A review by poltoreveur
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts

adventurous challenging emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.25

I really cannot put words into this review (neither in a bad way nor great in any extent). However, even if I had rated it highly, it isn't quite as straightforward.

I found the beginning of the book to be quite dragging and the narrative was a bit confusing at first, as it was switching through different POVs (which most of the time I wouldn't know which until I’ve read more in the chapter), so it is definitely something you’d only get used to after a while. 

There weren’t any moments that really captivated me until I started entering the third part of the book. If it weren't for all the catastrophic moments and questionable morality during this, I wouldn't have found this book as enjoyable as I do now. It had me hooked and it was a page-turner for me from then on out.

 I find it heavy to read with the setting of this book and the homophobia shown throughout it (as a person apart of the LGBT community) but I felt the narrative was structured well to a point it wasn't unbearable.