Blue Lightning: A Thriller | 
so-soThis was good. It is quite atmospheric, but I tend to tune much of that out. I did have a bit of trouble figuring out all the characters at the start of the book; it didn‘t help that at least one of the characters (though I did eventually figure it out) was sometimes called by his first name and sometimes by his last. Overall, the story ended up being good, and I liked it as much as the first in the series and better than the other two.
pickWhile Jimmy is visiting his parents on Fair Isle to introduce Fran, one of the ornithologists at the bird observatory in a converted lighthouse is found dead, stabbed in the back.
Intriguing mystery with a great and unexpected ending to the first Shetland quartet.
pickLast night I finished my reread of Shetland Book 4. Husband was working late so I 'waited' up for Him. 😉
Loved seeing Jimmy Perez back on his home island. I'm assuming since author Ann Cleeves actually worked at Bird Observatory on Fair Isle at one time, descriptions of life there are pretty accurate, excepting all the murders.
#travelbybook #shetland #jimmyperez
Minor Spoilers in Comments.
pickJust Stunned- totally unprepared for the events near the book‘s end. Perez is visiting family with his fiancé on a remote island in the Shetlands.High winds have marooned a small group of birders in a Birding Center. Tensions, jealousies, rivalries abound. Murder ensues.The effects of isolation, loss, & grief major theme. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ #fabulousfebruary #readathon
#bookreport
Top row are 3 books I finished this week. The other 5 are in various stages. #kindle #ShetlandIslands #libraryfinds #deadphilosopherssociety #ThisLife #audiobook #mystery
Been on a Jimmy Perez, Shetland Island marathon. Finished first two; currently reading the third. #ftidaynightread #TGIF
Not sure that I forgive Ann Cleeves for the #Heartbreak she caused in this book.
#ItHadToBeYou
Oh my goodness, I am SO overwhelmed and touched by all the lovely birthday wishes and by everyone who took the time not just to read yesterday, but to think of me while you did! ❤️ Thank you to all of you for making my birthday so special!!! Yesterday was a really long work day for me but I honestly love my job and the weather was beautiful, so even though I didn't get a lot of reading in, I still had a lovely day. PLUS my husband got off early⬇️
pickI didn't enjoy this one quite as much as the first three, mainly because I didn't understand a plot decision/death Cleeves made. I didn't feel like it fit with the rest of the story and rather annoyed me. I'll put more in a spoiler comment. But overall another good entry for this series. I don't know why, but these books take me forever to read even though I enjoy them, so I am going to take a break from them & read an Agatha Christie!!
pickI‘m not rushing through this series because it‘s so good, I want it to last. This is a book that‘s hard to put down, even though I read a review that had a spoiler for a major plot twist. Great mystery, characters, setting, this has it all. But please, folks, hide your spoilers!
pickI was in the mood for a mystery and had put this one off because I accidentally learned the plot twist when reading a review but knowing part of what was to come didn‘t ruin my enjoyment of the book at all. I just wish I already had the next in the series ready to start right away.
pickI read this one a while back and forgot to review it. I am loving Ann Cleeves and am definitely getting addicted to Mr. Perez😍
pickThis certainly does have a sensational ending; I didn‘t see it coming. Couldn‘t put this down! And I immediately requested the next book in the series.
Oof. Two of the murders in this book upset me. I‘m not altogether disappointed that I have to wait a few days for the next one, so I can get over what happened.
Thankfully, the audiobook had fewer abrupt cuts than the last one. She used the “X heard someone screaming” cliche again, although in this case it‘s understandable. And also... BIRDS. Lots of birds.
Day 24 - #BrokenHeart #FebruaryFeels
#BlueLightening #AnnCleeves
In this episode of the Shetland Mystery series, Jimmy Perez ends up with a broken heart when his fiancé, Fran, is killed while visiting Jimmy‘s parents home on Fair Isle.
There was the same engine noise and smell of diesel and she had a #new perspective on the landscape around her. There was a joyous sense too that she was playing truant. She was such a kid. #QuotsyJan20
pickFinished last night- good murder mystery at the centre of the story - didn‘t see the twist coming in the personal story though 😱😱 wow - makes the next one interesting.
Quick lunchtime read. Don‘t seem to have had a minute last couple of days!
#bookhaul charity shop 😁
Cathy reminded me about this series! I‘ve read 1-2 and got number three on my kindle, made up to find these today!
Some of my favourite books that were impossible to #Forget because of key events (and shocks) that happened in them. #SpringIntoReading
There was a shocking #unwanted plot twist in this book, that has a pronounced effect on Jimmy Perez and the other books in the series. A wonderful series. #ANewChapter
The events at the end of this book totally blew my mind! #🤯 Never saw these events coming, total shock! Things will never be the same again.
#ReadingResolutions
If you have not read the Shetlands Series books you really need to. The eighth and last book has just been published!
#Blue #readingresolutions Some of my favourite blue books, why do mystery, crime and thriller books lend themselves so well to blue books! The tagged book has one of the biggest shocks I have known in a book.
Guilty pleasure of crawling back into bed. Early morning workout class I attend was cancelled. Time for another cup of Scottish Breakfast Tea and a few chapters. I'll spend extra time on the treadmill later. 🤓
so-soStarted off a bit slow but the ending certainly made up for that. If anyone is planning on watching the tv series of Shetland, I would strongly suggest reading the books first as the tv series is structured differently and gives away some massive spoilers.
pickI love these books. I have read three this is my fourth. Started with the bbc series on Netflix.
This is my favourite book by Ann Cleeves, in the excellent Shetland series. This book has a totally shocking end that I didn't see coming. #colorinthetitle
The first quartet in this series all have colour in the title:
Raven Black
White Nights
Red Bones
Blue Lightning
I heartily recommend this series.
#RockInMay #day6 #SmallTown You can't get much smaller than Fair Isle, one of the smallest islands in the Scottish Shetlands, which is where this novel is set. DI Jimmy Perez is originally from Fair Isle, known for its knitting & its birds. Only 768 hectares all up, Perez takes his fiancée Fran back home to meet his parents, but when a murder happens in the bird observatory, Perez is forced to take over the case. But tragedy is in store for him.
#marchintoreading #day7 #lighthouses Another recent story involving a lighthouse is this one by Ann Cleeves. Set on the tiny island of Fair Isle, part of it takes place in the lighthouse on the north end of this small piece of Scotland. There's a picture of it on the cover, but it's on my ereader which only does B&W so here's a beautiful picture I took of Macquarie Lighthouse in Watsons Bay on ANZAC day last year. It was a perfect autumn day.🌞
pickBk4 in the Shetland series is fantastic. Set in Fair Isle, the most remote island in Britain, full of original islanders and the birdwatchers from the most respected bird observatory in the British Isles. Island life is fascinating enough, throw in a killer & Jimmy Perez, visiting his parents with his new fiancée, has his hands full. Difficult with one body, then another woman is found murdered. On a tiny island how can a killer hide? Sad ending?
Started Bk4 in the Shetland series, this one is set on Fair Isle, the most remote inhabited island in Britain. Seemed appropriate to put the headphones in and listen to some fiddle music.🎶🎶🎻🥁🎶🎶
so-soI got this book because I enjoy the "Shetland" TV series. The book was a lot less of a procedural, and other than the physical setting and descriptions of that part of the world, it was fairly weak tea. On the plus side, I could easily understand what the characters were saying.
