Sadly, I did not finish New Horizons. I was happy to sit down with an easy read after reading a psychological mystery, but by the time I got 30% through I was totally bored with the story. In fact, I skipped a whole chapter about a wrestling match.
Set between
the 1960s and 1980s, history is not blended in well. It seems to be there for
the sake of it rather than setting the scene. At the same time I didn’t get a
feel for the industrial town of Manchester and the struggles of its people.
The writing
was OK and the characters lacked substance.
I am sorry I can only rate this book as 1*
