Shall We Gather At The River?
Jane Jago
*Disclaimer*
I received a copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review.
…for a moment the silence was blissful. Then the screaming started…
The body of a young woman is found floating in a Devon river; she has been beaten and tortured, then strangled and discarded.
Finding out who she was, and why she died, is only the beginning of an increasingly violent and disturbing trip into a world of vicious sadism and routine abuse.
Writing team Leo and Mike Johnson will be lucky to get out of this one with all their fingers and toes.
This is a book with more twists and turns than the most winding of rivers; just when you think things are settling down and becoming more understandable, new surprises crop up to keep you on your toes, and I like that.
Nothing makes me happier in a book than a lack of certainty, I want to stand a chance of figuring out what is going on, but I like it when I’m wrong.
The pacing of this book is not what I prefer, it was too fast, I’m generally more in favour of a slower pace and some more description in the scenes, but I know there are plenty of people out there who like fast-paced action, and the pace in Shall we gather at the river moves at the speed of sound, if not faster.
Ignoring the pace, and the occasional use of more complex words than I felt was necessary, the book has a great and wonderfully complex plot that reaches beyond sunny Devon where it begins. It also features an eclectic array of characters, about whom you’re constantly learning, and who drive the story forward well; there was only one character who I felt was unnecessary, all others fitted into the story and suited their roles well.
If I could make one suggestion to Jane, it would be that a different cover might attract more readers
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