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Not a genre I would usually read and I’m pleasantly surprised that I was gripped from the first...
This extract grated on me from the start - why is it using American English spelling e.g. color? ...
Even though I haven't read anything by this author before, his writing intrigued me straight...
I read thr Devil’s half mile this authour previous book, I liked the writing style, it found the...
I am enjoying historical crime fiction more and more, but having not seen Gangs of New York I did...
I wasn’t sure about this on the first few pages. The historical facts felt forced in rather than...
The action starts quickly in this first impression, and we are soon introduced to the main...
First impressions this book looks too historical for me, the cover itself tells me it's not my...
The cover was what made me read the first few chapters. Though the colours add a bit of...
I rarely read these kinds of books but reading the first impression I would certainly give this a...
This is just not the sort of book I would pick off a shelf. The cover doesn’t inspire and the...
I wasn't too sure about the cover and have never previously read historical fiction but I...
Whilst the cover of this book is interesting and intriguing I unfortunately am not interested in...
Gripping, descriptive and murder, what more could you want in a book? This book takes you down...
I wasn't expecting to like this book at all from the cover, historical fictions are my genre and...
Set in 1800s' New York, this looks at the potentially incendiary racist tensions between rival...
This isn't my type of book, albeit I like the cover and the writing style seems very descriptive...
It is September 1803 and New York is separated into the Irish, black, and American nativist gangs...
This book is so much better than I expected it to be based on the cover and the blurb. I hate the...
Although not for me, this sounds a fast-paced, exciting read which will appeal to many. I notice...
I wasn't a fan of the cover in the first instance as I felt it a little busy but now I have read...
Gangs of new york was a great movie and had some great ideas with in the story that could have...
this book isnt something i would normally read but after reading the synopsis i would love to...
I was unsure if I would like this, the cover looks good but not the type of book I’d usually pick...
Wow, this cover is good. It immediately has the look of a historical fiction story. With the...
After reading 'The devil's half mile' by Paddy Hirsch, I think that this book may be a good read....
This isn't my typical type of book, but if it were, I would be drawn in! This extract sets a...
Thoroughly enjoyed this read Writer gets the reader immersed in the Plot Characters are...
I like crime novels set in different times and places because as well as the crime story you...
I love historical fiction and this extract has certainly whetted my appetite. I think the...
This is not a book I would usually go for. The cover did not immediately grab me, but once I...
I loved the cover of this book - it really drew me in as I don't usually pick up historical...
I'm not sure about this book but I might be biased because I am not much into violent, historical...
What a synopsis, New York in the 1800,s and gang warfare is rife with black and Irish gangs...
This is just my cup of tea - a murder mystery set in gang-ruled, early New York. I absolutely...
The combination of the book being in the 1800’s and surrounding murder really interests me. And I...
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