was suggesting throughout the story was, in fact, true. To know what I'm taking about you need to read it yourself. Suffice to say I'm not going to mention if I got my wish or not. However when all is finally revealed it was the perfect ending.
I love this authors books and can't wait to see what comes next.
I am a fan of this authors previous books. The way he can come up with a story in the same vein as those written by Jackie Collins is quite something. I couldn't wait to read this one to see if it lived up to his previous books. I can honestly say it did, and then some.
Amy has lost the love of her life, Riley. She is trying to piece back her shattered heart, and life. What she isn't expecting is to find herself in the middle of a mystery which could very well cost her something even more precious - her own life.
On receiving a letter Amy has to decipher clues she doesn't even have as yet in a bid to find out what happened to her husband. En route to the answers she finds herself doubting everything she ever knew about him, and their marriage. She uncovers a deception which goes far deeper than she thought possible, and finds herself in danger on more than one occasion.
I kept hoping upon hope that what the author was suggesting throughout the story was, in fact, true. To know what I'm taking about you need to read it yourself. Suffice to say I'm not going to mention if I got my wish or not. However when all is finally revealed it was the perfect ending.
I love this authors books and can't wait to see what comes next.
lynsey284's review
5.0
I have read all of Nigel May's books and with each one he writes I feel like he gets better with each story especially with his development of characters.
This book is full of drama, scandal and sex and I loved finding out about the true Riley at one point I thought what more could she uncover but Amy didn't know the real person she was married to.
I really liked how throughout the story Amy grew on me as a person and by the end she was a strong independent woman once again I did like the other characters and how their stories all inter linked with the story, I especially liked Dolly as a secondary character I thought she really shone out and I wanted to know a bit more about her.
I truly recommend Nigel' s books to anyone needing a bit of scandal to entertain them. I can't wait to read Nigels next book.
This book is full of drama, scandal and sex and I loved finding out about the true Riley at one point I thought what more could she uncover but Amy didn't know the real person she was married to.
I really liked how throughout the story Amy grew on me as a person and by the end she was a strong independent woman once again I did like the other characters and how their stories all inter linked with the story, I especially liked Dolly as a secondary character I thought she really shone out and I wanted to know a bit more about her.
I truly recommend Nigel' s books to anyone needing a bit of scandal to entertain them. I can't wait to read Nigels next book.
leona_omahony's review
4.0
I saw this book mentioned in a brilliant book group I'm a member of on Facebook #TBConFB.
Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read it. When I read the blurb it reminded me of Jackie Collins style bonkbusters ! Books which I had read many years ago. Admittedly I was quite dubious when I realised it was written by a man. No way could a male write as good as Jackie Collins when it comes to books like this , I thought. Boy was I wrong. This book was brilliant. It has everything; mystery, suspense , steamy sex scenes. It was all there. A very easy read but one that kept me interested.
I will definitely be looking out for more books by Mr May
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.
Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read it. When I read the blurb it reminded me of Jackie Collins style bonkbusters ! Books which I had read many years ago. Admittedly I was quite dubious when I realised it was written by a man. No way could a male write as good as Jackie Collins when it comes to books like this , I thought. Boy was I wrong. This book was brilliant. It has everything; mystery, suspense , steamy sex scenes. It was all there. A very easy read but one that kept me interested.
I will definitely be looking out for more books by Mr May
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.
meegzreads's review against another edition
ARC kindly provided via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
DNF at 62% - No Rating
For some reason this one wasn't sticking with me. I kept trying to get into it - I really did, but I just couldn't get hooked on it or caught up in the story.
Basically the storyline is that Amy Hart is present at a shootout in the club that her and her husband run, which sees the death of three people - his assistant, Amy's best friend, and her husband himself, Riley Hart. 6 months later Amy receives a letter from Riley stating that he's alive and listing people he believes as suspects in his "murder". Riley is requesting Amys help in finding out who was responsible.
What follows is mash-up of chapters flicking back and forth between the present day and different memories in the past - not just of Amy herself, but of other characters in the story as well - many of them suspects on Rileys list.
It seems Amy is quite the naive character, discovering all these things about her husband that she was totally oblivious to when he was alive, yet everyone else either seemed to know or to have an inkling about.
Riley is portrayed as a bit of an a*hole to be honest - I don't really like the way his character was portrayed in what I did read of the novel.
As for the other characters it just keeps flicking back and forth too much and all the things going on just seem to be getting dragged out a bit too much for my like. I was feeling a bit like the story needs to just get on with it.
Part of me is curious as to what is going to happen in the rest of the story, but just not enough for me to really care about finishing it. Too long and too much plot dragging for me.
A great idea for a story but I just don't think its my kind of writing style.
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DNF at 62% - No Rating
For some reason this one wasn't sticking with me. I kept trying to get into it - I really did, but I just couldn't get hooked on it or caught up in the story.
Basically the storyline is that Amy Hart is present at a shootout in the club that her and her husband run, which sees the death of three people - his assistant, Amy's best friend, and her husband himself, Riley Hart. 6 months later Amy receives a letter from Riley stating that he's alive and listing people he believes as suspects in his "murder". Riley is requesting Amys help in finding out who was responsible.
What follows is mash-up of chapters flicking back and forth between the present day and different memories in the past - not just of Amy herself, but of other characters in the story as well - many of them suspects on Rileys list.
It seems Amy is quite the naive character, discovering all these things about her husband that she was totally oblivious to when he was alive, yet everyone else either seemed to know or to have an inkling about.
Riley is portrayed as a bit of an a*hole to be honest - I don't really like the way his character was portrayed in what I did read of the novel.
As for the other characters it just keeps flicking back and forth too much and all the things going on just seem to be getting dragged out a bit too much for my like. I was feeling a bit like the story needs to just get on with it.
Part of me is curious as to what is going to happen in the rest of the story, but just not enough for me to really care about finishing it. Too long and too much plot dragging for me.
A great idea for a story but I just don't think its my kind of writing style.
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kgraceperry's review against another edition
5.0
A book that kept me on my toes and made me want to flip to the next chapter every time. I appreciated that we got to see multiple perspectives and had to piece together some parts of the story before they were written out on the page. There were some random errors with names being flipped or the timeline being incorrect, but other than that, a great murder mystery. I had honestly stopped trying to figure out who killed Riley because I just wanted to learn more about the characters and didn’t want the story to end.
leona_omahony's review against another edition
4.0
I saw this book mentioned in a brilliant book group I'm a member of on Facebook #TBConFB.
Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read it. When I read the blurb it reminded me of Jackie Collins style bonkbusters ! Books which I had read many years ago. Admittedly I was quite dubious when I realised it was written by a man. No way could a male write as good as Jackie Collins when it comes to books like this , I thought. Boy was I wrong. This book was brilliant. It has everything; mystery, suspense , steamy sex scenes. It was all there. A very easy read but one that kept me interested.
I will definitely be looking out for more books by Mr May
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.
Curiosity got the better of me and I decided to read it. When I read the blurb it reminded me of Jackie Collins style bonkbusters ! Books which I had read many years ago. Admittedly I was quite dubious when I realised it was written by a man. No way could a male write as good as Jackie Collins when it comes to books like this , I thought. Boy was I wrong. This book was brilliant. It has everything; mystery, suspense , steamy sex scenes. It was all there. A very easy read but one that kept me interested.
I will definitely be looking out for more books by Mr May
My thanks to Bookouture and Netgalley for the ARC in return for an honest review.
melsbookshelf's review
4.0
Oh Bookouture... Have you ever published a bad book? If you have, I haven't read it yet... Yet another great read!
Amy and Riley Hart have it all. A fabulous marriage, and bucket loads of cash. But when one fateful night changes everything, Amy is left without her husband and also her beloved best friend. Six months later she receives a letter in the mail... From Riley... But how could this be? She watched him die... Or did she? The chase is on for Amy to find a murderer, and the truth about her seemingly perfect life.
What a delightful, fun and HOT story! Yes ladies and gentlemen, this book is not for the under 18's. Its full of scandal and lots of sweaty romps between the sheets... Also add a bit of violence and suspense and a hell of a mystery and it was quite the page turner.
It was quite a ride - kept me guessing, almost until the very end. I figured out part of the picture towards the end, but the complexity of it still took me by surprise.
The format was slightly difficult to get used to. There was a lot of chopping and changing back and forth in time, to sometimes seemingly random points in time before and after the fateful night. But I soon got used to the format. I quite like books that do this when they are done well.
I really enjoyed Amy's quest to find out who "tried" to murder her husband. There were lots of twists and turns, lots of sordid secrets and you couldn't help but get into the story. There were perhaps a few too many characters and a bit too much going on for me to enjoy it to its fullest potential, at times it dragged on a bit for me. But overall it was a really good read. Even though the barrage of characters got on my nerves a bit, it was great that you literally had so many potential bad guys to choose from, all with their own motives.
Would I recommend Deadly Obsession?
Yes, who doesn't like a good bit of drama, intrigue, sex, money, power and violence? I will have to check out more books by Nigel May, and It was another hit from the ever impressive Bookouture.
Many thanks to author Nigel May and my favourite publisher Bookouture via NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
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Amy and Riley Hart have it all. A fabulous marriage, and bucket loads of cash. But when one fateful night changes everything, Amy is left without her husband and also her beloved best friend. Six months later she receives a letter in the mail... From Riley... But how could this be? She watched him die... Or did she? The chase is on for Amy to find a murderer, and the truth about her seemingly perfect life.
What a delightful, fun and HOT story! Yes ladies and gentlemen, this book is not for the under 18's. Its full of scandal and lots of sweaty romps between the sheets... Also add a bit of violence and suspense and a hell of a mystery and it was quite the page turner.
It was quite a ride - kept me guessing, almost until the very end. I figured out part of the picture towards the end, but the complexity of it still took me by surprise.
The format was slightly difficult to get used to. There was a lot of chopping and changing back and forth in time, to sometimes seemingly random points in time before and after the fateful night. But I soon got used to the format. I quite like books that do this when they are done well.
I really enjoyed Amy's quest to find out who "tried" to murder her husband. There were lots of twists and turns, lots of sordid secrets and you couldn't help but get into the story. There were perhaps a few too many characters and a bit too much going on for me to enjoy it to its fullest potential, at times it dragged on a bit for me. But overall it was a really good read. Even though the barrage of characters got on my nerves a bit, it was great that you literally had so many potential bad guys to choose from, all with their own motives.
Would I recommend Deadly Obsession?
Yes, who doesn't like a good bit of drama, intrigue, sex, money, power and violence? I will have to check out more books by Nigel May, and It was another hit from the ever impressive Bookouture.
Many thanks to author Nigel May and my favourite publisher Bookouture via NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
For more reviews check out my blog
www.booksbabiesbeing.com
www.twitter.com/BBB_Mel
www.facebook.com/booksbabiesbeing