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A review by micrummey
The Black Sheep by Sophie McKenzie
2.0
A crime thriller involving murder, religious extremism and family secrets. Told from various view points easily distinguished from each other by character headings.
Someone is bumping off doctors who perform abortions and Francesca suspects her husband, who died in mysterious circumstances is also a victim.
Her family, father and uncles come under suspicion, at about this point, the book doesn't know what it is in terms of genre as goes back and forth between family saga and romance.
The book is overwritten with too many details that are not needed.
Fran comes across as a character who cares for her kids, which is fine, but when these children are put in peril, for reasons which don't make sense she won't go to the police.
In fact involving the police from the start would be what normal people would do. She becomes unbelievable as do other characters through their actions.
This plods along and in the end who really cares about anything?
Someone is bumping off doctors who perform abortions and Francesca suspects her husband, who died in mysterious circumstances is also a victim.
Her family, father and uncles come under suspicion, at about this point, the book doesn't know what it is in terms of genre as goes back and forth between family saga and romance.
The book is overwritten with too many details that are not needed.
Fran comes across as a character who cares for her kids, which is fine, but when these children are put in peril, for reasons which don't make sense she won't go to the police.
In fact involving the police from the start would be what normal people would do. She becomes unbelievable as do other characters through their actions.
This plods along and in the end who really cares about anything?