![]() These all have a similar vibe / time-period and there’s an element of mystery and unlikeable/unreliable narrators. However, I think I’d recommend this book to lovers of ‘The Haunting Season’ (short story collection), ‘The Theatre of Marvels’ by Lianne Dillsworth and ‘Burial Rites’ by Hannah Kent. OVERALL: My brain is frazzled at the moment so I can’t think of good comps. Eventually, I settled on 10-years-old but I have no clue. Then, Goligher is described like William’s five-year-old son. At first the boys all seemed like teenagers and there was talk of them enlisting in WWI. This meant I had no idea how old/big his student Goligher was. A minor point, but I had absolutely no idea how old the boys in William’s class were. I felt like we needed an additional “redeeming” scene near the midpoint to give him more range. However, I felt like his unlikeability remained at the same pitch. ![]() NOT SO GOOD BITS: William is a very unlikeable main character, which is fine by me. The characters were also very strong and I really connected with William’s wife and the supporting characters. With headquarters in Wichita, Kansas, Spirit operates sites. I felt very “in” the world of the book and managed to forget I was reading a story. Spirit AeroSystems designs and builds aerostructures for both commercial and defense customers. In general, I also felt the writing was very strong at a line-level. The stakes were continually raised at regular intervals and there were a lot of developments and tension that kept me guessing. Spirit needs you Join 12,000 employees worldwide & build your future today. GOOD BITS: I was very invested and intrigued throughout reading this book, which I think is a testament to the plotting. Spirit AeroSystems is Where Opportunity Begins The aerospace industry is booming. ![]() This is a four-star-read and I’m excited to read West’s other books. However, I think creating such a strong character is testament to the author’s skill. Warning – the main character is extremely unlikeable which may put some readers off. There are a series of twists and turns that keep the reader engaged, which is very hard for an author to write when they have to stay somewhat within the bounds of what happened. ![]() RATING: Based on a true story, this novel is exceptionally well-plotted. But as William dives deeper into spiritualism, he is confronted by a series of spooky coincidences which leave him wondering what is real… When his wife attends a séance to connect with her brother who sank on the Titanic, William sets out to prove that there’s no such thing as spirits. William Jackson Crawford is an impoverished professor of engineering who aspires to join high society. THE PLOT: ‘The Spirit Engineer’ by A.J West is spooky historical fiction set in Belfast in 1914. ![]()
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