This one is a bit different from the author's previous two books. It's more a psychological thriller regarding a serial killer and one of his intended victims who turns the tables and hunts him. Despite the time travel element in which the killer jumps all through time, the book is very much a thr...
3.9 or shucks, four full stars- I can't deciiiiiide! Not like it makes much difference but still. :(Novels are like people.Some of them live in the moment, others in the past and some await the future. Then there are the rare ones that build up to the end. [b:The Shining Girls|16131077|The Shining G...
Interesting concept, fast-paced and compelling. I particularly liked the historical elements as the author introduced each of the 'girls'. The main character, Kirby, is well-done and interesting to read about. Ultimately though I found it a bit unsatisfying; I think things about serial killers are j...
"He remembers doing it. He has no recollection of doing it. One of these things must be true."Wow, this was so different. I was expecting something similar to Zoo City, which was an urban fantasy. But I should have known to expect the unexpected from Lauren Beukes. The shining girls is a SF Thriller...
Very damn good! (Thanks, karen!)How to begin?3. The garden-variety fictional serial killer — or at least any incarnation after Dr. Hannibal Lecter — is like the world’s worst poet. Every creation is a baroque manifestation of personal desires and symbology. The cop is a New Critic, reading through ...
4 ½ starsThis story gripped me like no other psychological thriller! This 3rd book by the author is very different to Zoo City but no less powerful in its writing.It follows the demented journey of a serial killer who gets drawn to a House which serves as a portal into other times. He has a seemingl...
I hate that the press blurb on the back of my advance copy says, "The Time Traveler's Wife meets The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo." Those kinds of comparisons are silly and usually wrong. That being said, The Shining Girls feels like a cross between Cloud Atlas and Silence of the Lambs. I guess even ...
Darn I didnt want this book to end. I would happily have read on into eternity and an eternal tale is exactly what you will get if you have the good sense to pick up a copy of this book. A huge thanks to the lovely lasses at Harper Collins for the early copy - it means I have had the honour of being...
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