Firstly, I'd like to thank Readers First and Atlantic Books for sending me a copy of Hammer to Fall from John Lawton. All views are my own.
The moment I saw the cover of Hammer to Fall, I was drawn in - there was just something about it. It wasn't until I read the first few chapters that I soon realised this was a spy novel and not something I would typically pick up. Nonetheless, I soldiered on and finished the book in a week.
I have never read a John Lawton novel before or any of the Joe Wilderness novels, but I can safely say that this novel seemed to work well as a standalone, not forcing the reader to have to think back to previous novels - in my experience anyway.
Mixing historical occurrences with Joe Wilderness' haphazard spy ways, John Lawton delivered a very British spy thriller full of lust, darkness, and humour! The characters were enjoyable and the writing style flowed nicely. I did sometimes struggle with the short chapters being loaded with information, but I can see past that.
I did enjoy this book, but there were definitely times when I found myself a little bored - I'm unsure whether this is because I am just not the target audience for this book.
The moment I saw the cover of Hammer to Fall, I was drawn in - there was just something about it. It wasn't until I read the first few chapters that I soon realised this was a spy novel and not something I would typically pick up. Nonetheless, I soldiered on and finished the book in a week.
I have never read a John Lawton novel before or any of the Joe Wilderness novels, but I can safely say that this novel seemed to work well as a standalone, not forcing the reader to have to think back to previous novels - in my experience anyway.
Mixing historical occurrences with Joe Wilderness' haphazard spy ways, John Lawton delivered a very British spy thriller full of lust, darkness, and humour! The characters were enjoyable and the writing style flowed nicely. I did sometimes struggle with the short chapters being loaded with information, but I can see past that.
I did enjoy this book, but there were definitely times when I found myself a little bored - I'm unsure whether this is because I am just not the target audience for this book.