A review by matte07
Wranglestone by Darren Charlton
4.0
I loved the characters in the book, but my favourite part was definitely the plot and how the suspense was maintained throughout the book. It allowed the reader to guess some plot twists without being too obvious. It's definitely one of my favourite thriller books in that sector.
The writing was incredibly raw and so emotional that I related to the characters so much, and they felt so much more real. The talk that Peter had with Mr Schmidt was so heartfelt that it made my own heart hurt slightly (and I'm not even going to mention how crushed I was when Cooper 'died').
Cooper and Peter's story was so sweet, and the way the book handled the romance without withdrawing from the action was incredible.
The only criticism I have of it is that at the end Peter raises so many good questions, that don't even get acknowledged, making the ending slightly disappointing. I know that there is a sequel planned, but the ending felt unfulfilled and slightly rushed, and I genuinely said "that's it?" out loud. It just felt like there was going to be so much more until there wasn't.
Overall a really strong 4/5, and it was the book that got me out of my reading slump.
The writing was incredibly raw and so emotional that I related to the characters so much, and they felt so much more real. The talk that Peter had with Mr Schmidt was so heartfelt that it made my own heart hurt slightly (and I'm not even going to mention how crushed I was when Cooper 'died').
Cooper and Peter's story was so sweet, and the way the book handled the romance without withdrawing from the action was incredible.
The only criticism I have of it is that at the end Peter raises so many good questions, that don't even get acknowledged, making the ending slightly disappointing. I know that there is a sequel planned, but the ending felt unfulfilled and slightly rushed, and I genuinely said "that's it?" out loud. It just felt like there was going to be so much more until there wasn't.
Overall a really strong 4/5, and it was the book that got me out of my reading slump.