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A review by sarahs_bookish_life
But for the Grace of God by Paul Grzegorzek
5.0
What a dark horse this book is. I have to admit I only know about it and the author due to a couple of blogger friends who have raved about it and having read it, I now know why.
John is definitely not your typical main character in a crime book. For one he is on leave from the police due to an addiction to drugs. Obviously I was intrigued straight away. For someone to have such a good job and to be addicted to drugs and living like he is, I wanted to know the how's and why's and I wasn't disappointed.
It is certainly interesting to see someone who has to have a daily fix, what their life is like. I certainly wasn't envious and I hope it would put many a person off ever trying them. I couldn't help instantly liking John though. I don't know why, but there was just some sort of compassion about him that even though he is pretty much in hell, he still looks out for others.
This is a very dark read that had me hooked throughout. Even though it tackles a tough and tragic subject it was a surprisingly easy read that I flew through. Apart from your usual baddies who you are going to love to hate, there is so much to really like about this book. I loved the characterisation which gives the story an added appeal and I really hope there are more books that will feature John as there is bags of potential with his character.
A great read and if you only try one new author this year, then make sure it's this one.
John is definitely not your typical main character in a crime book. For one he is on leave from the police due to an addiction to drugs. Obviously I was intrigued straight away. For someone to have such a good job and to be addicted to drugs and living like he is, I wanted to know the how's and why's and I wasn't disappointed.
It is certainly interesting to see someone who has to have a daily fix, what their life is like. I certainly wasn't envious and I hope it would put many a person off ever trying them. I couldn't help instantly liking John though. I don't know why, but there was just some sort of compassion about him that even though he is pretty much in hell, he still looks out for others.
This is a very dark read that had me hooked throughout. Even though it tackles a tough and tragic subject it was a surprisingly easy read that I flew through. Apart from your usual baddies who you are going to love to hate, there is so much to really like about this book. I loved the characterisation which gives the story an added appeal and I really hope there are more books that will feature John as there is bags of potential with his character.
A great read and if you only try one new author this year, then make sure it's this one.