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A review by snazzybooks
The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson
3.0
Reviewed on www.snazzybooks.com
I read The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson last year and really enjoyed it, so jumped at the chance to review his first novel, The Girl With A Clock For A Heart.
It's got the same twist and turns of TKWK and, because of this, I really don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that the story is really fast paced and I got into it relatively quickly. However the characters didn't draw me in at first, it took a while but they did grow on me - though I disliked one of the main characters (but won't say who!)
Some parts do require you to suspend your disbelief in the character's actions - but that's true of many novels in this (and other) genres, and I personally don't mind doing so! I will say that the chapter endings really encourage you to keep reading, so I sped through this quickly. It's easy to read and, not only that, but it's fun to read too!
I really enjoyed the novel throughout, but felt the ending let it down a bit - I'm not sure exactly why, I think it just felt a bit of an anti-climax. However I still really enjoyed it and look forward to his new novel, which appears to be named Her Every Fear, coming 2017 - hopefully it will be along a similarly twisty lines!
The story isn't anything hugely different but it's certainly entertaining, and I'd really recommend this as a fun, intriguing read for the summer (or any time!)
*Many thanks to Faber & Faber for providing a copy of this novel in return for an honest review*
I read The Kind Worth Killing by Peter Swanson last year and really enjoyed it, so jumped at the chance to review his first novel, The Girl With A Clock For A Heart.
It's got the same twist and turns of TKWK and, because of this, I really don't want to give anything away. I'll just say that the story is really fast paced and I got into it relatively quickly. However the characters didn't draw me in at first, it took a while but they did grow on me - though I disliked one of the main characters (but won't say who!)
Some parts do require you to suspend your disbelief in the character's actions - but that's true of many novels in this (and other) genres, and I personally don't mind doing so! I will say that the chapter endings really encourage you to keep reading, so I sped through this quickly. It's easy to read and, not only that, but it's fun to read too!
I really enjoyed the novel throughout, but felt the ending let it down a bit - I'm not sure exactly why, I think it just felt a bit of an anti-climax. However I still really enjoyed it and look forward to his new novel, which appears to be named Her Every Fear, coming 2017 - hopefully it will be along a similarly twisty lines!
The story isn't anything hugely different but it's certainly entertaining, and I'd really recommend this as a fun, intriguing read for the summer (or any time!)
*Many thanks to Faber & Faber for providing a copy of this novel in return for an honest review*