May's meeting of the Low Fell Book Group was held in the cosy little room we like at The Aletaster. Undercurrent by JA Baker had been put forward as one of the suggestions by Joan and was chosen in part due to its local setting in County Durham. It was a departure from our usual genres and was generally well-received by most of the group.
Some members were somewhat perturbed by the number of mistakes that had managed to get through the editing process, but this only really put Emma off. Anne Marie thought the author was in need of a thesaurus due to the number of times she used the word detritus, but despite this, it was an easy read and one most people enjoyed.
Having not read many thrillers before, I was keen to know if it was fairly typical of the genre and was informed that it was pretty representative. Phoebe's first person narrative really drew many people in. Despite not being able to make the meeting, Jeanette provided us with her opinions via Facebook. She spent her holiday in the Yorkshire Dales looking for bodies in rivers, which means it was certainly on her mind!
Jeanette and others found some issues with aspects of the plot, but a little bit of artistic license was granted, as these elements were required to allow events to move on. Not having too many characters made it easy enough for us all to follow and Joan particularly enjoyed how pacy it was.
Undercurrent was given a total of four stars.
Next month's meeting will discuss The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry and will be held at Joan's house.
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