I'm sorry to report that I could not finish this book. I read 25% of it and was....well..bored, sorry to say. There were so many POV's that I found thI'm sorry to report that I could not finish this book. I read 25% of it and was....well..bored, sorry to say. There were so many POV's that I found the shifts between them jolting where they should be smooth and seamless. I couldn't care about any of the characters, not even the Golden Boy doctor who came across as some sort of medical god.
The premise was intriguing - a dodgy medical trial and a dead doctor prodigy - and if you like medical thrillers I would suggest giving it a go. But I felt smothered by the medical and legal particulars - and I am no dummy! - but they were delivered in a dry, matter-of-fact kind of way.
Maybe it improves further along. It certainly has positive reviews, but unfortunately for me there was no connection. ...more
I’ve hit a reading slump and just couldn’t make myself finish this (it’s for a book swap so I kinda feel bad). It’s just so bleak and hopeless, I needI’ve hit a reading slump and just couldn’t make myself finish this (it’s for a book swap so I kinda feel bad). It’s just so bleak and hopeless, I need something more upbeat (?) uuurrggg, hate being in slumps!!!...more
**spoiler alert** DNF @ 50% No, I just can't. This reads like Jurassic Park fan fiction, with all the usual tropes - beautiful yet damaged (only sligh**spoiler alert** DNF @ 50% No, I just can't. This reads like Jurassic Park fan fiction, with all the usual tropes - beautiful yet damaged (only slightly) heroine who somehow manages to pull an Indiana Jones and saves her little party from some ferocious creatures hell bent on human blood. There is zero character development, dialogue reads like a very cheesy movie script and the story line is basically the same scene on repeat. Dragon-EEk-RUN-Fight/Hide-Phew-that was a close one! Oh dear Mr X didn't make it (insert cheesy throwaway line here).
Very one dimensional - very not for me. But hey, I don't think Mr. Reilly cares too much what I think, he sells and laughs all the way to the bank. And good for him i say......more
So I gave this a fair go, almost half way through is pretty good going. But it is still impenetrable. I just can’t bring myself to wade through the deSo I gave this a fair go, almost half way through is pretty good going. But it is still impenetrable. I just can’t bring myself to wade through the dense sludge to find the story anymore. It defeated me 😕 DNF @ 46%...more
DNF at 20% - I just didn't care. Most disappointing of the Hogarth Shakespeare series so far. DNF at 20% - I just didn't care. Most disappointing of the Hogarth Shakespeare series so far. ...more
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