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Birthdate: 1966-02-14
Gender: male
Nationality: UK
Relationships: Scarrow, Simon (brother)

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Last Light by Alex Scarrow

This was really a 2 1/2 star book. I finished it and there were parts I really liked. That said, there were parts I hated and found ridiculous. Somewhere in here was a good disaster book but it didn't float my boat. I will not read the sequel.

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cdaley | 10 other reviews | Nov 2, 2023 |

Silent Tide: An Edge-0f-the-Seat British Crime… by Alex Scarrow

My Thoughts:

A very promising start to a new-to-me series!

I don't like Her Madge very much. But I guess there has to be one of those, eh?

The plot is not very straight forward, but not very twisty either. Just enough for a crime fiction to snag interest.

What I want to know is, what did the Russians left Boyd with?!...

I would like to see Ozzie take a more meaningful part in the story!

This is my second href="https://www.aubreymusic.co.uk/" rel="nofollow" target="_top">Aubrey Parsons series. The first one is DCI Harry Grimm series in which the first book is Grimm Up North by David J. Gatward. Love this book and this series! That is why I was so happy to discover another book/series that he is narrating! The sample of the audiobook got this book bought!

The audiobook is what sold this book to me!

Quantitative Evaluation:
Story telling quality = 4
Character development = 4.5
Story itself = 4.5
Writing Style = 4
Ending = 4
World building = 4.5
Cover art = 4.5
Pace = (7 hrs and 34 mins listening time)
Plot = 4.5
Narration = 5

Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5… (more)

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cherrymischievous | 1 other review | Oct 14, 2023 |

The Candle Man by Alex Scarrow

London at the time of Jack the Ripper murders of 1888. The book delves quickly into the depravity of London crime at that time. A brutal, graphic beginning – not sure it was it necessary.
It is a clever use of an historic era/event, names and dates, to construct an alternative reality. I think the author had fun reconstructing history over these thoroughly debated crimes in 1800's London. The characters nicely fleshed out, and demon possession creatively used.

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GeoffSC | 1 other review | Aug 20, 2023 |

TimeRiders (Book 1) by Alex Scarrow

This is a book written for young teens but deals with some pretty tough subjects that even as a 28 year old I struggled with. The writing is simple as you'd expect, however, it isn't that off-putting. The tiny chapters are ridiculous at times - but there's something about the storyline that kept me reading. I'll probably pick up the next book at some point although it's not at the top of my list.

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justgeekingby | 15 other reviews | Jun 6, 2023 |

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