My last post was a review of Mel Comley’s book, Cruel Justice but, in explaining how I came to read it, I also mentioned that she’d told me she would read Carrion. Although I didn’t want to hold her to it, I did get a sense she was genuine in her intentions, so I suspected it might come to something.

As we ended the Twitter exchange prompting the declaration we’d read each other’s books, I said I hoped Carrion didn’t disappoint. That was on May 18th.

What I didn’t expect was that, on June 18th, I’d get the following response: Reading Carrion now and it’s definitely not disappointing.

I did know that she was busy. She’d said so, and the odd comment I’d seen elsewhere seemed to suggest she wasn’t exaggerating. What I hadn’t appreciated was just how productive she is as a writer. I can’t even begin to comprehend her work schedule. So, even though I hadn’t expected her to read it so soon, I’m even more impressed now I know more.

There was also an indication that she’d let me know her verdict in a few days. Those few days turned out to be less than 24 hours.

Before I share it with you, can I just tell you that, even if she’d given me one star, I’d have been chuffed that she simply made time to read it. She told me early on that she liked to support other authors. This is an author who walks the walk.