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ruthlemon08's review against another edition
2.0
I should have stopped reading this but I ploughed on. The writing is so ... drab and the language choices were poor throughout. And don't get me started on Tennison - what a pathetic, weedy character. She had no backbone and I found her unbelievable and was unsympathetic to her 'heartbreak'.
This book did do one thing for me: push me to put my own novel in for publication. If this can be mass produced, I have no doubt my own work is more than worthy of the same treatment.
This book did do one thing for me: push me to put my own novel in for publication. If this can be mass produced, I have no doubt my own work is more than worthy of the same treatment.
cransuz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
luellen1990's review against another edition
3.0
Tennison by Lynda La Plante
Title: Tennison
Author: Linda La Plante
First published in the UK: 2015
Publishers: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 624
ISBN: 147116182X
You've seen Prime Suspect, Well here's how Tennison got started.
Tennison is the starting point in the career of Tennison. This book is about what happens before Prime Suspect, this book is about how Tennison started off in the police force. In the book Tennison is brought onto a taskforce tasked with catching a killer. Tennison also helps the team when she is called upon by someone who over hears a group planning a bank robbery can Tennison and the team catch them before they pull of the robbery?
I personally haven't seen Prime Suspect, but i did enjoy this book, at first i found the book to be a bit slow but enjoyed it more once it picked up. I found Tennison as a character to be a little annoying at times, she is very timid and lets people walk all over her and talk to her like crap and that's not how i imagine and well how the police i know are like. It took me awhile to read this book as i was listening to it on audible as well. I write a bit of a mixed review here because i did enjoy the book but at the same time i found it a bit strange, The book is called Tennison yet i found the book didn't focus to much on her and found she didn't have to much involvement in the cases. So i have chosen to give this 3 out of 5 stars. I'm not sure weather i will go onto read any of the other books in the series but if i do i will of course review them as usual.
Title: Tennison
Author: Linda La Plante
First published in the UK: 2015
Publishers: Simon and Schuster
Pages: 624
ISBN: 147116182X
You've seen Prime Suspect, Well here's how Tennison got started.
Tennison is the starting point in the career of Tennison. This book is about what happens before Prime Suspect, this book is about how Tennison started off in the police force. In the book Tennison is brought onto a taskforce tasked with catching a killer. Tennison also helps the team when she is called upon by someone who over hears a group planning a bank robbery can Tennison and the team catch them before they pull of the robbery?
I personally haven't seen Prime Suspect, but i did enjoy this book, at first i found the book to be a bit slow but enjoyed it more once it picked up. I found Tennison as a character to be a little annoying at times, she is very timid and lets people walk all over her and talk to her like crap and that's not how i imagine and well how the police i know are like. It took me awhile to read this book as i was listening to it on audible as well. I write a bit of a mixed review here because i did enjoy the book but at the same time i found it a bit strange, The book is called Tennison yet i found the book didn't focus to much on her and found she didn't have to much involvement in the cases. So i have chosen to give this 3 out of 5 stars. I'm not sure weather i will go onto read any of the other books in the series but if i do i will of course review them as usual.
lottie_c's review against another edition
informative
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
cassie_tee's review against another edition
4.0
I like how it’s set in the early 1970s. A bit of history and geography of London thrown in. Good story of a rookie cop.
jenilew's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
lesleyo's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
cece5j's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
chaptersofvicki's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
I am new to both Prime Suspect and Lynda La Plante, don’t come at me. 🙈
Over the next twelve months I am taking part in #teamtennison where I am reading the back catalogue of the Tennison novels until the final one is released next July.
I absolutely loved this book, it had me hooked instantly. I found it hard to put down. I really liked the setting back in 1973 in London and the fashion descriptions.
It was a time when female police officers were not treated equally. I liked that Jane had a friend and an ally in Kath.
I really liked Jane, from the start you can see that she is tough and has her own mind and she wants to succeed.
I was fully immersed in this story and the ending blew my mind I didn’t see that coming at all!!
I’m excited to jump into book two now.
thearieslibrary's review against another edition
4.0
Jane Tennison is a probationer at Hackney. At first she struggles to deal with the shocking situations she faces where she feels out of depth in a male-dominated, chauvinistic environment. Then she’s given her first murder case…
This is the first book in the Jane Tennison series, which I really enjoyed and cannot wait to see how this series progresses! I listened to this book and it was definitely lengthy (over 17 hours) and had long chapters, which I’m not used to! Nevertheless, the audiobook was excellently narrated especially with how many characters Julie Teal voiced, which made me immersed in the story.
The characters were an interesting bunch (as expected in the police in the 1970’s) where I wasn’t the biggest fan of some (I’m looking at you, Harris👀) and others I loved (like Jane and Kath). I loved seeing the character’s development throughout this book with me even starting to like some of the characters I wasn’t a fan of before. I loved how Lynda showed the struggles that Kath and Jane had to endure in a male-dominated field and the different ways that they decided to deal with the treatment they received from male officers.
This is definitely a slow burner as it allows you to get to grips with the characters and the murder case and then the pace increases. That ending?! I had to stare at a wall after I finished this book because I wasn’t expecting how heart wrenching and sad it was going to be, next time I will have my tissues ready! Something to note is the dated language used throughout, including racism, ableist language, derogatory slurs and language.
⚠️ CWs: death, cursing, alcohol use, derogatory language, murder, physical assault, sexual harassment, homophobic slur, racism, sexism, physical assault, police corruption; mentions needles, rape, vomiting, drug use, prostitution, ableist language, domestic abuse, drunk driving, cheating ⚠️
This is the first book in the Jane Tennison series, which I really enjoyed and cannot wait to see how this series progresses! I listened to this book and it was definitely lengthy (over 17 hours) and had long chapters, which I’m not used to! Nevertheless, the audiobook was excellently narrated especially with how many characters Julie Teal voiced, which made me immersed in the story.
The characters were an interesting bunch (as expected in the police in the 1970’s) where I wasn’t the biggest fan of some (I’m looking at you, Harris👀) and others I loved (like Jane and Kath). I loved seeing the character’s development throughout this book with me even starting to like some of the characters I wasn’t a fan of before. I loved how Lynda showed the struggles that Kath and Jane had to endure in a male-dominated field and the different ways that they decided to deal with the treatment they received from male officers.
This is definitely a slow burner as it allows you to get to grips with the characters and the murder case and then the pace increases. That ending?! I had to stare at a wall after I finished this book because I wasn’t expecting how heart wrenching and sad it was going to be, next time I will have my tissues ready! Something to note is the dated language used throughout, including racism, ableist language, derogatory slurs and language.
⚠️ CWs: death, cursing, alcohol use, derogatory language, murder, physical assault, sexual harassment, homophobic slur, racism, sexism, physical assault, police corruption; mentions needles, rape, vomiting, drug use, prostitution, ableist language, domestic abuse, drunk driving, cheating ⚠️