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'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction'
'Intensely readable'
( Guardian )'Utterly compelling'
( Mirror ) --This text refers to the Paperback edition.Review
'Right from the start [Cole] has enjoyed unqualified approval for her distinctive and powerfully written fiction' -- The Times 'Intensely readable' -- Guardian 'Utterly compelling' -- Mirror
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Considering I've read all of her books this was SO disappointing. If I could give it '0' I would but I had to give it a '1'. It's like Martina Cole has run out of ideas and just churned out this utter rubbish. It has a boring storyline, repetitive and extremely predictable. She's recycled bits from all her other books and changed the names to make a "new" story. There's no tension, you don't care for the characters and you know what's going to happen next. One thing that was extremely annoying was having three male characters - Jack, Jonny & Jimmy with too similar names. By having three lead characters with the same first letter of their name and the way the chapters jump from here there and everywhere makes for a VERY confusing read. It wouldn't usually be a problem but the story jumps around and to me appeared to be in no logical order. Does she even have an Editor any more? The same with the two female lead characters, Cynthia & Celeste. Utter rubbish. It'll make me think twice about buying another MC book. And the price for the Kindle version "set by the publisher" is extortionate. Save your money and don't buy this book or wait for it to become a 99p bargain. Even then it's a waste of 98p. SO DISAPPOINTED.
47 of 50 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I decided to buy the hardcover version of this rather than the Kindle one as it cost less, not quite sure how the high Kindle price can be justified? Surely the whole idea of ebooks is that they cost less whilst being environmentally friendly? Anyway, I'm glad I did buy the hardcover as I would have felt even more cheated if I'd paid for the stupidly priced kindle version.
The writing itself is as good as ever, but the author's tendency to over-describe situations and characters definitely slows down the pace. There is far too much character development and not enough substance to the plot, which really let me down at the end. The characters themselves are believable, but a little bit boring in that they are a re-makes of earlier models and too predictable. THE FAITHLESS seemed to start pretty well and I was carried along by the first few chapters and then it just fizzled out. I forced myself to read to the end hoping that there would be some kind of twist or change in direction to catch me out and restore my faith in Martina Cole, unfortunately it didn't happen.
I guess I could now be considered as one of the faithless as I won't be buying another book from this author unless it receives absolutely amazing reviews!
The writing itself is as good as ever, but the author's tendency to over-describe situations and characters definitely slows down the pace. There is far too much character development and not enough substance to the plot, which really let me down at the end. The characters themselves are believable, but a little bit boring in that they are a re-makes of earlier models and too predictable. THE FAITHLESS seemed to start pretty well and I was carried along by the first few chapters and then it just fizzled out. I forced myself to read to the end hoping that there would be some kind of twist or change in direction to catch me out and restore my faith in Martina Cole, unfortunately it didn't happen.
I guess I could now be considered as one of the faithless as I won't be buying another book from this author unless it receives absolutely amazing reviews!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
When i was first introduced to Martina Cole around 12 years ago I was gripped, I sought out all of the books and over the years ended up reading the earlier ones a few times over again.
Sadly starting with Faces, I think the quality of books has seriously declined, and things certainly haven't improved with The Faithless. As others have said, too much descriptive narrative especially with regards to Mary? (forgotten the name already!) wanting everything. The same was done with the main character back in Faces. Here we go again with another vile, horrible and evil mother character, and not that long since the last one in The Business either.
As mentioned not a fan of the one page chapters either. A gritty storyline but I actually think it has a pretty depressing, miserable feel to it.
Gone are the days when i'd rush out and buy the book every October, either grab it at your library, wait for the cheap paperback or find the Ebook for free.
Sadly starting with Faces, I think the quality of books has seriously declined, and things certainly haven't improved with The Faithless. As others have said, too much descriptive narrative especially with regards to Mary? (forgotten the name already!) wanting everything. The same was done with the main character back in Faces. Here we go again with another vile, horrible and evil mother character, and not that long since the last one in The Business either.
As mentioned not a fan of the one page chapters either. A gritty storyline but I actually think it has a pretty depressing, miserable feel to it.
Gone are the days when i'd rush out and buy the book every October, either grab it at your library, wait for the cheap paperback or find the Ebook for free.
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Waste of Money
I wish I had read the reviews before paying out for this. Not sure what's happened to Martina with her last couple of books. Read more
Published 10 hours ago by Diane Leuzzi
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I too have been a fan of Martina Cole's since her first book Dangerous Lady and have read them all. Like the other reviewers again Martina has given too much description about the... Read more
Published 4 days ago by Anne Thomson
The Faithless
i am one of Martina Coles biggest fans but not for this book i enjoyed it but it is no where near as good as her older books and i wouldn`t recommend it.
Published 6 days ago by Helen Kay Irons
No Faith left in Martina Cole
When I first started reading Martina Cole books they were addicitive. Great storylines, strong male AND female characters, and of course there were some harrowing storylines but... Read more
Published 10 days ago by Ms. Nancy Buckland
Martina - please please revert to 'old style writing'
I have been a die hard MC fan since day one - i remember the amazing feeling introducing my friends to MC & how we discussed her early books and it seemed everyone loved them. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Sammij
A Good Read
I agree wholeheartedly with another reviewer in that Martine Cole 'over-describes situations and characters' but I find this with most of her books and in fact it is what fills up... Read more
Published 15 days ago by Glossy
Still as brilliant as ever ...
A friend gave me my first Martina Cole book (Ladykiller) many years ago and I have rushed out to buy every book written by her since. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Nickiee
Where's the old martina?
The faithless was the first book I bought for my kindle as i've loved martinas earlier books such as "the ladykiller", "dangerous lady" and "close" which i... Read more
Published 1 month ago by dinkydoo
Shocking Couldn't Finish It!
I am so disappointed with this book. I have never not read a book all the way through, but I could not carry on reading the repetitive chapters. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sally
Disappointing, again
I really struggled to get interested in this book. I have read all Martina's books and they have gradually got worse. Read more
Published 1 month ago by vonmox
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