~*BOOK REVIEW*~ Death by Dark Waters by Jo Allen

BOOK REVIEW - Death by Dark Waters by Jo Allen


The first in the gripping, Lake District set, DCI Jude Satterthwaite series.

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My Review ↓
4 ****
Although this ended up being a great, emotional read, it did start off really slow and a little bit confusing in places. I don't think I really got into it until about 40% if not a little later.


The characters were great, though I found Jude to be quite ignorant, but I loved Ashleigh and her compassionate nature as well as great investigative skills. She was a fabulous character to follow. As was Dawn.



I've read thriller's set in the Lake District before and they were amazing, but this one was just off, which was disappointing. This author definitely likes going into super fine details about places and it could be quite repetitive. I wanted the story, not more of the same layout. And we do get that in the end. 



The storyline was really good though, definitely a 'who dunnit' book, but it's a little predictable. But that didn't deflect from the story and following the detectives working it. It was a great read and I loved the ending a lot. 



There were a lot of things that could have been made a bit tighter and some things I'm sure have been overlooked by editors. There were a couple of places that were contradicting and made me raise a brow in question. Some of the things in the investigation itself were wrong or not possible and could have done with some more research.



But overall, the start of slow but the second half of the book is mind blowing and addictive.



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