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A review by marsetta
All Fall Down by Tom Bale
3.0
You tried to save a life. Now you’re fighting to save your own.
It should have been an idyllic day for the Turner family – until a dying man, beaten beyond all recognition, arrives at their home, uttering the words, HELP ME.
Rob and Wendy Turner and their children try to explain away the horrific scene as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the days that follow their lives are threatened in ways they could never imagine.
The family is unaware that they are being watched by someone with their own terrifying agenda, who will stop at nothing to fulfil their own twisted desires.
But when hidden secrets come rushing to the surface, it’s clear not everything is as it seems in this happy family. Are the Turners a victim of circumstance – or does the key to their fate lie closer to home?
Forced to fight for everything they hold dear, can they save themselves before time runs out – or will their act of compassion see them paying the ultimate price…?
My actual rating is 3.5 stars. After finishing the book, I started to think what the title and the tagline had to do with the story "Ring a Ring O'Roses, Ring a Ring O'Roses, All Fall Down", don't see the connection!!
I found the whole story very slow and somewhat drawn out. I wanted an intense thriller, to be frightened. But unfortunately it wasn't to be. I didn't feel the suspense or the thrills. The idea behind the story was good and I like Tom Bale's style of writing but I found myself wondering at times about how the Turner family reacted to the situations they found themselves in, and came to the conclusion I just didn't really care for them.
Overall it wasn’t bad a book book, but it wasn’t good one either. I still would read more of his books as I like his style of writing but next time I hope he doesn't try to pack so much in.
Many thanks to the Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
To read this and other reviews go to https://crimeandmysterybookreview.wordpress.com/
It should have been an idyllic day for the Turner family – until a dying man, beaten beyond all recognition, arrives at their home, uttering the words, HELP ME.
Rob and Wendy Turner and their children try to explain away the horrific scene as being in the wrong place at the wrong time, but in the days that follow their lives are threatened in ways they could never imagine.
The family is unaware that they are being watched by someone with their own terrifying agenda, who will stop at nothing to fulfil their own twisted desires.
But when hidden secrets come rushing to the surface, it’s clear not everything is as it seems in this happy family. Are the Turners a victim of circumstance – or does the key to their fate lie closer to home?
Forced to fight for everything they hold dear, can they save themselves before time runs out – or will their act of compassion see them paying the ultimate price…?
My actual rating is 3.5 stars. After finishing the book, I started to think what the title and the tagline had to do with the story "Ring a Ring O'Roses, Ring a Ring O'Roses, All Fall Down", don't see the connection!!
I found the whole story very slow and somewhat drawn out. I wanted an intense thriller, to be frightened. But unfortunately it wasn't to be. I didn't feel the suspense or the thrills. The idea behind the story was good and I like Tom Bale's style of writing but I found myself wondering at times about how the Turner family reacted to the situations they found themselves in, and came to the conclusion I just didn't really care for them.
Overall it wasn’t bad a book book, but it wasn’t good one either. I still would read more of his books as I like his style of writing but next time I hope he doesn't try to pack so much in.
Many thanks to the Bookouture and Netgalley for providing a copy in exchange for an honest review.
To read this and other reviews go to https://crimeandmysterybookreview.wordpress.com/