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A review by maureensbooks89
Bite by Nick Louth
3.0
Since I never read a book by Nick Louth before, I was really excited to read this book. The headlines on the book cover are very promising: ‘The most gripping thriller you’ll ever read’. So off course I started reading with high expectations.
The beginning of this book was very gripping. Honestly, the beginning is like every thriller should begin. Its mysterious, immediately makes you wonder about the rest of the book and it makes you want to read further. I got really excited about the book through those first four pages.
The most interesting thing about this book is that you get to read the present, and entries from Erica’s journal from years ago. I definitely enjoyed this part from the book. Although I expected early on that these journal entries where a part of what made her disappear right now, it’s definitely interesting to read and never bored me.
The thing I found a little confusing where the many characters that where described at the beginning of the book. There were some chapters about these other character, but I didn’t really get why they were there. It didn’t make this book more or less interesting, and it was a little confusing to remember all the names and which role the where supposed to play.
Obviously, as a Dutch girl, I really liked that this book took place in Amsterdam. I’ve been to Amsterdam many many times, and my parents are both born there, so I know a lot about that city. Reading about Amsterdam definitely made this book fun for me. Although it did, especially in the beginning, sound like all Amsterdam was really about is the Red Light District. And I promise you, Amsterdam is so much more.
Concluding, I didn’t find this book ‘The most gripping thriller you’ll ever read’, but I did enjoy it. This book was very informative, well researched and it kept me want to keep reading. But the main character Max didn’t really get to me. I found his character a little strange. One minute he’s this sculptor desperate to find his missing girlfriend, the next he is this retired ‘superhero’ with some attitude problems. This just didn’t fit the story if you ask me.
So I enjoyed the book, but it didn’t ‘WOW’ me.
The beginning of this book was very gripping. Honestly, the beginning is like every thriller should begin. Its mysterious, immediately makes you wonder about the rest of the book and it makes you want to read further. I got really excited about the book through those first four pages.
The most interesting thing about this book is that you get to read the present, and entries from Erica’s journal from years ago. I definitely enjoyed this part from the book. Although I expected early on that these journal entries where a part of what made her disappear right now, it’s definitely interesting to read and never bored me.
The thing I found a little confusing where the many characters that where described at the beginning of the book. There were some chapters about these other character, but I didn’t really get why they were there. It didn’t make this book more or less interesting, and it was a little confusing to remember all the names and which role the where supposed to play.
Obviously, as a Dutch girl, I really liked that this book took place in Amsterdam. I’ve been to Amsterdam many many times, and my parents are both born there, so I know a lot about that city. Reading about Amsterdam definitely made this book fun for me. Although it did, especially in the beginning, sound like all Amsterdam was really about is the Red Light District. And I promise you, Amsterdam is so much more.
Concluding, I didn’t find this book ‘The most gripping thriller you’ll ever read’, but I did enjoy it. This book was very informative, well researched and it kept me want to keep reading. But the main character Max didn’t really get to me. I found his character a little strange. One minute he’s this sculptor desperate to find his missing girlfriend, the next he is this retired ‘superhero’ with some attitude problems. This just didn’t fit the story if you ask me.
So I enjoyed the book, but it didn’t ‘WOW’ me.