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A month ago I volunteered for the Crime Writers’ Association’s annual conference, which was a wonderful experience! We helped with goodie-bags and general smooth running, and it was a glimpse into the professional world of publishing I’m hoping to join one day as well.
As part of the CWA, I entered the New Generation short-story competition, and to my surprise, I was short-listed for the prize! All of us who entered were given the opportunity to read our stories in a special section of Blackwell’s here in Edinburgh. While it was nerve wracking to read my own work in front of people, it was also extremely exciting, and I am so grateful for the opportunity.
Once the shortlist was announced, my short-story got read by none other than Stuart MacBride! He put on his best serial killer voice (which was chilling!!) and it ended up being an absolutely perfect reading!
You can read my and the other shortlisted winners’ stories here!
March Book Haul
Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from Stuart MacBride, And The Corpse Wore Tartan. @panmacmillan #bookthreads #books #bookstagram #booksky #bookreview #andthecorpseworetartan #stuartmacbride
Christmas came early. My favourite author is releasing another book next year.
The Dead Of Winter by Stuart MacBride
Today I'm sharing my thoughts on The Dead of Winter, the brand new Stuart MacBride novel which is out tomorrow. #StuartMacBide @TransworldBooks #books #Booktwitter #booktwt
Today I am sharing my thoughts on the brand new novel from Stuart MacBride, The Dead of Winter. I’ve long been a fan of the author’s work, loving the darkness as much as the humour, and this book gave me a wonderful blend of the two. My thanks to the publisher, Transworld, for an advance copy via Netgalley. Here’s what it’s all about: Source: NetgalleyRelease Date: 16th February 2023Publisher:…
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I finished The Coffin Maker's Garden.
Ffffppffptt.
Where to begin.
Positives, I loved the opening, a crumbling cliff in a storm, with houses and gardens slowly disappearing into the sea, revealing a cache of human bones. So good.
The protagonist is interesting to begin with, but he rapidly palls. I didn't understand him. He's permanently grouchy about everything without it really being explained. He's loosely attached to the police, but towards the end, he abandons any pretence of restraint and is administering justice with abandon.
It's so repetitive. He has an injured foot. We hear about it multiple times, always in similar terms, almost a cut and paste job. People can't hang onto their phones, they fly all over the place. He's exuberant when describing things but it is very hit and miss and quite distracting when it doesn't go well ...
Streetlights made septic halos in the downpour
... was my personal favourite. I have no idea why they are septic.
Lots of mildly interesting supporting characters who are not developed enough.
The story weaves together two cases very well and the ending was as good as the start. I just wished it had been a shorter book and he'd cut out a lot of the unnecessary flannel in-between.
Started this, which is a birthday present. The plot is shaping up to be fantastic, but he's over-wordy, even for me, and I usually like that.