patsy's reviews
201 reviews

Burner by Robert Ford

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

This book is weird, repetitive and boring 🥱 

Such a Good Family by Caitlin Weaver

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

3.5

3.5⭐️

This was a family drama rather than the thriller it was tagged as. 

It was a solid read, not what I expected going in but it kept me engaged. I liked the writing style thought the characters could have been fleshed out a little. 

The Housemaid Is Watching by Freida McFadden

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

2.5⭐️

I was mostly bored 🥱 it got a half a star for the short chapters. 

Who in this day and age sends an eight year old boy to strangers to do chores everyday? Or is this still a thing in America 🤷🏼‍♀️

It feels like she’s running out of ideas so is throwing anything together in the hope it makes sense. It’s not working. 

Six Graves by Angela Marsons

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Okay, nothing special, didn’t hate it, didn’t love it 🤷🏼‍♀️

The Family Experiment by John Marrs

adventurous challenging informative mysterious sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This isn’t one of my favourites by this author unfortunately. Too many characters and so slow 🙁 by the time I’d reached the 80% mark I started to get bored. 

The premise was good, just not my thing 🤷🏼‍♀️

Den of Vipers by K.A. Knight

challenging slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

0.25

What a load of old shit! 

One ⭐️ is too generous.  Boring and repetitive. This isn’t something I’d usually read and now I know why.  

Jaw Breaker by Alex Smith

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

3.5⭐️

Not my favourite of the series but still a good police procedural, if you suspend your grasp on reality 😀

Sweet Briar Rose by Alex Smith

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This series just keeps getting better.  The humour compliments the dark subject matter. I just wish Colin Clare played a bigger role, he just makes me laugh like a drain. 

Every Mother's Son by Alex Smith

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

If you suspend all belief you’ll enjoy this series. It’s bonkers but in a good way.  

Stone Cold Dead by Alex Smith

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This wasn’t my favourite of the series so far. I do like the characters, (except for Billie, she brings nothing to the story) the banter and the writing style but the plot 🙄 I can’t roll my eyes hard enough. It was so improbable as to be farcical. And the Hateful thing? Please, very lazy writing 😐

Saying all that, I have the seventh locked and loaded 😀