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calli's review
dark
tense
fast-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
2.5
shieldsy09's review
5.0
Wow... What an opening to a book!
It definitely does what it says on the tin -Dark Thriller!
This had a very unique story line that had me gripped from the first paragraph!
Without giving anything away - it was an extremely cleverly written book and throughly enjoy the concept of this read!
Looking forward to reading more from this author and highly recommend this book!
It definitely does what it says on the tin -Dark Thriller!
This had a very unique story line that had me gripped from the first paragraph!
Without giving anything away - it was an extremely cleverly written book and throughly enjoy the concept of this read!
Looking forward to reading more from this author and highly recommend this book!
mandylovestoread's review
5.0
Wow!! What a fantastic read! I loved it, it was clever and gruesome and you won't be disappointed with the ending! Highly recommend
brenda4346's review
5.0
This is the genre I tend to gravitate towards. This book kept me on my toes from the prologue. How Emma described the murders felt so real. Once you thought you knew who the killer was then boom something happens to have you start pointing fingers at another person. That ending though was definitely not expected and I loved it. Definitely a great fast paced read and I’m glad I read it.
toellandback's review
5.0
I'd never read anything by this author before but this was a fantastic introduction!
Mike, Bea and Kerri are flatmates with little in common aside from the usual daily struggles of work and life. However when a serial killer strikes close to home, they are all find themselves linked to the spree in varied ways.
The chapters are alternately told from each of the flatmates perspectives and the killers - interestingly and usually in second person mode - and it drags the reader into an increasingly clever storyline which kept me guessing (despite thinking i had worked it out two-thirds of the way through!).
It's certainly not a "cosy" read so be warned and equally do read the brief but fantastically worthy authors note at the end (read the book first though!) which was obviously written emotionally and from the heart.
Highly recommended.
Mike, Bea and Kerri are flatmates with little in common aside from the usual daily struggles of work and life. However when a serial killer strikes close to home, they are all find themselves linked to the spree in varied ways.
The chapters are alternately told from each of the flatmates perspectives and the killers - interestingly and usually in second person mode - and it drags the reader into an increasingly clever storyline which kept me guessing (despite thinking i had worked it out two-thirds of the way through!).
It's certainly not a "cosy" read so be warned and equally do read the brief but fantastically worthy authors note at the end (read the book first though!) which was obviously written emotionally and from the heart.
Highly recommended.
secre's review
3.0
An interesting, if very dark book and I certainly didn't see the conclusion coming although when I think back on it, there are scattered clues throughout. Initially, it felt like a bit of a cop out, but maybe that's because it was so far from my expectations were leading me. If you like your crime novels very brutal and very graphic, this is certainly worth picking up as it certainly has a kick in the tail.
daisypriest's review against another edition
dark
fast-paced
2.5
idk if ive read too many thrillers but i am sick of this twist and it kind of ruined a pretty good book
amythereader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-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
j_lbrbsblogs's review
3.0
3.5*
I’ve found it a little difficult to describe this book without giving too much away and I really don’t like doing that! Still here goes…
To begin with the reader gets to know Mike, Beatrice and Kerri their worklife, ambitions, that they share a flat and the difficulties each is currently experiencing just to keep going. It is set in London and many of the geographical references will feel familiar to readers who have lived in or visited the capital.
Kerri has a comfortable relationship on the go, she’s a journalist but gets all the rubbish jobs. Then she has a stroke of luck, if you can call it that, when she discovers a body in a warehouse. The scoop will ensure her work at the newspaper takes an upward turn. She makes a link to two other murders – it’s a serial killer – The Paper Doll Murders.
Beatrice has been quite a successful author but recently she’s found it more difficult. In a bid to put her career back on track she has got herself a new agent who suggests, quite strongly, she takes up crime fiction. Not a genre Beatrice feels altogether comfortable with. Then she discovers what Kerri is working on and starts a fictionalised version.
Mike just wants to get his big break. He’s working as a Mime artist just outside the National Gallery. There’s no doubt that it can be good money but it’s seasonal and unreliable. If truth were told Mike’s big break would probably have had happened long ago, if it was going to happen at all, but you never know! Then, after a disastrous try out, he lands a role that is made just for him.
Things seem to be ‘on the up’ for the three flat mates but then suspicions creep in and each starts to suspect one of the others is the murderer. Could it really be one of them?
Whoever the killer is, we are given some of the Paper Doll Killers thoughts as part of the story, they are a troubled soul and there is some graphic description in the book. We are not privy to the direct police investigation as the book is written from the points of view of the flat mates and the killer. It’s perfectly clear whose POV is being read as the story moves along.
Emma Pullar has written a dark tale which takes us on a twisty road to discovery. When that discovery comes it is shocking and quite saddening. This book gives a perspective on a murder, or rather a murderer, that asks as many questions as it answers.
With thanks to Heather at Bloodhound Books for the invite onto the Blog Tour and for an eCopy of The Paper Dolls by Emma Pullar.
I’ve found it a little difficult to describe this book without giving too much away and I really don’t like doing that! Still here goes…
To begin with the reader gets to know Mike, Beatrice and Kerri their worklife, ambitions, that they share a flat and the difficulties each is currently experiencing just to keep going. It is set in London and many of the geographical references will feel familiar to readers who have lived in or visited the capital.
Kerri has a comfortable relationship on the go, she’s a journalist but gets all the rubbish jobs. Then she has a stroke of luck, if you can call it that, when she discovers a body in a warehouse. The scoop will ensure her work at the newspaper takes an upward turn. She makes a link to two other murders – it’s a serial killer – The Paper Doll Murders.
Beatrice has been quite a successful author but recently she’s found it more difficult. In a bid to put her career back on track she has got herself a new agent who suggests, quite strongly, she takes up crime fiction. Not a genre Beatrice feels altogether comfortable with. Then she discovers what Kerri is working on and starts a fictionalised version.
Mike just wants to get his big break. He’s working as a Mime artist just outside the National Gallery. There’s no doubt that it can be good money but it’s seasonal and unreliable. If truth were told Mike’s big break would probably have had happened long ago, if it was going to happen at all, but you never know! Then, after a disastrous try out, he lands a role that is made just for him.
Things seem to be ‘on the up’ for the three flat mates but then suspicions creep in and each starts to suspect one of the others is the murderer. Could it really be one of them?
Whoever the killer is, we are given some of the Paper Doll Killers thoughts as part of the story, they are a troubled soul and there is some graphic description in the book. We are not privy to the direct police investigation as the book is written from the points of view of the flat mates and the killer. It’s perfectly clear whose POV is being read as the story moves along.
Emma Pullar has written a dark tale which takes us on a twisty road to discovery. When that discovery comes it is shocking and quite saddening. This book gives a perspective on a murder, or rather a murderer, that asks as many questions as it answers.
With thanks to Heather at Bloodhound Books for the invite onto the Blog Tour and for an eCopy of The Paper Dolls by Emma Pullar.
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