You cram so much into this first chapter - completely wrap us up in the character's lives and pasts and childhoods, and I was expecting my head to be buzzing from all of the different names, but you manage this really well. I feel completely slotted into the moment of this story and thoroughly drawn... view book

Ooh this gets right under your skin from the very first paragraph. Very eerie. Lots of unanswered questions to make me want to read on and a rather nasty beginning which makes me think I'd be hiding the book and making sure all the lights are on, just a little further into it! Very good luck with... view book

Outstanding opening line. This isn't exactly my genre of choice, but the writing quality drags me on past that. I know my partner (who works in consultancy) would love this and plan to recommend it! You capture the business world very well and neatly weave in the more dramatic elements in a way ... view book

This is really lovely. Funny and quiet, characters with a lot of motivations and eccentricities and beautifully blended description. I've read up to chapter five straight through and will read on. Great blend of personalities, place, their past and the ways we try to control the future. The family a... view book

Hmm. Yes - much more grounded, though again quite ethereal. I think I know what's going on. Interesting way of dealing with it. Of course, the suspense and desire to know I'm actually right will keep me reading on. view book