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mercx's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Great plot, twisting rollercoaster of gasps & uncovered truths as I read. Mark Edwards did amazing in keeping my focus in all the wrong places, made me feel the anxiety of the MC.
*applause* Beautiful palette cleanser, will be reading more from him
*applause* Beautiful palette cleanser, will be reading more from him
beffsmiiff's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Alright but predictable
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting
jennpearl_'s review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
4.0
judithdcollins's review against another edition
4.0
A special thank you to Thomas & Mercer and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Following, Mark Edwards' Follow You Home landing on my Top 50 Books of 2015, and Best Horror Suspense Thriller of the Year, another horror suspense twisty psycho-thriller, THE DEVIL'S WORK, a book within a book. Mixed with Edwards' own signature devilish wit.
2015--Sophie Greenwood is married to Guy (married for six years) and has a beautiful four-year-old daughter, Daisy. Recently she has landed her highly anticipated dream job at Jackdaw Books London, one of UKs most successful children’s publishers. She was re-entering the world of work, at the very publishing firm she had dreamed of joining.
Her new team mates: Tracey, Cassie, and Matt, senior marketing executive, with Simon, the marketing director and her immediate boss. There was also her predecessor, Miranda- a mysterious departure.
Sophie would create books, work with them, sell them, and inspire children to enter magical worlds. However, soon turns into a nightmare. Someone wants her gone.
She has a dark past. Shadows are lurking.
There was also Franklin Bird. This could be a problem.
Now eighty- five, the former old man, head of the firm, wants to take her to lunch. Will he remember her? At lunch she gets the sick feeling he knows about her painful secret.
Before having Daisy, Sophie worked at Lawrence House as a marketing manager in their children’s book division. Guy worked freelance. Guy did not know about her connection to Jackdaw Books. It had all happened years before they met. She felt no need to tell him. She thought they were dead.
Jasmine Smith was her roommate in college, and the granddaughter of Bird. A tragic past. Jasmine had problems.
From day one, there is trouble brewing at Jackdaw. Something is not quite right. In addition, there is a mysterious basement in the publishing house. Some thought it was haunted. Rumors of a suicide. What happened in the basement?
Alternating from Sussex 1999, to the present, the author unravels a triangle between Liam, Jasmine, and Sophie. (watch out, for those threesomes)--they will get you in some trouble. Also a brother Sebastian, and friend Becky from the past.
In the meantime, at work, Sophie is threatened and paranoid. On the verge of panic every day. Watching and waiting. Someone is out to sabotage her.
In addition, her husband Guy’s Twitter account is hacked and he is suspended. Between someone gluing dead rats to brutal gory details of the past- combined with a book, The Devil’s Work - a manuscript, an evil scheme, obsession, blackmail, revenge, a murder, an abducted child, and Gothic horrors.
From madness to insanity, a race against time--someone is out to get Sophie and destroy her new life. The ongoing mystery? Who, what, why? A captor, a torturer--someone wants to "drive the devil out" of anyone who is bad.
Chilling! Edwards keeps readers guessing, who is the mastermind behind the shocking madness. Appears the devil has an accomplice. A Folie à deux. The inducer who infects their partner with their psychosis.
A twisty nightmare of gore, horror, suspense, and mystery. As always, the author keeps you glued to the pages while keeping one eye open, afraid to turn the next page. A perfect Halloween read.
JDCMustReadBooks
Following, Mark Edwards' Follow You Home landing on my Top 50 Books of 2015, and Best Horror Suspense Thriller of the Year, another horror suspense twisty psycho-thriller, THE DEVIL'S WORK, a book within a book. Mixed with Edwards' own signature devilish wit.
2015--Sophie Greenwood is married to Guy (married for six years) and has a beautiful four-year-old daughter, Daisy. Recently she has landed her highly anticipated dream job at Jackdaw Books London, one of UKs most successful children’s publishers. She was re-entering the world of work, at the very publishing firm she had dreamed of joining.
Her new team mates: Tracey, Cassie, and Matt, senior marketing executive, with Simon, the marketing director and her immediate boss. There was also her predecessor, Miranda- a mysterious departure.
Sophie would create books, work with them, sell them, and inspire children to enter magical worlds. However, soon turns into a nightmare. Someone wants her gone.
She has a dark past. Shadows are lurking.
There was also Franklin Bird. This could be a problem.
Now eighty- five, the former old man, head of the firm, wants to take her to lunch. Will he remember her? At lunch she gets the sick feeling he knows about her painful secret.
Before having Daisy, Sophie worked at Lawrence House as a marketing manager in their children’s book division. Guy worked freelance. Guy did not know about her connection to Jackdaw Books. It had all happened years before they met. She felt no need to tell him. She thought they were dead.
Jasmine Smith was her roommate in college, and the granddaughter of Bird. A tragic past. Jasmine had problems.
From day one, there is trouble brewing at Jackdaw. Something is not quite right. In addition, there is a mysterious basement in the publishing house. Some thought it was haunted. Rumors of a suicide. What happened in the basement?
Alternating from Sussex 1999, to the present, the author unravels a triangle between Liam, Jasmine, and Sophie. (watch out, for those threesomes)--they will get you in some trouble. Also a brother Sebastian, and friend Becky from the past.
In the meantime, at work, Sophie is threatened and paranoid. On the verge of panic every day. Watching and waiting. Someone is out to sabotage her.
In addition, her husband Guy’s Twitter account is hacked and he is suspended. Between someone gluing dead rats to brutal gory details of the past- combined with a book, The Devil’s Work - a manuscript, an evil scheme, obsession, blackmail, revenge, a murder, an abducted child, and Gothic horrors.
From madness to insanity, a race against time--someone is out to get Sophie and destroy her new life. The ongoing mystery? Who, what, why? A captor, a torturer--someone wants to "drive the devil out" of anyone who is bad.
Chilling! Edwards keeps readers guessing, who is the mastermind behind the shocking madness. Appears the devil has an accomplice. A Folie à deux. The inducer who infects their partner with their psychosis.
A twisty nightmare of gore, horror, suspense, and mystery. As always, the author keeps you glued to the pages while keeping one eye open, afraid to turn the next page. A perfect Halloween read.
JDCMustReadBooks
mellabella's review against another edition
4.0
I've read two of Mark Edwards other books. They were both very good.
This one is as well.
Sophia doesn't make for a very likable protagonist. Maybe it was just me?
But that's OK.
You don't have to like her to become engrossed in who is trying to ruin her.
I figured out who the shadowy female figure was.
But, it was gripping and suspenseful nonetheless.
This one is as well.
Sophia doesn't make for a very likable protagonist. Maybe it was just me?
But that's OK.
You don't have to like her to become engrossed in who is trying to ruin her.
I figured out who the shadowy female figure was.
But, it was gripping and suspenseful nonetheless.
nickmasters's review against another edition
5.0
Ah man, why did I finish this book just before trying to go to bed! My mind was racing for at least another hour, appreciating the many twists along the way and how neatly everything was concluded.
What an absolute physiological roller-coaster. Quite brilliant indeed.
I must admit there was a time in about the 2nd third where I though the story line was getting a little tedious, but thankfully that line of thought was quickly squelched and completely chucked on its head by the end. This just made me appreciate that whole side story even more!
Anyway, thanks NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
And thank you for introducing me to Mark Edwards, I have already bought another 4 books. I’m hooked!
What an absolute physiological roller-coaster. Quite brilliant indeed.
I must admit there was a time in about the 2nd third where I though the story line was getting a little tedious, but thankfully that line of thought was quickly squelched and completely chucked on its head by the end. This just made me appreciate that whole side story even more!
Anyway, thanks NetGalley for a copy in exchange for an honest review.
And thank you for introducing me to Mark Edwards, I have already bought another 4 books. I’m hooked!
akaasia's review against another edition
5.0
Oh, Mr. Edwards! You really have a talent for messing with my head! This one was inspired, gripping, and certainly had me doubting Sophie and everyone around her every few pages.
cschmitz3's review against another edition
4.0
❤️❤️❤️
I Mark Edwards books are awesome! I would love to meet him. Always keeps me on the edge! Can’t wait to read another.
I Mark Edwards books are awesome! I would love to meet him. Always keeps me on the edge! Can’t wait to read another.
tanninsandtales's review against another edition
3.0
Sophie's childhood dream to work at Jackdaw Books has come true. After taking a break from her career at publishing in order to be at home with her young child, she is hired by said company. Unfortunately, things don't turn out as well as she'd expected. Colleagues from hell and ghosts from the past are there to haunt her.
[b: The Devil's Work|1132928|Devil's Work|Margaret Yorke|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1181251496s/1132928.jpg|1120141] is a quick, fast-paced and entertaining read. Full of twists and turns plus a considerable amount of red herrings, it will keep you guessing (or proving your assumptions right, which is also really cool) until the last page. Really. Even in the epilogue.
(Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy)
[b: The Devil's Work|1132928|Devil's Work|Margaret Yorke|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1181251496s/1132928.jpg|1120141] is a quick, fast-paced and entertaining read. Full of twists and turns plus a considerable amount of red herrings, it will keep you guessing (or proving your assumptions right, which is also really cool) until the last page. Really. Even in the epilogue.
(Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the review copy)