3. The Torment of others by Val McDermid
(page – 554 , genre – thriller , psychological thriller , crime)
+well writtenΒ psychological insights
+parallel narration
+a wide range of characters
-Nothing in particular
Rating : 4.5/5
(- 0.5 to give away the killer name and still have 50 pages to read till the end :P)
2.The Secret Country by Jane johnson
(Pages – 256 , Genre – Children, magic)
+ kids, pets, magical country, villain uncle
+ illustrations
– a little too predictable (basically its for kids till age 13)
PS : Its book 1 of the secret country triology.
Rating : 3/5
1.The Holcroft Covenant by Robert Ludlum
( Pages 494 , Genre – Spy , thriller )
+ Fast narration
+ Self revealing layers in the story
+ well crafted action scenes.
– A little confusing if you get distracted too much while reading
Rating : 4/5
Currently Reading :
Urban Shots ( 29 urban tales by 13 writers)
Faith of the Fallen by Terry goodkind
The Holcroft Covenant is truly well crafted had read it couple of weeks back, and it keeps u glued to the imaginations :).. I am sure will read some of the books which gonna be up here on ur blog this year π …
oh i read a lot of thriller books . you will know π
I can see now π
Just received “The Hobbit” from flipkart. Will start reading from today. Hope I get into a habit soon. π
better be prepared to be bored in first 50 pages ! i left the book twice before finishing it .. same with LOTR π
Waiting for “the secret County”
thanks for the brief intro to the books.