A few years ago I wrote some book reviews for the Toronto
Star newspaper. I figured I liked it when my books were reviewed and I wanted
to ‘give back’ as they say (and I got paid).
But I discovered I’m a terrible book reviewer. I only wanted
to review books I really liked and I only wanted to write positive reviews. I
figure there are enough negative reviews at Amazon and GoodReads and other
places online and sure, they serve a purpose and all that, but writing them is
just not for me.
Which brings me to Adrian McKinty’s “Sean Duffy novels.” Or
the “Troubles Trilogy,” as it’s sometimes known. These books are terrific. If I
was still writing reviews for the Star they’d be raves, Luckily Jack Batten has
reviewed the books very positively (if too briefly) for the Star.
So, I’m not going to try and write a review, I’m just going
to say the first two books in the series are terrific and my sources tell me
the third is on its way and it will be every bit as good.
1 comment:
I used to write a lot of reviews, and have pretty much stopped, except for the same exceptions you noted. I reviewed both Duffy novels; they are easily two of the top five books I've read this year.
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