The books featured on this site are aimed primarily at readers aged 13 or above and therefore you must be 13 years or over to sign up to our newsletter. BETRAYAL is the second book of Martina’s I have read (I read THE TAKE early last year) and I cannot wait to devour more of her titles.

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Meanwhile, Eamonn leaves for America along with his father and after some time he becomes one of the deadliest villains of New York. I am reviewing the novel The Family by Martina Cole which is an excellent thriller which I bought from a car boot sale. When I started Loyalty I began to think my tastes had changed during her 4 year hiatus and wasn’t particularly enjoying it. My only reservation is the prolific use of the most common four-letter risqué word, extended to seven and used too frequently as an adjective to numerous different words.Sometimes I get confused with Martina's book as so many books have similar characters and similar stories but I actually enjoyed this book as a standalone. I know I have picked a couple of faults but I would recommend it as a martina cole fan like I am I did like the book. It's gritty, and emotional, and everything you think is going to happen in a Martina Cole novel DOESNT! It’s a nice whirl through the criminal underworld from the perspective of familial connection, but nothing overwhelmingly excellent. I liked this book as I always do with martina books my only downside was I didn't connect with the characters like I normally do not sure why so I can't give a reason.

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Aside from that, the plot was tired - it has been done to death, and Cole has brought nothing new to the table.They are a large East End family, headed by Reeva, a fiery Irishwoman, who has five sons and one daughter, all by different fathers, and all of mixed blood. Drugs, prostitution and murder are all things Aiden finds himself caught up in but it pays the bills and keeps his family safe. The characters, several generations of an Essex crime family, are all deeply unpleasant and carry out one atrocity after another. Mother to his son, calmer of his temper and rage and a force in her own right, Jade knows the truth. I didn't like how interchangeable some of the characters became, they start off with strict principles but fast forward X amount of time later and they have a complete switch.