Broadchurch Stories Volume 1

Broadchurch #2.1-2.4

by Erin Kelly, Chris Chibnall

This e-bundle features four official and original short stories to be read alongside the first four episodes of Broadchurch: Series Two, airing on BBC America. Containing exclusive and original material, this is a must-read for all fans of the show.

The stories, written by bestselling author Erin Kelly in close collaboration with Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, consist of 100% original plotlines that are tied closely to each episode. The stories offer an unrivaled opportunity to spend more time with the characters, allowing readers to delve deeper into their lives, histories and secrets.

The End Is Where It Began
The Letter
Old Friends
Over The Side

Genres: Crime, Mystery, Fiction

89 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 26, 2015

About the author

Erin Kelly was born in London in 1976 and grew up in Essex. She read English at Warwick University and has been working as a journalist since 1998.

She has written for newspapers including the The Sunday Times, The Sunday Telegraph, the Daily Mail and the Express and magazines including Red, Psychologies, Marie Claire, Elle and Cosmopolitan.

Reviews

[charlene · Rating 5 out of 5]

imagine the smile on my face when i realised i could count these towards my reading goal to make myself look better…. exhilarating feeling

(also just need everyone to know i had the option to log every single short story separately instead of in volumes to take the piss but i didn’t and i think that shows great maturity 😌)

[Julie *:･ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very interesting to get insight into Ellie’s life after what happened in Broadchurch.
I also love getting more insight into Maggies and Jocelyn’s life as we don’t see much of it in Broadchurch.

Seeing Tess‘ version of Sandbrook/ her failing relationship with Alec/ her affair with Dave is very interesting as we only get to know Alec’s side of the story in Broadchurch itself.
I still think she is a piece of shit but it’s nice to see she cares about Daisy after all. Alec deserves way better than her.
If Tess Henchard has zero haters I’m dead

[Μαρία · Rating 2 out of 5]

Σε καμία περίπτωση δεν αποδίδεται η ένταση της πλοκής που παρακολουθουμε στην τηλεοπτική σειρά με αυτήν στο βιβλίο. Άτονο, άοσμο, αδιάφορο...Κρίμα!

[Susan Liston · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good companion to the TV series. If you like the show, these stories make for a diverting addition.

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Who done it. Not my favorite genre. Also, because it's a BBC drama, a lot of the language was sort of hard to understand. It's practically word for word the same as the Netflix mini series. If you want a visual instead.

[Lauren · Rating 3 out of 5]

Companion stories to the first four episodes of Broadchurch’s uneven second season, these tales do a nice job of filling in some holes. The four stories focus on Ellie, Maggie, Jocelyn, and Tess, and I liked the humanity it gave the characters, particularly Tess. My biggest quibble would be that the timeline for Jocelyn’s tale didn’t mesh with what we learned about Jack Marshall during the first season, although, overlooking that, in some ways I found it the most moving of the tales. Recommended

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit I'm pretty biased. I really liked the stories focused on Ellie and Alec. The others were, eh, okay and I could see how they provided background but I wasn't really interested.

My biggest gripe was that, on my kindle addition, only 70% were new short stories and the last was a preview of the novel. It's only a little annoying in the grand scheme of things but still annoying.

[Kristin Marlow · Rating 2 out of 5]

Meh. It's nice to see the characters and it does offer some mild insight into the thoughts of some of the characters and some of the plot of the TV series but it doesn't really stand up as a stand-alone read.

[Amber Baker · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great and emotional read.