Killing Me Softly - Nicci French

...I doubt there is any such thing or at least there isn’t in relation to this book. My mum had read this and knowing my tastes, she recommended it to me thinking I might like it (or it would at least shut me up for a few hours) so trusting her taste-like you do, I decided to give it a go. I’m always ready and willing to pounce on a book that looks like its got more spice than an Indian Restaurant and more dark twisting paths than a back street in Brixton (Brixton = Hell with fluro lighting) so Killing Me Softly joined my list of ‘to do’ things. Well as it was so kindly pointed out to me by another Dooyoo member that the ...

This is Nicci's best book so far. For anyone contemplating reading it I can tell you it is incredibly exciting, the characters are well developed, it's pacey and gritty and I read it while in the throes of moving house! I actually found it believable in several respects - how many of us on a dull Monday morning wish we could be whisked off our feet by a gorgeous stranger? Isn't this sort of what we do on a holiday romance, take a risk, go with our instincts rather than our brains. This is what many of us dream about, that adrenaline rush when we meet someone new and attractive! This is a story of 'what-if' - what if we actually did take ...

This is a book that combines both thriller as well as romance. It is about an ordinary working lady in London, Alice Loudon who abandons her close friends, her loving boyfriend and her successful carrer for a passionate affair with a "tall, dark and handsome" mountain climber Adam and soon the affair turns to marriage. As Alice's new marriage progresses, she finds a dark and unknown side to her husband...... I couldn't put the book down initially. But the ending was a huge letdown. The first half of the book is totally compelling and easy to relate to.....once the book is turned about 3/4 of the way through, you pretty much can figure out the ...