I really enjoyed this, thought it had a good fast pace and I was engaged in the story from beginning to end. I loved the characters, especially the lead Josie King, I thought she was believable and fun to follow. I thought the story was well written and I enjoyed the authors sense of humour. I will definately be looking to read more by this author.
I really enjoyed this, thought it had a good fast pace and I was engaged in the story from beginning to end. I loved the characters, especially the lead Josie King, I thought she was believable and fun to follow. I thought the story was well written and I enjoyed the authors sense of humour. I will definately be looking to read more by this author.
The Unborn is a fast-paced read with an action-packed plot focusing on religious fanaticism and a sinister brotherhood set on vengeance. Author Robin Driscoll grabbed my attention from the start with his intriguing prologue featuring an assembly of monks.
he Unborn is a fast-paced read with an action-packed plot focusing on religious fanaticism and a sinister brotherhood set on vengeance. Author Robin Driscoll grabbed my attention from the start with his intriguing prologue featuring an assembly of monks. This was followed with an introduction to his feisty female protagonist, police office Josie King. Josie is in the middle of a standoff with an armed attacker, who is holding the one-time police commissioner at knifepoint. I didn’t just read the tension in the scene but could feel it too. Josie is determined to avenge her father’s recent murder. I warmed to her straightaway, her determination and fearlessness shining through, tinged with self-doubt and regrets. Her father has only just been brutally murdered so she should be grieving – but rather than wallowing in self-pity, she’s pouring her emotions into vengeance instead. The Unborn is a gripping thriller with a whodunnit at its heart. Josie’s story is interspersed with some gruesome, and often graphic, scenes involving a group of priests and monks. The key question in the murder mystery is how this all links with Josie’s investigations into her father’s past. There are plenty of shocks and surprises in store, for the reader as much as for Josie, all written with vivid descriptions, snappy dialogue and great humour. I struggled to put the book down as I followed Josie’s international search for the truth – through the US, Ireland, Strasbourg and Rome, culminating in an explosive heart-pounding finale. The Unborn is engaging, enjoyable and entertaining (despite featuring some dark themes) – and I’d be very happy to meet Josie King again.