Disjointed and unrealistic characters....
“They’re coming for her. You don’t know who they are. You don’t know why they want her. But she’s in your care. And she’s vulnerable........How far would go to save a child who isn’t yours?”
There’s no doubting that “To Keep You Safe” by debut author Kate Bradley is a dark and gritty thriller considering the premise and amount of violence it contains. Sadly, I wasn’t impressed at all with it. The characterisation was very flat and not one person in my opinion was realistic. I couldn’t get away with Jenni and her ex soldier background or Destiny with her typical, stereo typed bad girl in care attitude and actions. All are unreliable narrators and i just felt the story dragged and never developed itself.
Having checked out the author Kate Bradley and seeing her credentials of managing services for people who are marginalised by society and her experience in education, I can see she has used a lot of her knowledge to create a story but unfortunately the execution of it falls way off the mark for me.
I usually say it’s a case of ‘its not the book it’s me’ but I can safely say on this occasion that it’s definitely not me.
2 stars
There’s no doubting that “To Keep You Safe” by debut author Kate Bradley is a dark and gritty thriller considering the premise and amount of violence it contains. Sadly, I wasn’t impressed at all with it. The characterisation was very flat and not one person in my opinion was realistic. I couldn’t get away with Jenni and her ex soldier background or Destiny with her typical, stereo typed bad girl in care attitude and actions. All are unreliable narrators and i just felt the story dragged and never developed itself.
Having checked out the author Kate Bradley and seeing her credentials of managing services for people who are marginalised by society and her experience in education, I can see she has used a lot of her knowledge to create a story but unfortunately the execution of it falls way off the mark for me.
I usually say it’s a case of ‘its not the book it’s me’ but I can safely say on this occasion that it’s definitely not me.
2 stars