Official Blurb
Peter Everett is a man stained with grief, his life becomes a struggle of decisions as he watches the lives of the people around him dissolve and burn.
Mags Donne is a damaged, bruised young girl, reaching out into the darkness, trying to take control of her life.
Their Scars are what begin to unite them, with the people that surround them.
The Scars is a novel of difficulty, hatred, love, intrigue, kidnap, wrongdoing, abuse, laughter and beauty.
My Review
This is a thriller/soap style book with high drama at its core. To be honest I was not sure I was going to enjoy it and only tried it as a punt in the dark.
I am very glad I did try it. The reader has a delicious voice that is like lovely sweet treacle and it was his voice that kept me downloading the chapters.
The story starts out like a love story, and rapidly turns to tragedy that turns a knife in your gut. Part of this is the story itself, and part the fact that the reader has a way of presenting that pain so that you can almost feel it.
The middle section of book started to feel a bit soap-like while I was listening and I thought the author had lost his way for a while but as the story neared its climax I realised just how he had set me up! Nothing was wasted, nothing was "filler".
In summary, this was a tremendous book, and I heartily recommend it, although the subject matter is not safe for work.
Reading 3/3
Production 2/3
Story 2/3
Total Score 7/9
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