Roxanne (13 KP) rated The Small Hand in Books
Nov 14, 2018
The Small Hand is a nice, enjoyable ghost story which unfortunately lacked a certain chill, I did not find it to be scary in any way and I found that perhaps I was somewhat spoilt by the rollercoaster of The Woman in Black. I got a bit bored part way through with the constant diversions and the lack of depth, I wanted more meat that was sadly missing from this short book, this made it feel rushed or if there were pages missing.
I would still say that if you enjoy ghost stories please do give this one a read, it's not bad but in my opinion it just wasn't that great either.
MelanieTheresa (997 KP) rated An Anonymous Girl in Books
Dec 4, 2018
I enjoyed the actual story very much, and I felt like I needed to find out what was going on. I liked the concept of the morality study, and puzzled over some of the questions myself. I sympathized with Jess, and found Dr. Shields to be fascinatingly twisted. The characters were well-written and the plot was well-developed, however it's missing a "big reveal," as we were gifted with in The Wife Between Us. There are plenty of smaller reveals throughout the story to keep it interesting, but I kept waiting for the big one, and was disappointed.
The ending was also a bit strange...kind of "that's it?"
Thank you to St. Martin's Press for the ARE!
Trust (Trust Series Book 1)
10.0
Rate It
Book
David and Charlie are the perfect couple with a near perfect Dom/sub relationship and an ideal...
Two Sisters
8.4
Rate It
Book
They told us he had been missing for nearly two days, that he probably drowned. They told us a lie. ...
drugs mystery psychological thriller
The Giving Tree
8.5
Rate It
Book
The Giving Tree, a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the...
Rush of Blood
8.0
Rate It
Book
Perfect strangers. A perfect holiday. The perfect murder...Three couples meet around the pool on...
The Ice Child
8.0
Rate It
Book
No. 1 international bestseller and Swedish crime sensation Camilla Lackberg's new psychological...
Honky Tonk Samurai
Book
Hap and Leonard are not your typical private eyes. But what they lack in experience they make up...
The stories in this collection are, for the most part, very good. The last couple weren't as engaging, but there's always going to be one or two you don't like. This collection even includes a tale about Sherlock Holmes (and Watson, of course) bt Arthur Conan Doyle himself. It was actually the first I've read of his work, and it was definitely as fantastic as I'd hoped.
Like the other book, the ten stories very from missing jewels hidden inside geese, to missing candle sticks, to death-by-radio. They're all very interesting mysteries, again seemingly simple on the surface but always a lot more incricate than they seem.
A nice collection of classic "festive" crimes. 3.5 stars.
