5* Review of Dishonoured Chocolate'n'Waffles - Meggy Roussel's bookish corner Jem Tugwell has a knack for choosing his words so they have an powerful lasting impact! So, now that we agree that the writing style alone is gold and a reason why you should get the book, let’s get to heart of Dishonoured... Don’t we say the higher the climb, the harder the fall? How long do you think it takes for a life to crumble? Jem Tugwell reminds us it does not take long at all. One moment. One tiny moment. One crazy moment when time stops, and the worst happens. We do not spend a lot of time with happy Dan. We get a glimpse of his life and then we are propelled into the darkness. I have read many stories where lives unravel and characters hit rock bottom, but it never hit as much as it did for Dan. A snap of the finger and he’s in the gutter, so to speak. I found the way the author managed to make me care of a man in a few pages absolutely outstanding. Dan’s fate becomes darker with every page, but a twisted instinct mixed with an addictive (virtual) pen kept me reading. Emotions were surging – the unfairness of it all, the pain of seeing what you built be stolen from you, the anger. Every time I thought it could not possibly get worse, I was proved wrong! Jem Tugwell kept digging, but not without motivation. I never felt Dan was purely used to provide sadistic pleasure! In fact, the thicker the darkness, the better if felt when one light, then another, appeared. Yes, it does take time, but when you get punched over and over again for some time, you don’t see the end of the tunnel right away! Dan gets a shot a discovering where it went wrong, and why. On this I will not say much except that the realism of his journey, the introduction of new characters, and the full shape of this part of the novel were strong and made sure I was getting more and more attached to the protagonists and their fate. I was fighting for justice too! Now I am going to use a word that many of us are tired of. Twist. I know, I know! But hear me out. This book is filled with bumps in the road, sharp corners, a sense of threat, and many moments that surprised me. I really enjoyed the ride, as nothing was too far-fetched or added for the sake of drama. The simple fact everything in this novel could happen and create a domino effect that ruins a whole life is frightening, and it makes Dishonoured such a gripping story. Then, a big WHAT?! moment appeared out of nowhere. I mean it in the best possible way. I didn’t see it coming, but it was entirely plausible, totally unpredictable, absolutely AMAZING. One of those seconds when you go ‘wait, wait, what, no? Yes? YES!’ I am reluctant to call it a twist. Let’s call it a freaking hurricane! A storm that changed my entire views on everything I’d read so far. I couldn’t believe I’d been fooled this way. Will you? Side note, if you’re read the iMe series, you’ll be happy to see a character make an appearance! In a nutshell, Dishonoured is a high-quality thriller novel about what a split second can do and how the wheel of fate always turns… Read the full review here: https://chocolatenwaffles.com/2021/01/14/happy-publication-day-dishonoured-by-jemtugwell-serpentinebooks-bookreview-5stars/ Last Post 5* Review of Dishonoured by Nickis Life of Crime Next Post 5*Review of Dishonoured by EmmaBBooks Share this page:
