Reviews and Comments

Right up my street this one, a well-written and fast-paced thriller

Not as gripping as I'd hoped; an interesting exploration of a fictional and semi-supernatural world of crime on the border of Mexico

My usual science fiction reads don't cleave quite as strongly to 'reality' as this one - which is part of the reason I found it so interesting.

The writer has created a set of scientifically plausible scenarios and then builds the narrative around whether or not they can be resolved - while throwing in a bunch of twists along the way.

I have a very scientific/technical background, but I think that there would be wider appeal; although the general scientific concepts in here are frequent (including physics, biology, astronomy etc) they don't extend to making it feel like a text book.

I enjoyed the characters and the plot. Thumbs up for a recommendation.

I thought this was well written, with an excellent eye for historical detail.

I don't normally go for historical fiction so it was a real pleasure to experience the world through the eyes of two very different inhabitants of the Victorian era.

I try to reserve my 5* ratings for books that thrill and inspire with their imagination, beauty of prose and thoroughness of plot development.

This one hit all those criteria. Astonishing grasp of people and plot, it unravels slowly, slowly, with consummate skill and superb technical detail, building to a crescendo that can't be put down.

I've enjoyed all the TF books I've read to date, but this one is the pinnacle. Ardderchog 🙏🌟👏👏👏

As an identical twin I found the premise hilarious but if you ignore that basic issue it's a good whodunnit and beautifully written

Loved, loved, loved this book. Beautifully written and captivating, human-centred and utterly believable. A big win for a crime drama novel.

My wife read this for her book club and recommended it to me 👌

Now let's see if I agree...

This is an extraordinary novel, a series of short stories linked in wonderfully inventive and intricate ways. The reader is taken through the decades, seeing choices and consequences. Betrayal, passion, love, tenacity, brittleness, and love... Everything is underpinned by that.

I loved this book. It absorbed me into different times and worlds, and left deep impressions in a number of ways.

I loved this book. Taking as the starting point an unsustainable agri-business model that will be familiar to anyone who follows 'contemporary' British agriculture practice, the book charts the progress of a farm towards a nature-friendly destination.

The writing is quite beautiful in its description of nature, in hundreds of different ways. The passion of the author clearly shines through, and I hope that other land owners have been inspired as a result.

I finished this book on a trip to the Abergavenny area, like much of Wales over-grazed and an ecosystem desert. There is so much for us to learn and appreciate from nature, and this book has been an amazing insight into possibility.