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A review by si0bhan
Like This, For Ever by Sharon Bolton
4.0
I can honestly say that the Lacey Flint books are by far my favourite crime books. Ever since reading ‘Dead Scared’ I’d been hoping for another book, to pick up where the last left off, and upon getting hold of this book I sat and read it from start to end in one sitting (which I will admit was not the smartest of ideas considering how I didn’t start reading it until just before one in the morning). It isn’t my favourite Lacey Flint story, but it is another great piece of work by Bolton.
Whilst this book didn’t focus quite as much on Lacey as before she was still a prominent character, and to be honest I was rather surprised by the path that the character had taken. It was not the route I’d expected of Lacey but as I continued on through the book it made further sense and I completely understood why the character moved on in the way that she did. I will admit that to begin with I was a little bit frustrated with Lacey but as the story continued on I warmed up to the change. Moreover, this book wasn’t written in the first person as the other Lacey Flint stories have been. As I’ve already said, the focus isn’t just upon Lacey and it is due to this that this book is in the third person. It was written just as beautifully (as you would expect of Bolton) yet it did take a while to get used to whenever Lacey popped up. My mind would just slip back into the other books and I’d need a moment to remind myself that I wasn’t going to completely enter Lacey’s inner most thoughts.
The one thing I will say is that there were some predictable moments within the book which is rare for Bolton. Quite early on I worked out one of the major aspects of the plot before it was introduced. Despite this you are second guessing throughout the books in regards to other aspects, with the usual cleverly planned out progressions. As a whole it was yet another great Bolton book that I would suggest to anyone who has been following the Lacey Flint stories (honestly, there is so much development across all the characters within this books) and any general lover of crime books.
Whilst this book didn’t focus quite as much on Lacey as before she was still a prominent character, and to be honest I was rather surprised by the path that the character had taken. It was not the route I’d expected of Lacey but as I continued on through the book it made further sense and I completely understood why the character moved on in the way that she did. I will admit that to begin with I was a little bit frustrated with Lacey but as the story continued on I warmed up to the change. Moreover, this book wasn’t written in the first person as the other Lacey Flint stories have been. As I’ve already said, the focus isn’t just upon Lacey and it is due to this that this book is in the third person. It was written just as beautifully (as you would expect of Bolton) yet it did take a while to get used to whenever Lacey popped up. My mind would just slip back into the other books and I’d need a moment to remind myself that I wasn’t going to completely enter Lacey’s inner most thoughts.
The one thing I will say is that there were some predictable moments within the book which is rare for Bolton. Quite early on I worked out one of the major aspects of the plot before it was introduced. Despite this you are second guessing throughout the books in regards to other aspects, with the usual cleverly planned out progressions. As a whole it was yet another great Bolton book that I would suggest to anyone who has been following the Lacey Flint stories (honestly, there is so much development across all the characters within this books) and any general lover of crime books.