This is an excellent and original thriller, it was fast paced and I enjoyed the characters. There are lots of plot twists and I would definitely recommend it for people who enjoy something different with a futuristic angle.

This book takes absolutely ages to get going and the set up takes nearly half the book .The bits I was most interested in were the effects of the blindness epidemic on the population ,once they had their electronic vision back life seemed much as normal and was far less interesting .
It’s a rather blokey book lacking much by the way of character development which is what I enjoy in a novel even a sci fi of dystopian book
The author has a clear easy to read prose style
The story picks up once the narrator takes off his video vision and there are some exciting sections towards the end just as I was tempted to give up on the book
I read an early copy on.NetGalley uk The novel is published in uk on 4th April by Little Brown Book Group Uk

I was intrigued by the premise but it reads more like a police procedural with a twist than a dystopian novel. Will appeal to fans of the genre but didn't grab me. DNF

I really enjoyed this thriller. The synopsis put me in mind of Minority Report and it was defintiely an interesting read,

It was an ambitious story to tell and Mullen does it very well

The book is something else. It feels more like a character study. The story is veeery slow-moving.
The book's well-written, but to be honest, I was interested in the story more than the internal conflicts of the characters.

A very interesting premise and well written but it didn't hold my attention as there were too many areas that I couldn't quite believe in.

A dystopian crime thriller set in the near future when a mysterious virus has left the world population blind. Although an interesting premise, the narrative felt flat and I could not engage with the characters.

I enjoyed this dystopian crime thriller from the superb Thomas Mullen, but after reading and becoming so absorbed by the Darktown books, I felt this change in direction falls a little short and flat.

Whilst the idea is interesting, and it feels somewhat close to the bone in that in these current days it could all happen and that’s quite frightening.

The characters are all a bit cardboard and subdued and whilst there is a small hint of ironic humour throughout it’s essentially rather dark, gloomy and gritty.

Written well as ever with wonderful use of the English language, the idea is good, executed ok , but there is a one paced feel and it never really blew me away.

The Blind Spots is tense and atmospheric with a really clever central premise sitting around a mystery that is hugely addictive.

The whole world is blind, people see now through a cerebral attachment that replaces actual vision. The companies that make these reign supreme but if what you see can be manipulated how can you know what's true?

Our main protagonist is thrown into a mystery that seems impossible. It is an engaging, dark and dastardly tale with strong emotional undertones and a real page turning quality. I banged through it and ultimately found it to be excellent in writing and storytelling.

A terrific speculative tale. Highly Recommended

3.5 rounded up

Seven years ago The Blinding strikes the planet in which everyone in the world loses their vision over the space of a few months. Fortunately, technology comes to the rescue with the creation of a vidder, a small disc implant on the right temple. How safe is this technology? Is it possible that it can be manipulated? In fact, some people believe so and refuse the vidder.

Experienced Major Homicide Detective Mark Owens is sent to investigate a nightmarish scenario. A black blur, a figure cloaked in darkness and practically invisible, murders scientist Dr Ray Jensen but leaves witness Dr Madeline Leila unharmed. Owens does not initially believe her story but eventually is forced to confront this deadly reality.

This is a creative and very different approach to a mystery police investigation and it certainly offers up plenty of fascinating images. At the start there’s tension and short sharp sentences which highlight the dangers. Then the pace slows and it is somewhat erratic throughout especially in the middle where it crawls along then picks up pace again towards an exciting finale.

I really enjoy the mystery part of the book with the added bonus of some of the sci-fi elements being extremely thought provoking. It also makes you think about what it would be like to suddenly lose a sense and have to come to rely so heavily on the others. The plot is audacious, there are some good plot twists and turns.

However, as well as the irregular pace the character development is not particularly strong and as a consequence some feel one dimensional. There are several points of view which is confusing at the beginning and at times there is just too much going on that I’m a bit dazzled and bewildered of Yorkshire!

Overall, though I really like the concept and the blending of genres. It’s unsettling, strange and maybe a bit weird but definitely well worth reading.

Ps. I would really like to know what causes The Blinding!

With thanks to NetGalley and especially to Little Brown Book Group for the much appreciated arc in return for an honest review.

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