With Her Fists, is a remarkable debut from a well-loved literary PR agent who has helped many indie authors along the difficult road into publishing. (Presumably he’s holding his OWN hand now…)
It would be possible to read With Her Fists simply as a wonderfully written, high octane rollercoaster of a crime novel. Its narrative cuts across several of that genre’s traditional territories – the underworlds of gangs and corrupt cops; the secret life of the US prison system; the dark world of computer hacking – not to mention several fights, a bit of a heist and a car-chase or two…. Alternatively you might read it just for its glorious central character, Clarice. She is a loving wife and mother/motor engineer/tattoo artist/pro boxer – whose tough fists, feisty temperament and tender heart make the novel completely delicious. On the other hand, if you read between the lines, you may notice that it is much more ‘knowing’ than its genre would imply. It carries some difficult messages – not least about the porous line between criminal and respectable, honest and dishonest – and it makes some dangerous points about what it means to be vulnerable.
Actually, it’s a clever, enjoyable book however you want to read it. Take a chance, jump on and go for the ride.
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Gritty thriller
Clarice Ares, a retired boxer, has settled into a nice life with her family in Biloxi, Mississippi. She runs a successful auto repair shop and enjoys being a tattooist as well. But her and her husband’s lives are turned upside down when they cross paths with a drug cartel and are both convicted of crimes they didn’t commit. I love a fierce FMC and Clarice is definitely strong, not only in body but mind and spirit. She refuses to go down without a fight, whether in the ring or out, and meets everything she faces with force. Her determination to triumph over the prison hierarchy, corrupt police, and Latin American drug cartels is genius. It’s a gritty, action packed thriller that really captured my attention. I’d be remiss if I didn’t address the audio though, which unfortunately did not work for me at all. The narrator was a bit overly dramatic, with a tone that made me pause a few times. Once I found the right speed, it was much better. So save the listen, but grab a copy of Roir’s novel instead.
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- Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2019
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Clarice Ares, a retired boxer, has settled into a nice life with her family in Biloxi, Mississippi. She runs a successful auto repair shop and enjoys being a tattooist as well. But her and her husband’s lives are turned upside down when they cross paths with a drug cartel and are both convicted of crimes they didn’t commit.
I love a fierce FMC and Clarice is definitely strong, not only in body but mind and spirit. She refuses to go down without a fight, whether in the ring or out, and meets everything she faces with force. Her determination to triumph over the prison hierarchy, corrupt police, and Latin American drug cartels is genius. It’s a gritty, action packed thriller that really captured my attention.
I’d be remiss if I didn’t address the audio though, which unfortunately did not work for me at all. The narrator was a bit overly dramatic, with a tone that made me pause a few times. Once I found the right speed, it was much better. So save the listen, but grab a copy of Roir’s novel instead.
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- glasgow readerReviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2019
Wrong time, wrong place and a system riddled with corruption
