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A review by the_reading_ranger
Don't Look Back by Jo Spain
1.0
1.5 stars rounded down
I ended up profoundly disappointed by this book. I enjoyed the first half well enough and read it fairly quickly. But around the 45-50% mark, my enjoyment and my reading motivation went way down. There was even a point where I no joke forgot that I hadn't finished it yet. (It was at the approximately 75% mark, where I should have been so fully into it that I couldn't wait to finish it.)
I loved Mickey and Elliot and their dedication to helping abused women. They were the only real saving grace of the book for me.
I just couldn't connect to Rose or Luke at all - I just didn't care, and even though I only just finished the book, I couldn't tell you much about their personalities. I know what happened to them and why, but who they are? Not a clue.
In the first half, there was a bit of a mystery of what happened back in London, Rose's background, and what they'd do about the new drama. In the second, it turned into more of a money-motivated conspiracy theory with unnecessary crime family links.
I also didn't like the flashbacks to the beginning of Rose and Luke's relationship. It just reduced the tension that I was supposed to be feeling during the present dramas.
There was also no way to predict the ending. I love books where I can look back after the reveals and go "Oh, I can't believe I missed that". That was not the case with this one. I just didn't like this one in the slightest.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy of the ebook. I'm sorry I didn't like it as much as I wanted to.
I ended up profoundly disappointed by this book. I enjoyed the first half well enough and read it fairly quickly. But around the 45-50% mark, my enjoyment and my reading motivation went way down. There was even a point where I no joke forgot that I hadn't finished it yet. (It was at the approximately 75% mark, where I should have been so fully into it that I couldn't wait to finish it.)
I loved Mickey and Elliot and their dedication to helping abused women. They were the only real saving grace of the book for me.
I just couldn't connect to Rose or Luke at all - I just didn't care, and even though I only just finished the book, I couldn't tell you much about their personalities. I know what happened to them and why, but who they are? Not a clue.
In the first half, there was a bit of a mystery of what happened back in London, Rose's background, and what they'd do about the new drama. In the second, it turned into more of a money-motivated conspiracy theory with unnecessary crime family links.
I also didn't like the flashbacks to the beginning of Rose and Luke's relationship. It just reduced the tension that I was supposed to be feeling during the present dramas.
There was also no way to predict the ending. I love books where I can look back after the reveals and go "Oh, I can't believe I missed that". That was not the case with this one. I just didn't like this one in the slightest.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advance copy of the ebook. I'm sorry I didn't like it as much as I wanted to.