Today, I’m over the moon to be bringing my review as part of the blog tour for The Catch by Shari Low and Ross King. Thanks to Rachel’s Random Resources and Boldwood Books for the gifted digital copy of the book to bring my honest review today.
They’ve made it to the top… but someone is determined to make them pay..
At a glittering after-party on the night of the Academy Awards, author Mirren McLean celebrates her win with her childhood friends Davie Johnston and Zander Leith by her side.
This is their moment in the spotlight.
But by morning, there’s only darkness.
Three kids from a tough street in Glasgow, the dazzling trio rose from the ashes to become Hollywood stars with global fame and vast fortunes.
A secret from their past has come back to haunt them and the shield of stardom can’t protect them from the horrors of their old lives.
After reading The Rise, which is the first book in The Hollywood Thriller Trilogy, I was eager to read this book, The Catch. I didn’t even wonder if it would be as good as the first. There was no doubt!
It may be the second book in the trilogy, but it is so easily read as a standalone. To make it even easier, these two clever authors have dedicated some time to writing a ‘catch up’ chapter right at the beginning of the book. There is also a list of characters, who they are, and what their roles are in the story. I thought this was a great touch myself.
The Catch immediately hooked me again. I was back with Mirren, Davie, Zander and Sarah, who has given her job up and moved to the U.S. since the end of The Rise. It was so good to return to them with their glamorous and jet-set lifestyles (particularly Zander off course!). I was invested in all of these characters from the last book and this book just hammered home just home much I was invested in them all.
Everything that Shari Low and Ross King brought to The Rise, glamour, mystery, grit, and humour, too, is present in this book in spades. Then there’s the absolute escapism that comes with this trilogy. Everything that makes L.A what it is is here, and I was so immersed in everything again. The ups and downs of the rich and famous are such an addictive read.
Again, this is another fabulously well written book, but I expect no less from this writing duo. I was picturing everything in my mind as the story unfolded. A story that I couldn’t get enough of. Once I picked my Kindle up to start the book, I just read until I was forced to put my Kindle down, three year olds force your hand like that!
If I wasn’t reading, I was thinking about wanting to read it. It was almost like an obsession! Talk about an addictive set of books! I flew through it so fast! It’s no less entertaining than The Rise, and I finished it way too soon for my liking. Before I knew it, I’d had to leave them all again. I simply want to read the third book!! NOW! But even that will be bittersweet as I don’t want this series to end.
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Author Bio
Shari Low and Ross King MBE is a writing partnership forged in a friendship of over 30 years. Scottish author Shari is the bestselling writer of over thirty novels including bestsellers My One Month Marriage, One Summer Sunrise and The Story of our Secrets. Los-Angeles-based Ross King is a four times news Emmy award-winning TV and radio host, actor, producer, writer and performer, and is currently the Los Angeles correspondent for ITV’s Lorraine and Good Morning Britain. They are publishing their Hollywood thriller trilogy with Boldwood, the first of which is called The Rise and is due for release in September 2022.
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