I was drawn to this book because it was marketed as a thriller. There was a quote on the front by Lee Child that said "Shadow Man is everything a thriller should be."
I've only recently been reading thrillers and it is now my go to genre and when I was saw this on readers first I just had to enter to win and copy. When I think of thrillers I think of it being fast paced with twists and turns you don't expect. Shadow Man in my own opinion it's too slow paced to be a thriller and there was more focus on character building.
Why then you might ask did I give it 5 stars ? The easy answer to that is Alan Drew's writing. I adored his writing and couldn't stop reading. The story is mainly told from the POV of the Detective. I really enjoyed his POV and the more I learned about him the more I liked his character and I did feel so so sorry for him. Some of the chapters came from the killer and Alan Drew wrote it in such a lyrical, flowing and chilling way.
I read this in 2 or 3 days and really enjoyed the story. I wanted to keep reading and learn more about the characters. I loved Alan Drew's writing and I wasn't ready for it to be over.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. One of my favourite reads so far in 2018.
I've only recently been reading thrillers and it is now my go to genre and when I was saw this on readers first I just had to enter to win and copy. When I think of thrillers I think of it being fast paced with twists and turns you don't expect. Shadow Man in my own opinion it's too slow paced to be a thriller and there was more focus on character building.
Why then you might ask did I give it 5 stars ? The easy answer to that is Alan Drew's writing. I adored his writing and couldn't stop reading. The story is mainly told from the POV of the Detective. I really enjoyed his POV and the more I learned about him the more I liked his character and I did feel so so sorry for him. Some of the chapters came from the killer and Alan Drew wrote it in such a lyrical, flowing and chilling way.
I read this in 2 or 3 days and really enjoyed the story. I wanted to keep reading and learn more about the characters. I loved Alan Drew's writing and I wasn't ready for it to be over.
I highly recommend this book to everyone. One of my favourite reads so far in 2018.