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Leanne Crabtree (480 KP) rated Her Lifeline in Books

Jan 8, 2021

I feel bad that I didn't like this but it took far too long for anything to really happen. The death at the beginning, as sad as it was for an 11 year old, I feel like I didn't know him enough to get upset myself. Then when Tommy was in a car accident, too, it was a bit like deja vu, only I knew him a little more. I can't say I cared that much, though.

As I've mentioned before I read for the romance and it took way too long for Ward to appear back in their lives and for feelings to emerge--which then seemed to appear so easily without much effort.

And then that last 15% or so... I'd have preferred a much happier ending.

This is my third book by the author, one I've loved, the others not so much. I think I'll give the author's other books a miss for a while.

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Hazel (2934 KP) rated Good Girl (DS Grace Allendale #4) in Books

Dec 13, 2020

I have never been disappointed by anything written by Mel Sherrratt so had no hesitation in reading this, the fourth in the series, and, once again, it was as good as I was expecting and, as an added bonus, you don't have to have read the others in the series, as this works well as a standalone so don't worry!

What we have in "Good Girl" is a pretty dark and hard-hitting police procedural which follows the investigation of DS Grace Allendale and her team into the apparent mugging and murder of a young 16 year old but as Grace delves deeper, all is not what it seems.

With believable characters, an authentic and frighteningly realistic story line written at a great pace and with sensitivity, given the subject matter which is difficult to read at times, this is another excellent book.

Thank you to Avon Books UK, a division of HarperCollins, and NetGalley for my copy in return for an honest, unbiased and unedited review.