Reviews - The Ghosts of Belfast

130 reviews for:

The Ghosts of Belfast

Stuart Neville

3.82 AVERAGE

nineohtworeads's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

booksmacked's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sevenacross's review against another edition

4.0

I will definitely look for more books by this author. I did not want to put this one down!

that_kitten's review against another edition

4.0

Crime fiction isn't my usual fare, but I picked this up after participating in Stuart Neville's microfiction Twitter contest. The premise sounding interesting - unrest in the politics of Ireland and ghosts-that-aren't-ghosts.

This is an action-packed thriller. The plot follows a wide range of characters, which occasionally gets confusing, but it flows together well. The protagonist is Gerry Fegan, who is an ex-terrorist and hired killer. He's being "haunted" by the twelve ghosts of his innocent victims, and there's only one way to make the screaming stop - take out the men that ordered their deaths.

There's a great deal of violence, but I believe that can be expected of the genre. Gerry is a hard MC to get behind due to his actions and past, but it's difficult not to hope he achieves his goal. Stuart does a wonderful job of keeping the reader guessing as to whether Gerry has gone truly mad, or if the shadows that follow him are real.