The Victim: If you live for your family, would you die for your family?: Book 3 (The Mitchells and O’Haras Trilogy) Paperback – 12 Jan. 2017

*If you plan on reading the first two parts of this trilogy please do not read this review as it will inevitably contain spoilers, as the story is so much further along now*Every now and then as a reader you come along a new author that blows you away. You wonder how you had never picked up one of their books and if anybody else can match up to them. This is how I felt when I started reading Martina Cole in the early days. Don't get me wrong, she is still a great author but I found myself becoming more and more disappointed with her books. When I picked up my first Kimberley Chambers book I was transported back to what I fondly call the Martina Cole `early days'. Kimberley Chambers has written three excellent stand-alone books and has now finished and released the final part of the O'Hara/Mitchell trilogy.Having read the first two parts I had a good idea of the characters and what they had been through to get to the stages they were at now. The Mitchell and O'Hara family are still battling, only this time Eddie Mitchell's daughter Frankie is in prison and there are new additions to the family such as Eddie's partner Gina. The characters themselves are first class and they are rough around the edges and frighteningly real. Because this was part 3, I was itching to know what would become of the two families and boy was I unprepared for the rollercoaster I was taken on. The book is a hefty 432 pages and we are thrown straight in at the deep end with both families from page 1.The wonderful thing about reading her books is the sheer speed at which you are catapulted into the characters worlds. I worry about writing too much involving the characters and storyline as it is easy to give away spoilers but I will say this. You will be on the edge of your seat and will not want to put the book down. This book was read in just over a day and it didn't leave my side for too long.The last quarter of the book is full of suspense and what if's and I found myself jigging up and down because I was so eager to get to the end. I wasn't disappointed at all and thought that Kimberley Chambers has written her best work yet. The book was wrapped up nicely, but not perfectly which again adds that touch of realism to it. The only disappointing thing for me is that as usual I have been impatient and will now have the job of counting the months until her next release.People tend to read the same type if books and I have seen many comments saying that she is as good as Martina Cole. That statement is in my opinion incorrect, she is better than Martina Cole. For all you people that are on the lookout for a new author, if you haven't tried KC yet, maybe now is the time to start!

Fab story, great author, didn't want 3rd book to end.

Although I thoroughly enjoyed the book, I must knock off a star because, as a third part of a trilogy, I expected it to be fully completed and it isn't. There are still unanswered questions about what comes next and it is necessary to buy a fourth book to find the outcome. Also, suprisingly for Kimberley Chambers, explanations of past happenings are unnecessarily repeated. Still, the entertainment value and the otherwise excellent storytelling would normally qualify for a full five star rating. Wonderfully enjoyable.

Kimberley Chambers never fails to disappoint her readers and this book is amazing as any other of her books are and just amazing

Brilliant as usual, can't wait for the next.Hope it's not too long!Looking for something to keep me going. Need to occupy my mind at the moment.

Another fantastic story, although it wasn't as I expected. With Frankie in prison for attempting to stab her horrible boyfriend, Jed, all she wants is to see her children. I thought the most predictable storyline would be 'that secret' getting out and when it did, the shit would hit the fan in epic proportions!But praise to the author for not being predictable.The story instead plods along at an even pace, with alternating family dramas consuming the majority of the plot. At times I got impatient, especially with the shenanigans involving Frankie's Grandparents (and Joyce really annoyed me in this one); but what I love about Kimberley's characters is they feel like real people! You laugh with them, cry with them and on occasions, want to tear your hair out. To feel so emotionally involved with them is the hallmark of a talented writer with a nose for real life. So yes, the storyline did not pan out as predicted... but there was twist in the middle that shook me hollow and so heartbreaking. How a family could survive this awful turn of events was a miracle, but I found the final chapters utterly gripping, leaving me hungry for more! I highly recommend this series, which is one of the best I've ever read.

Hvn't read yet...but am collecting all if Kimberly Chambers' books...hv read a couple so far and they hv been great. Am sure The Victim will be too

Get 3 stars from me, why, because it was an age ago since I read the other two, normally novels seem to pick up where they left off, you remember who was who, etc. For me this was not the case, seemed to be an overload of characters, lots going on. I couldn't figure out who was who until half way through it all came together for me and I started to remember who they were, connections, what had happened before in previous novels to this trilogy. (This is a first and has never happened before)Love this author, how ever , first time with her I guessed the ending, knew exactly who was going to rush in way before it came. Also without giving to much away, there is no way they never went all that way with no tools. A character of that calibre simply would not. The ending was also a huge disappointment to me, it just stopped dead in it's tracks just like that. It is full of colourful characters, some new ones, I liked one of them very much. Some good twists, turns and plots, but others were predictable. It was still enjoyable, as it's been an age since this genre with any author has come out and I am struggle to find similar ones now.If I had read them in order without reading each one when they came out, then it would get 4 stars, however, the above still stands for me and nor did I think it was worth the vaule of £7.99

Took a loooooong time to arrive!

I have read all three books of this trilogy and all of them were good.I found it hard to put them down.The story was sad in places but exciting as well.

Love her books.

Have read The Fued, The Traitor and now I ve just finished The victim. I really got into this trilogy. How I wish there was another sequel. You get to know so well the characters........I guess the ending makes you curious how Frankie's life got on, together with all the other family members. It s a brilliant read and am looking forward for Ms. Chambers new book. Have already read her previous books. Thank you.

Great read .... Compelling story