I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh

I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I buddy read this book with a fellow book blogger and it was a blast doing it and it's cool that we in many ways thought the same thing about the book.

A little boy dies after being run over by a car. The driver drives on without stopping and the police are having a hard time finding the culprit.

Jenna Grey has left everything behind her and settled in Welsh where no one will recognise her. But, she can't let go of the past, of her dark memories. And, not even when everything seems to brighten up for her can she really relax, for one day she might be found out...

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I read I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh a little while ago and I was quite eager to find out if it is as good as I read it to be. And, in a way it was good, but I didn't find it to be earth-shattering fantastic. Actually, it took a while for me to get into the story and that's because it took a while for the story to get interesting. I was for a while doubtful it even was a thriller I was reading because it was just not that..thrilling. And, I did a big mistake while reading the book. I was going to look up something in the book and since I was reading an ebook can I just search for it and instead of jumping back it jumped forward and I manage to see a twist towards the end of the book and that took away some of the anticipations. However, the book had luckily a couple of more twist up it sleeves. And, despite the slow start, the book got better when the one started to see the big picture.

However, there is one thing with this book that really bothered me and that was the police. The investigations were fine, but adding in personal stuff into the story just dragged down the story, especially since it felt like it was left hanging in the end without a clear conclusion.

The verdict: The story turned out better than I was expecting in the beginning. It had some problems, mostly everything concerning the police's that were investigating the case and their attraction to each other.

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through Edelweiss for an honest review.

No Honor Among Thieves by J.A. Jance

No Honor Among Thieves by J.A. Jance
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

For the first time ever, Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady, New York Times bestselling author J.A. Jance’s popular series sleuths, join forces to solve a terrifying crime in this exclusive e-novella that has everything you want in a thriller—page-turning action, breathtaking twists and turns, edge-of-your-seat suspense, and…Legos.

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I have only previously read a novella by J.A, Jance, but that was with J.P. Beaumont. This time, I got to get to know two other characters Ali Reynolds and Joanna Brady from Jance's two other series as they join forces to stop LEGO thieves.

I find novellas the perfect way to get to know series, to see if I find the characters interesting enough to read the books and get to know the writing style of the authors. I found this story OK, well-written and quite enjoyable action-filled. I must admit that I wasn't completely taken with the story of LEGO theft. For some reason, it just didn't appeal that much to me. Perhaps I'm not just that interested in organized LEGO thieves.

Thanks to Random House and NetGalley for providing me with a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

An Atomic Love Story: The Extraordinary Women in Robert Oppenheimer's Life by Shirley Streshinsky

An Atomic Love Story: The Extraordinary Women in Robert Oppenheimer's Life by Shirley Streshinsky
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

Set against a dramatic backdrop of war, spies, and nuclear bombs, An Atomic Love Story unveils a vivid new view of a tumultuous era and one of its most important figures. In the early decades of the 20th century, three highly ambitious women found their way to the West Coast, where each was destined to collide with the young Oppenheimer, the enigmatic physicist whose work in creating the atomic bomb would forever impact modern history. His first and most intense love was for Jean Tatlock, though he married the tempestuous Kitty Harrison—both were members of the Communist Party—and was rumored to have had a scandalous affair with the brilliant Ruth Sherman Tolman, ten years his senior and the wife of another celebrated physicist. Although each were connected through their relationship to Oppenheimer, their experiences reflect important changes in the lives of American women in the 20th century: the conflict between career and marriage; the need for a woman to define herself independently; experimentation with sexuality; and the growth of career opportunities.

Beautifully written and superbly researched through a rich collection of firsthand accounts, this intimate portrait shares the tragedies, betrayals, and romances of an alluring man and three bold women, revealing how they pushed to the very forefront of social and cultural changes in a fascinating, volatile era.

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This book was not that easy to read, I had a bit of problem getting into it, especially since I had some trouble in the beginning separating the women stories from each other because the book shifted its focus from them all the time, instead of reading about one woman throughout her upbringing we got some info about her, jump to next, and so one and if you don’t have much knowledge about them before you read this book as I didn’t, then it can feel a bit too much info, to many new people all the time. This brings me to problem number 2, all the people! Relatives, friends, and scientists (and of course scientist friends) show up through the book and I felt it was a nightmare keeping track on everyone.

But I still found the book interesting, a bit heavy to read sometimes, but Robert Oppenheimer was such an interesting person to read about and it was a great approach this book to read about three women who all had an impact on his life. I especially found Jean Tatlock fascinating and it was devastating to read about her death.

I recommend this book for people that would like to know more about Robert Oppenheimer!

I want to thank the publisher for providing me with a free copy through Edelweiss for an honest review!