Rob

Going through a bit of a Stephen King binge at the minute and finally got round the starting The dark Tower books. Not a lot happens tbh but the characters and world building kept me hooked. Looking forward to reading more in the series, especially with the promise of cross overs with other King books.

This was a very enjoyable read as part of family book club. My initial impressions were happily dissuaded as the book went along and the characters became more fleshed out. My daughter is a huge fan of this series of books and I now know why.

Before reading this book it was hard to imagine how it would be interesting to read about a group of boys walking and walking and walking but King manages to make their story gripping, harrowing and entertaining.

It touched on interesting concepts but didn't fully explore them and failed to make you care about the characters involved.

Interesting concept but unfortunately the pay off wasn't good enough to justify the build up. An OK read given that it's only a short book.

Could have been a bit cleverer with the twist, retrospectively, but it's still a good paced mystery that I enjoyed reading.

Other than the slightly annoying habit of foreshadowing doom in every other page this was a lovely little story with a cracking ending that I didn't see coming.

I put off reading this for years because I loved the original trilogy so much and was worried it would taint it. I needn't have worried. The story was expanded well and the characters were true to form while still managing to evolve. Number 5 now then!

This was a gift and to be honest I wasn't too sure if I'd like it but after the first chapter I realised the Authors were doing something slightly different with the end of the world and I ended up being totally drawn into the world and relationships

I've been looking for a crime novel that reminds of films like Seven and Zodiac and I finally found one! This rockets along at a nice pace and alternating between past and present really worked. Looking forward to number 2 now.

Three stars may not seem very good but I actually enjoyed reading it quite a lot. It was just a bit straightforward for the first two thirds of the book. It really started picking up after that though and I surprised myself at the end and wanted to go straight into the second one.

The plot style borrows heavily from Hyperium, which isn't a bad thing, but I found some of the tangential stories less engaging than they needed to be. Saying that, most of them were good enough to hold my interest and the central thread ended on a massive high so that I'm looking forward to starting number 2 at some point.

I'd go straight to the next one if I could, so good!

Another great read from the series. It's unusual to maintain such a high standard over so many books but it still seems fresh and exciting, which was helped by an unexpected plot device at the start. On to the next!

I loved ‘Hidden Figures' and was hoping for more of the same; however, I couldn't get on with the characters and slow plot and for the first time in a long time I gave up on a book after reading a third of it.

A solid read but nothing spectacular. I had a similar feeling after reading this as I did when reading King's other classics. Perhaps because other books/films/series have built on what King created they can seem predictable and old hat whereas his newer books like 112263 and Mr Mercedes are far from it.

Brilliant end to the series, the science got somewhat speculative but it always felt logical to the universe it had created in the previous books and the characters got a satisfying end. I'd love to see this made into a series but for now I'll settle for checking out Peterson's other books.

The book had an interesting central conceit that, although was handled solidly, left a feeling of wasted opportunity. More complex intertwining of the timelines would have improved the book but the ending was solid and avoided the over used tropes.

This is where the series really kicks in and uses all of the build up from the first book. There are some really big ideas along with some real world science (apparently!), which was really up my street.

It took a while to get going but when it finally did the time spent building the characters really payed off. This combined with a cracking end made me go straight to the next book in the series.

After watching the Expanse series i got back into the books and was not disappointed, on to the next!

Great Read! With similar DNA to the previous book, Dark Matter, there was a danger this one could feel repetitive; however, the different plot device allows for very different exploration of scenarios and how they could effect a person.

Started with a very intriguing premise but it ran out of steam around the middle. The conclusion was more satisfying than I expected though as it was actually an ending with an explanation.

This was a great book that unfortunately was slightly less affecting than it should have been thanks to an extremely sign posted plot twist.

I read this with my son and although we both enjoyed it I don't think it has aged particularly well when you compare it to ‘children's' books released these days.