Love Will Tear Us Apart: (The Stranger Times 3)

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Don't get me wrong, the first two had some of those, but at this point everyone has to say those things and it's a bit tiresome. And as far as the plot is concerned, I’m aware I said next to nothing about it, but to do so would run the risk of spoiling your enjoyment, so I will only say that some of the threads that started in the previous two books reach here their – quite satisfactory – fruition, and prepare the ground, or so I hope, for future stories set in the quirkiest newspaper I ever learned about. Vincent Banecroft, the irascible editor of The Stranger Times, has never believed his wife died despite emphatic evidence to the contrary.

And in this third volume there are mentions (although clearly defined) of events and people from the previous two books. Overall, this series is pretty fun, but I have to admit I didn't like this one nearly as much as the previous two. Hannah has apparently gone back to her horrible husband with little or no goodbyes to her former colleagues leaving the editor, Banecroft, looking for a replacement assistant editor. Took me longer to get into than the first two, and I flipped and flopped between really enjoying it, and not being motivated to carry on reading.Caimh has his roots in stand-up comedy and his wit and comedic timing shines through in every single word, every piece of dialogue. The Stranger Times is a newspaper under the stewardship of it’s editor-and-chief, the petulant and bitter Vincent Banecroft. As if that wasn’t enough, one of the paper’s ex-columnists has disappeared, a particularly impressive trick seeing as he never existed in the first place.

The scene is set for another rollercoaster ride through more strangeness with the Founders and the Folk. And he keeps the pace of the story by throwing in some plot twists, as well as some killer cliffhanger chapter endings making sure you continue reading to find out what happens next. It also had a lot of quite suspenseful chapters and brought the character development to a new level There where more storylines in this one and I missed the group dynamic of the Stranger Times, but the ensuing chaos made up for that. I'm not writing a full review at this point - that will be posted closer to release date - the point of this is to whet your appetite. His TV writing work has seen him work on some of the biggest topical comedy shows on British TV, such as the The Sarah Millican Television Programme, Mock the Week and Have I Got News for You.He performed all around the world, had several well-received Edinburgh shows and supported acts such as Sarah Millican on tour before hanging up his clowning shoes to concentrate on writing. I think, my response to the book could have a lot to do with me wanting to get the whole thing with Banecroft's dead (or not dead? Without Hannah around to hold him accountable for his actions, Banecroft sets off on a course of actions that pits him against everyone and sees him follow his wife to the grave. I wept real tears as he finally reaches breaking point, having been tortured in the cruellest way imaginable, via his all-consuming love for his wife.

There are the usual snorting laugh kind of one liners and insults alongside the tense, dramatic scenes that you read about. With Banecroft distracted, the shock resignation of assistant editor, Hannah Willis, couldn’t have come at a worse time.Those niggles aside, though, McDonnell gave us closure on a couple of elements that had spanned the three books, which I appreciated, and cleared the way for new mysteries to beset the paper, like uncovering the deal with Stella.

I'm not sure if you'd be able to read this as a stand alone but I would seriously recommend reading The Stranger Times and This Charming Man anyway. Received arc from Random House UK and Netgalley for honest read and review,and this is my review only.If you're looking for a quirky, mystery filled, modern era fantasy series packed with all sorts of supernatural critters, a fantastic 'found family' in the form of the Stranger Times publication employees, banter, seriously 'strange things', drama, tension and heart in the throat endings, stop looking. These are fun satirical urban fantasy novels that don’t take themselves too seriously and offer a refreshing take on the genre. But is there anyone in the world who can stare down the barrel of Banecroft’s blunderbuss and answer his interview questions without having a breakdown?