Rate this book

Zwartgelakte Nagels (2012)

by Steven Herrick(Favorite Author)

3.54 of 5 Votes: 3

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Lemniscaat

review 1: This book was not for me, though I don't think it was a bad book. The characters were relatable with James, a man finally leaving the nest and Sophie, a somewhat wild and rebellious girl who lives her life on her own terms. However, I can't say I ever really liked either of them. They were just there. That's how the whole book was for me. I never felt like I was enjoying or hating it, it was just something to pass the time with. Having the author also write with more of an Australian culture made the story as a whole a little less grasping for me. There were a few terms here and there that I wouldn't understand and it would have me pull away from the story. Though the alternating chapters were nice, I didn't feel as though I had a good bearing on who James was as a charact... moreer since he was always shown in the present. Also, I felt the handful of chapters in his parents perspective were unnecessary and took away from the flow of the book. Sophie, though confident and probably the most well-developed character in the story, had a lot of back stories where I kept feeling unsure about why Herrick bothered to even mention it. Overall, I never felt the characters really grow through the book, they more just changed suddenly, like magic. This book was a slow read for me and just left me frustrated that it wasn't ending so I could move on to something more interesting.
review 2: Black Painted Fingernails is a breathtaking novel of the past and future. James and Sophie just want to figure out what they want to do in their future, which is not easy when James’s mother is controlling and his father goes along with her, and it isn’t any better for Sophie when her mother left when she was in primary school and she hasn’t seen her father since she ran away from home due to her brother assaulting her. But when James gives Sophie a lift to her hometown, they both seem to finally figure out what they want in life, maybe even a future together. less

Download links for: Zwartgelakte nagels

Advertising