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Gallowstree Lane
by Kate London
After having fallen in love with [b:Death Message|34690704|Death Message (Collins and Griffiths, #2)|Kate London|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1490582415l/34690704._SY75_.jpg|55869897], this book was unfortunately a bit of a let-down.
What I loved about the previous book was that it was solid and realistic but still exciting and with engaging characters. This one lacked the latter two IMO.
It's still plenty realistic, but perhaps too much so. Going too much into the details and the thoughts and explanations and losing track of the fact that this is supposed to be fiction. It should have a story beyond "a crime happened and this is what the police did to solve it".
And although it deals with the same main characters as the previous book I found myself not really caring about them now. They have become bland and lacking in personality somehow. Also I'm not sure if London is trying to build some sort of relationship (romantic or otherwise) between Collins and Griffiths, but there is absolutely no progress on that front in this book. They're just two police women who once again happen to be working on related cases and therefore are in touch with each other. It's just kind of empty.
Admittedly I've never been big on "drugs and gangs" kind of storylines, so this may appeal more to you if you find that kind of thing exciting. And sure, I still felt sympathy for Ryan, but not enough to keep me engaged and connected to the story. The ending was kind of sad but should have been heartbreaking, if the writer had managed to make the characters come alive.
I'm still giving it three stars because it's solid, coherent and as far as I can tell seems realistic and well-researched, but that's just not enough to make a great book. I would probably try another one in the series if the main storyline appeals to me more.
What I loved about the previous book was that it was solid and realistic but still exciting and with engaging characters. This one lacked the latter two IMO.
It's still plenty realistic, but perhaps too much so. Going too much into the details and the thoughts and explanations and losing track of the fact that this is supposed to be fiction. It should have a story beyond "a crime happened and this is what the police did to solve it".
And although it deals with the same main characters as the previous book I found myself not really caring about them now. They have become bland and lacking in personality somehow. Also I'm not sure if London is trying to build some sort of relationship (romantic or otherwise) between Collins and Griffiths, but there is absolutely no progress on that front in this book. They're just two police women who once again happen to be working on related cases and therefore are in touch with each other. It's just kind of empty.
Admittedly I've never been big on "drugs and gangs" kind of storylines, so this may appeal more to you if you find that kind of thing exciting. And sure, I still felt sympathy for Ryan, but not enough to keep me engaged and connected to the story. The ending was kind of sad but should have been heartbreaking, if the writer had managed to make the characters come alive.
I'm still giving it three stars because it's solid, coherent and as far as I can tell seems realistic and well-researched, but that's just not enough to make a great book. I would probably try another one in the series if the main storyline appeals to me more.