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A review by victoriadiesattheend
My Policeman by Bethan Roberts
3.0
So many thoughts. Concept was great. You hear the story from Tom’s two lover’s perspectives (never his) which as the book neared the end got more and more frustrating. You also mainly hear from Marion’s perspective and she is a horrible, horrible woman. I wanted to slap her with my kindle.
I wanted to rate this 4 stars for the majority of the book because the ability of the author to honor setting (1950’s Brighton) and emotion (sadness, regret, longing) was great. However, there is so much left unsaid and so much you don’t know that it bothered me once I reached the end. Lots of questions but not in a good way. I have so many thoughts but don’t want to spoil it. The story felt unfinished, rushed, and sort of unnecessarily dramatic at the end. I am excited to see this as a movie because I think it can be really great.
I wanted to rate this 4 stars for the majority of the book because the ability of the author to honor setting (1950’s Brighton) and emotion (sadness, regret, longing) was great. However, there is so much left unsaid and so much you don’t know that it bothered me once I reached the end. Lots of questions but not in a good way. I have so many thoughts but don’t want to spoil it. The story felt unfinished, rushed, and sort of unnecessarily dramatic at the end. I am excited to see this as a movie because I think it can be really great.