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Grist Mill Road by Christopher J Yates
Feb. 3rd, 2019 09:41 pmThe Blurb On The Back:
Hannah and Matthew were just playing a game. But now he is tying Hannah to a tree. And she has never been so terrified. Patrick is there too, hidden, watching. He can’t move. He can’t take his eyes off Matthew’s gun.
Years later, miles away in New York City, living adult lives they never would have imagined, the three will meet again. With even more devastating consequences.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Christopher J Yates’s debut literary thriller examines the events leading to a childhood crime and its ramifications from the perspective of each protagonist with pacing sacrificed for character development which is unfortunate as I found them little more than stock caricatures whose decisions solely serve the plot and were therefore difficult to relate to while the plot itself is predictable and a little trite so it never really engaged me.
GRIST MILL ROAD was released in the United Kingdom on 9th August 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
Hannah and Matthew were just playing a game. But now he is tying Hannah to a tree. And she has never been so terrified. Patrick is there too, hidden, watching. He can’t move. He can’t take his eyes off Matthew’s gun.
Years later, miles away in New York City, living adult lives they never would have imagined, the three will meet again. With even more devastating consequences.
( The Review (Cut For Spoilers): )
The Verdict:
Christopher J Yates’s debut literary thriller examines the events leading to a childhood crime and its ramifications from the perspective of each protagonist with pacing sacrificed for character development which is unfortunate as I found them little more than stock caricatures whose decisions solely serve the plot and were therefore difficult to relate to while the plot itself is predictable and a little trite so it never really engaged me.
GRIST MILL ROAD was released in the United Kingdom on 9th August 2018. Thanks to the Amazon Vine Programme for the review copy of this book.
