Monday 31 July 2023

The Nurse - Valerie Keogh

 

Do No Harm…

Bullied, overlooked and under-appreciated, Lissa McColl learns at an early age to do very bad things.

As a nurse, she is respected and valued for the first time in her life. But Lissa hates her job and the selfish, rude and inconsiderate people she has to deal with.

But being underestimated in this job had its advantages. Lissa can get close to people, find out their secrets… sometimes with deadly results...

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My Review:

Dark and fascinating to read something from the point of view, and the understanding of a killer. I wasn’t sure I would get into this but how wrong I was, hooked and didn’t want to put it down.

Lissa is our killer, premeditated murderer, clever young lady and actually quite a messed-up person that does have feelings (in some ways!) and actually isn’t a killer for killings sake.

Bullied at school, not seen by fellow students unless it is to mock or tease, Lissa quickly comes to realise her intelligence can help change the situation, she doesn’t want to be popular, she just wants a level of respect that all young girls should receive. She formulates a plan and sees it through with ease, no suspicion of wrongdoing at all. This gives Lissa a strange sense of power that we see stay within her as she gets older.

Lissa’s home life isn’t always great, neglected at times and almost forgotten by her parents, her dad works away and her Mum cannot handle being without him. When their lives change and the truth causes repercussions for all, Lissa must be the one to find solutions – no matter what it may take.

Lissa trains as a nurse, she works hard because she has responsibilities, but she hates rude, inconsiderate people. Lissa uses her intelligence and thirst for knowledge to her advantage; she has a great way at discovering secrets and those often can reap benefits for her.

I actually quite liked Lissa, she is a murderer, she has done very bad things but she feels justified in doing so, she is quite outraged by any suggestion she kills for the love of killing.

The story is fast paced, addictive and dark. You cannot trust anyone or anything. Added little twists at the end always spice things up when you think you have it all guessed, I enjoyed that we were still kept on our toes.

The first time I have read a book by this author but it will not be the last.

I would like to thank #BoldwoodBooks for my ARC of #TheNurse in exchange for an honest review.

Author bio:


Valerie Keogh is the internationally bestselling author of several psychological thrillers and crime series, most recently published by Bloodhound. She originally comes from Dublin but now livesin Wiltshire and worked as a nurse for many years. Her first thriller for Boldwood will be published in August 2022.

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