Friday 29 June 2012

Maps of Hell - Paul Johnston

Date Read: October 2010

The bestselling author of "The Soul Collector" brings readers a new installment featuring mystery writer hero Matt Wells as he's never seen seen before. Original.

My Thoughts: Where to start! This book was terrible! I read this on the train to a work conference in Manchester and picked so many faults and cliches from it that it was untrue.

There are so many typing errors in the book that it is almost impossible to see past them. The editors must have been asleep on the job when they read through it. Johnston's characters are mostly 2D and unlikeable and the main character seems to have a derogatory view of women (something that was so glaringly obvious that it was difficult to miss). The protagonist outlines everything he does before he does it, and his flashbacks and such are very unbelievable.

No suspense, not much action, characters that grated on me and a whole bunch of typos - it's a shame because the cover and blurb looked so good. I actually gave my copy away (which I never do to my books).

Recommendation: If you want to see how NOT to write a book - read it.


I RATED IT 0/10

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