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jessica_reading_writing's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 Stars
Okay...so this has been on my TBR pile since the beginning of the first lockdown and I've been a bit scared to pick it up. I don't know why...maybe because I'm sick to death of reading about our own lockdown and our own virus! I'm glad I finally picked this up because actually it was a decent crime thriller. There were so many relatable moments in it too, which is both scary and amazing considering the author wrote this many years ago.
Well written and shockingly accurate. The main character was likeable, if maybe slightly generic. It had a decent plot and looked at several different POV. I liked the in depth information about the pandemic and the setting of London as a ghost town. Creepy and very believable given the past two years....
I found one aspect towards the end rather unbelievable (nothing to do with the pandemic) and the ending was ridiculously quick. I turned the page expecting another chapter....like....why end there? There was soooo much more that needed to be addressed!
Despite the abrupt ending this is a great thriller that's certainly worth a read.
Okay...so this has been on my TBR pile since the beginning of the first lockdown and I've been a bit scared to pick it up. I don't know why...maybe because I'm sick to death of reading about our own lockdown and our own virus! I'm glad I finally picked this up because actually it was a decent crime thriller. There were so many relatable moments in it too, which is both scary and amazing considering the author wrote this many years ago.
Well written and shockingly accurate. The main character was likeable, if maybe slightly generic. It had a decent plot and looked at several different POV. I liked the in depth information about the pandemic and the setting of London as a ghost town. Creepy and very believable given the past two years....
I found one aspect towards the end rather unbelievable (nothing to do with the pandemic) and the ending was ridiculously quick. I turned the page expecting another chapter....like....why end there? There was soooo much more that needed to be addressed!
Despite the abrupt ending this is a great thriller that's certainly worth a read.
lepicentre's review against another edition
4.0
Une découverte ce roman. Je l’ai pris dans le cadre de mes lectures anticipation et polar. Le début est prenant, et la fin est vraiment bien abouti. Je l’ai comprise une fois que je l’ai lu à voix haute. Mais c’est bien amené, bien ficelé. On sait rapidement qui est l’assassin. Ce que j’ai le plus aimé c’est de savoir et comprendre les rouages de cet fin tragique de cette petite fille.
zoer03's review against another edition
Sorry I cannot rate this book because I found it stupid.... unbelievable and just absolutely mad and awful. It doesn’t make sense and i actually think the publishers were right to stop the publication of it in the first place... it’s utter trash.
mindthebook's review against another edition
2.0
Mer lockdown lit kan det inte bli. Det är helt klart spännande att se hur författaren för 15 år sedan föreställde sig livet i London under en pandemi.
Många saker stämmer med verkligheten 2020; hårt belastad sjukvård, premiärministern själv drabbad, kusligt öde gator och t.o.m. "curfew", även om det gällt restauranger och barer och inte Londonborna själva. Men så mörkt som arméspärrar, nattliga plundringar i ett laglöst och postapokalyptiskt urbant landskap eller att Battersea Power Station åter skulle satts i bruk som krematorium, så har det inte blivit.
Det blir återigen tydligt att det här inte är min genre. Som om ovanstående inte är skrämmande nog fläskas det på med mordintrig, avrättningar, James Bond-skurkar, osannolika uppgörelser (titta, där ligger en motorbåt för två vi kan tjuvkoppla!) och bestialiska detaljer. Negatively Da Vinci-koden :esque.
Många saker stämmer med verkligheten 2020; hårt belastad sjukvård, premiärministern själv drabbad, kusligt öde gator och t.o.m. "curfew", även om det gällt restauranger och barer och inte Londonborna själva. Men så mörkt som arméspärrar, nattliga plundringar i ett laglöst och postapokalyptiskt urbant landskap eller att Battersea Power Station åter skulle satts i bruk som krematorium, så har det inte blivit.
Det blir återigen tydligt att det här inte är min genre. Som om ovanstående inte är skrämmande nog fläskas det på med mordintrig, avrättningar, James Bond-skurkar, osannolika uppgörelser (titta, där ligger en motorbåt för två vi kan tjuvkoppla!) och bestialiska detaljer. Negatively Da Vinci-koden :esque.
shanomc's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
sad
tense
fast-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
4.5
beanieb00ks's review against another edition
3.0
So I finally took the plunge! I’ve been debating this one for a while and whether it cuts a bit close to home. You could say it would have been possible with Covid happening and my partner working in Pharma. But I was pleased it mainly focused on the victim. The book was an easy read and you kept turning the page but I think it could have been a lot more then it was. 3.5
ukangelaw's review against another edition
dark
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This book was written years before the Covid-19 global pandemic but was mothballed due to lack of publisher interest. I was really excited to read it but I forgot how much I dislike Peter May's writing style. This could have been a really captivating book written by someone else. It did capture how dark, depressing and hopeless we felt during lockdown though.
livres_de_bloss's review against another edition
2.0
1.5
This book is laughably bad.
It’s over-the-top ridiculous, sloppy, and has a host of cardboard stereotypical characters.
This book is laughably bad.
It’s over-the-top ridiculous, sloppy, and has a host of cardboard stereotypical characters.
alicia_meg11's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
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
3.75