Review: Nine Lives
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 3, 2014
I enjoyed reading this collection: each of the stories is very different to the rest; a couple are satisfyingly predictable; one has an unexpected ending in the final sentence; and they are all entertaining and make for a good read.What I love is Terry Tyler's style: it's chatty and intimate like a friend gossiping with you over a coffee. And it's so down-to-earth. She's got such a good understanding of human nature and what makes the world go round and she draws on this to great effect in her characterisation.Many of the stories are set in a recent past that is very familiar and the author beautifully evokes an era with a few well-chosen details and observations.If you haven't read Nine Lives yet, I highly recommend it.