Trashy novel without purpose or depth (No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay)

Member Name: LauraSquires

Product:	No Time For Goodbye - Linwood Barclay
Date:	16/09/09 (21 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: can be read very quickly!

Disadvantages: no depth, bland characters, badly written, very cheesy

I thought this book was terrible and wouldn't recommend it to anyone unless you really like trashy reads.
It's over-dramatic and the writing is pretty bad, particularly the description which is laughable.
The plot is unrealistic and ridiculous and the characters are one-dimensional and unlikeable.
I found it similar to watching a really bad, cheesy American thriller or horror film.
I recently read the story as part of my book club and I have to admit I was outvoted, others really enjoyed it!
Some of the members felt the book really built up suspense and the ending was unpredictable.
I don't agree and only finished the book because I felt I had to.
I certainly wouldn't pick up anything else by this author.
No Time for Goodbye charts the experience of a teenage girl whose whole family go missing one night. The novel follows her search for her relatives later in life and her efforts to find out what happened to them.
I felt it was without purpose or depth, I certainly didn't learn anything from this read.

Summary: don't buy this book unless you like cheesy American storylines and ridiculous plots