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God I hate wasting money on a new book that I can’t finish. While I loved the series set in Belfast during the Troubles, this was appalling and will likely stop me buying any more of Mr McKinty’s books.
To start with, the blurb told me what the whole story was going to be about. I was going to suffer along with the protagonist as she dealt with the kidnapping. We all knew the child at the centre of the story would survive. So there is nothing to expect. No real suspense. Just a crazy ride and an implausible ending. I could not bear to keep reading. Skipped to the end read the last few chapters and was rewarded in my expectations of ‘disappointment’. So sad when I held the author in such high esteem before.
Being cynical I suspect this book was written for commercial purposes in the US and nothing else.
I read that this started life as a short story. It was a mash up of a couple of issues that McKinty found interesting. Both of which is a fine beginning but perhaps this should’ve stayed as a short story. I feel slightly ripped off.
Now what am I going to do with the book?
To start with, the blurb told me what the whole story was going to be about. I was going to suffer along with the protagonist as she dealt with the kidnapping. We all knew the child at the centre of the story would survive. So there is nothing to expect. No real suspense. Just a crazy ride and an implausible ending. I could not bear to keep reading. Skipped to the end read the last few chapters and was rewarded in my expectations of ‘disappointment’. So sad when I held the author in such high esteem before.
Being cynical I suspect this book was written for commercial purposes in the US and nothing else.
I read that this started life as a short story. It was a mash up of a couple of issues that McKinty found interesting. Both of which is a fine beginning but perhaps this should’ve stayed as a short story. I feel slightly ripped off.
Now what am I going to do with the book?