All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye - Christopher Brookmyre

I know what you all are thinking and that is that this is definitely not my type of book, but however I always take a dip in the deep end when I need to definitely if a book is really cheap and the blurb (back of the book) makes the book sound really good. I bought this book from a bookstore called Bookends; I think they were getting rid of all their stock as they had lots of cheap book sales on at the time. I bought about 50 books for a great £10 and I have to admit I don't think I've read half of them, I can only remember 2 of those books which happens to be this one and a book called: "Golem 2: Joke - Murail Siblings" (<------ you can read my review on ...  Read the complete review

I have long been a big Brookmyre fan and in particular books featuring Jack Parlabane an Edinburgh journalist, these books have a dark humour and great storyline however this particular offering is slightly different to Brookmyre normal work and is more of a straight action thriller with a large slice of satire added for good measure. The story opens with two contrasting scenes, Jane Fleming a bored housewife in Glasgow who is staring at her reflection and struggling to recognise the woman she has become, her feelings of being old and dowdy not helped by the fact that the aged check-out assistant at the supermarket has just inferred that the two of them being ...  Read the complete review

What do you think of when I say 'Granny'? A blue rinse? Home baked apple pies? An old women working on her cross-stitch? Well stop, because this is modern day Glasgow where a granny can be 43 years old and have plenty of life left in her. It’s this central premise that makes 'All Fun and Games until Someone Loses an Eye' initially interesting. Jane Fleming is over 40, stuck in a loveless marriage and with no kids to look after - bored. That is until one day when her grandchild is abducted - what would you do to save your kin? In Jane's case it involves gambling, fast cars, guns and underwater attacks! With this description you could be fooled into ...  Read the complete review