I'd like to start this off by thanking the team at Readers First and Harper Inspire for sending me a copy to read and review. It's always amazing to try something new!
Sins of Fathers is not the usual type of book that I'd go for. I rarely fall down the autobiography route. And I went into this completely blind. I wasn't entirely sure who Michael Emmett was and after reading a sneak peek before receiving the book, I didn't go out of my way to Google him or his family. I was excited to give this a go and read about the raw and gritty crime lifestyle Michael lived through, and find out what drove himself and, continues to drive others, into the life of crime.
However, I didn't really get that from this book. Don't get me wrong, there were lots of amazing tales throughout the book that a crime and thriller lover, like me, really enjoyed - yet they were only about a quarter of the book. This definitely reads more like a full-fledged autobiography that focuses more so on Michael's redemption and how he changed his ways and sometimes skims over the nitty-gritty.
Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable read that I found easy to pick up and put down. I struggled to connect with a lot of what Michael was saying in most parts but it was still somewhat eyeopening.
Overall, I think this is definitely a 'good' book, but it wasn't really what I was expecting and not something that I really gelled with as a reader.
Sins of Fathers is not the usual type of book that I'd go for. I rarely fall down the autobiography route. And I went into this completely blind. I wasn't entirely sure who Michael Emmett was and after reading a sneak peek before receiving the book, I didn't go out of my way to Google him or his family. I was excited to give this a go and read about the raw and gritty crime lifestyle Michael lived through, and find out what drove himself and, continues to drive others, into the life of crime.
However, I didn't really get that from this book. Don't get me wrong, there were lots of amazing tales throughout the book that a crime and thriller lover, like me, really enjoyed - yet they were only about a quarter of the book. This definitely reads more like a full-fledged autobiography that focuses more so on Michael's redemption and how he changed his ways and sometimes skims over the nitty-gritty.
Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable read that I found easy to pick up and put down. I struggled to connect with a lot of what Michael was saying in most parts but it was still somewhat eyeopening.
Overall, I think this is definitely a 'good' book, but it wasn't really what I was expecting and not something that I really gelled with as a reader.