Ironically I had just finished reading 50 Shades of Grey (which I rated as extraordinary rubbish) before I read this book and was a little thrown by having the Grey family name rear its ugly head so soon (no, no relation really)! But actually there was no comparison and he didn't feature too prominently, for which I was profoundly thankful. This was a delightfully easy book to read; not too heavy on the content. A real girly book but with a tingle of darkness and a bit of a fizz of adventure to it. I felt that I did get a glimmer of an idea of what it was like living in that time of flux with way that prohibition, the old fashioned formal traditions and customs regarding relationships, racial segregation and the break for a more liberal society were interlinked with each other.

Being something of a non-conformist and definitely not one for formality and stuffy tradition, I rather think Gloria is the kind of girl I would have aspired to be in many ways.

It's not my usual subject matter, but I did enjoy it and will probably look out the other books in the series when I want a book to read that isn't too taxing on the old grey (oops!) matter.

I have to say these are THE most wonderful, useful, handy things to have around.

I use them to mail things to people when I don't feel a paper or card envelope is robust enough. I also use them to tidy up things in my overnight bag when I'm travelling and they're GREAT for putting some of you holiday cash in and sealing up. Easy to stash away and easy to spot in your bag when you're looking for it again.

Brilliant they are, just brilliant.

you can rely on Chris Kuzneski to write a story that you can get totally immersed in; good escapist stuff and just the thing to read when you want to shut out the trials and tribulations of the real world.

If you're into the James Rollins, Dan Brown, Richard Montinari type of stories then this is definitely one for you.

Makes the stresses of one's own life seem tame by comparison! Excellent holiday read.

If you like the writing style of a teenager with a shockingly poor vocabulary then these are the books for you....

Having read some of the reviews (mostly neutral or negative, I might add) I thought I'd read the trilogy anyway as a friend lent me her copy. And I'm glad I borrowed it rather than shelled out good money for it; what a poor read the books were!

The style is that of a teenager with an an ignorance of vocabulary that verges on the legendary (yes, it REALLY is that bad) but with extraordinary delusions about the human body's ability to have sex multiple times a day each and every day without suffering any soreness, chafing, tiredness, yeast or bladder infections. Furthermore, exploits promised early on somewhat fizzled into nothing when (and if) they finally occurred later on in the book(s).

I am neither totally naive in the bedroom department nor do I have a particular interest in the BDSM style, however I have to say that for the most part I found the sex scenes boring, tedious and surprisingly unimaginative. And as for the characters - their inability to behave like adults and show a little respect for each other (outside the bedroom) made them come across as fifteen-year-olds playing at being grown-ups. Badly.

The books are being labelled "Mummy porn" - I suggest this is referring to mummies of the Ancient Egyptian variety rather than the women of today; surely they aren't really being turned on by the exploits of a pair of protagonists both of whom need a good slap to make them grow up and an author who should put a Thesaurus at the top of her Christmas wish list?

If you like the writing style of a teenager with a shockingly poor vocabulary then these are the books for you....

Having read some of the reviews (mostly neutral or negative, I might add) I thought I'd read the trilogy anyway as a friend lent me her copy. And I'm glad I borrowed it rather than shelled out good money for it; what a poor read the books were!

The style is that of a teenager with an an ignorance of vocabulary that verges on the legendary (yes, it REALLY is that bad) but with extraordinary delusions about the human body's ability to have sex multiple times a day each and every day without suffering any soreness, chafing, tiredness, yeast or bladder infections. Furthermore, exploits promised early on somewhat fizzled into nothing when (and if) they finally occurred later on in the book(s).

I am neither totally naive in the bedroom department nor do I have a particular interest in the BDSM style, however I have to say that for the most part I found the sex scenes boring, tedious and surprisingly unimaginative. And as for the characters - their inability to behave like adults and show a little respect for each other (outside the bedroom) made them come across as fifteen-year-olds playing at being grown-ups. Badly.

The books are being labelled "Mummy porn" - I suggest this is referring to mummies of the Ancient Egyptian variety rather than the women of today; surely they aren't really being turned on by the exploits of a pair of protagonists both of whom need a good slap to make them grow up and an author who should put a Thesaurus at the top of her Christmas wish list?

If you like the writing style of a teenager with a shockingly poor vocabulary then these are the books for you....

Having read some of the reviews (mostly neutral or negative, I might add) I thought I'd read the trilogy anyway as a friend lent me her copy. And I'm glad I borrowed it rather than shelled out good money for it; what a poor read the books were!

The style is that of a teenager with an an ignorance of vocabulary that verges on the legendary (yes, it REALLY is that bad) but with extraordinary delusions about the human body's ability to have sex multiple times a day each and every day without suffering any soreness, chafing, tiredness, yeast or bladder infections. Furthermore, exploits promised early on somewhat fizzled into nothing when (and if) they finally occurred later on in the book(s).

I am neither totally naive in the bedroom department nor do I have a particular interest in the BDSM style, however I have to say that for the most part I found the sex scenes boring, tedious and surprisingly unimaginative. And as for the characters - their inability to behave like adults and show a little respect for each other (outside the bedroom) made them come across as fifteen-year-olds playing at being grown-ups. Badly.

The books are being labelled "Mummy porn" - I suggest this is referring to mummies of the Ancient Egyptian variety rather than the women of today; surely they aren't really being turned on by the exploits of a pair of protagonists both of whom need a good slap to make them grow up and an author who should put a Thesaurus at the top of her Christmas wish list?

If you like the writing style of a teenager with a shockingly poor vocabulary then these are the books for you....

Having read some of the reviews (mostly neutral or negative, I might add) I thought I'd read the trilogy anyway as a friend lent me her copy. And I'm glad I borrowed it rather than shelled out good money for it; what a poor read the books were!

The style is that of a teenager with an an ignorance of vocabulary that verges on the legendary (yes, it REALLY is that bad) but with extraordinary delusions about the human body's ability to have sex multiple times a day each and every day without suffering any soreness, chafing, tiredness, yeast or bladder infections. Furthermore, exploits promised early on somewhat fizzled into nothing when (and if) they finally occurred later on in the book(s).

I am neither totally naive in the bedroom department nor do I have a particular interest in the BDSM style, however I have to say that for the most part I found the sex scenes boring, tedious and surprisingly unimaginative. And as for the characters - their inability to behave like adults and show a little respect for each other (outside the bedroom) made them come across as fifteen-year-olds playing at being grown-ups. Badly.

The books are being labelled "Mummy porn" - I suggest this is referring to mummies of the Ancient Egyptian variety rather than the women of today; surely they aren't really being turned on by the exploits of a pair of protagonists both of whom need a good slap to make them grow up and an author who should put a Thesaurus at the top of her Christmas wish list?

As with several others I bought this book after seeing the rave reviews. And as with others I found the book utterly "put-downable". To the extent that I've actually given up on it and never finished reading it. There was no story to be found anywhere. Frankly it was more like something a rebellious adolescent would write, trying to find as many ways to shock and disgust their parents or teachers, and feeling quite proud of themselves for their achievements. With very little effect and no impact. And I do hope that the theme isn't actually based on the author's life; surely nobody can be that self-obsessed whilst at the same time being so fundamentally unhygienic, unhealthy, unclean, selfish and lacking in self-respect? If so, then I have seriously over-estimated human nature.

Apart from the motive behind the book, the content itself is actually very boring; page after page of allegedly shocking actions poorly written. Unless it's just something the English speakers and readers amongst us have missed. Perhaps it really is quite an astounding book and just lost something in translation? Hmm, perhaps not.

Boring, shallow, complete lack of storyline and very unengaging. Oh, and did I say boring?

As an avid reader, I settled down to enjoy a new book by a new author. What a disappointment! I tried for 4 weeks and finally gave up after only 160 pages. The story has no coherence. It is frankly weird, but not interesting weird. There is simply no depth or substance to this novel. I could name dozens of better authors.

Whatever John Connolly did before, he would be advised to return to his former career. There isn't much place for him here.