billyraymcevoy's reviews
98 reviews

I bought this book thinking it was going to be spooky or gothic ghost stories, to which I was disappointed but then again that was because of my own assumption. The main reason being to finally read A Christmas Carol, which did not disappoint. I've watched two versions of the films every Christmas for as long as I can remember. The story is a classic for a reason!
I enjoyed the story so much and the ending put me in a great mood, same as the films always manage to do. However, the other stories were mostly (in my opinion) a little boring and the ghostly elements were unbelievably fantastical sometimes, more so than I liked. I couldn't bring myself to read the last couple of stories.

I am pleasantly surprised by this book. Kristen's time as Jessica Jones seems to have influenced the character of Abby in this book, the protagonist, as I read it I completely imagine Abby as Krysten Ritter. The character is so similar its uncanny.
That aside, I enjoyed reading this. The pacing was quite good and I never felt like it was too slow. Although, there are paragraphs on law and environmental jargon that just went right over my head, I found myself skim reading these parts.
For a debut novel this is pretty solid and delightfully dark, I hope Krysten writes more books for me to add to my shelf!

Super interesting book and quite heavy stuff. Different to the fictional novels I usually read so was a stimulating change.
The chapters are all very detailed and I feel like I have learnt quite a bit about the cases and criminal profiling, which I now find so fascinating!
The Ramsey and Lindbergh cases were the most interesting to me as well as the hardest to read due to their child murder subject matter.

At first I didn't think I would enjoy this book as it is written from the point of view of a ten year old boy, however, I enjoyed it throughout.
It tackles some very real family issues in a respectful and humourous way. The last half of the book is packed with emotion. The characters are also so relatable and brought to life in the book.

I found this to be a wholly compelling read. Having not known of Joan of Arc, except the most basic of premises, I found this to be profoundly interesting and well researched text. I found myself in awe of Joan, she is a powerful figure with so much passion. Parts of the book were almost magnetic and I read pages and pages at a time.

Completely engaging. I didn't want to put it down! The stories were so heartbreaking and some were uplifting too.

Mostly great. Some characters chapters are a bit boring to me..
Love Tyrion, Sansa, Theon and Daenerys!

Very compelling, I read the last one hundred pages back to back. Often couldn't put the book down. I liked the love story, rooted for the characters, although the ending felt abrupt.
The magical elements were small but it worked to the books advantage as it gave it an element of mystery.
A lot of the book was slow and the overall narrative is uneventful, but to be honest I can forgive a lot of it just for having a nice gay love story.