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trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
"the woman I see, sometimes, in the mirror: whose eyes, devoid of emotion, look back with a coldness that feels like possession."
This is a very twisted, suspense filled mystery. I love stories centered around Podcasts, because I think there is such a moral ambiguity around them. Are they right, if they get out those that shouldn't be locked away? Are they helpful to an over worked police force? Do they reveal facts or case information on unsolved ones that really help? or does it hurt?
This one is Hannah's story - her first husband was murdered and the killer has been behind bars for 10 years. She has a daughter, a wonderful current boyfriend and a great job. But a Podcast picks up the old story - they believe the person behind bars didn't kill her husband.
As the interviews and theories line up through each episode, society is quick to pick up their scary, righteous anger and swear that whoever really killed the husband should be hurt, tortured, killed. They are quick to endanger Hannah and all she's built to get away from that life - her security, her career, her daughter's safety. As it all unfolds and is tangled up, it was honesty hard to figure out what was really going on. I was completely pulled into the story and loved it!
An e-ARC was provided to me by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
This is a very twisted, suspense filled mystery. I love stories centered around Podcasts, because I think there is such a moral ambiguity around them. Are they right, if they get out those that shouldn't be locked away? Are they helpful to an over worked police force? Do they reveal facts or case information on unsolved ones that really help? or does it hurt?
This one is Hannah's story - her first husband was murdered and the killer has been behind bars for 10 years. She has a daughter, a wonderful current boyfriend and a great job. But a Podcast picks up the old story - they believe the person behind bars didn't kill her husband.
As the interviews and theories line up through each episode, society is quick to pick up their scary, righteous anger and swear that whoever really killed the husband should be hurt, tortured, killed. They are quick to endanger Hannah and all she's built to get away from that life - her security, her career, her daughter's safety. As it all unfolds and is tangled up, it was honesty hard to figure out what was really going on. I was completely pulled into the story and loved it!
An e-ARC was provided to me by the author and publishing via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
luckycharmedlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
Wow. I just finished this one and am almost left wondering about what just happened. This is a dual timeline, unreliable narrator and a podcast thrown in type of thriller. The beginning started off slow and didn’t hook me in right away. The middle of the story picked up and sucked me in; then the ending spat me back out again. It felt a little messily done and I wish I liked it more.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin Press for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion.
Thank you to Netgalley and St. Martin Press for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion.
libraryofcalliope's review against another edition
4.0
Possession or The Murder of Graham Catton is a complex mystery/crime/psychological thriller that completely gripped me from the start. In 2008, Hannah's husband Graham is brutally murdered and Hannah cannot remember exactly what happened. The police find a suspect and convict him and she moves on with her life. Ten years later, a popular true-crime podcast with a history of overturning convictions chooses Graham's story for its latest season. Not only does it dredge up everything that happened but Hannah and her now teenaged daughter, Evie, are at the centre of public speculation and backlash that tears their lives apart leaving them changed forever. The themes in the novel were incredibly interesting, particularly that of manipulation and 'reality'. Hannah's work as a psychiatrist allows for a brilliantly constructed narrator that both recognises the warning signs but also falls in despite herself. The story is tightly constructed so that by the end you are fully satisfied. Halfway through I was thinking there was a little bit too much going on all at once, but Lowe masterfully brings all the threads together in a hugely satisfying and engaging way. The last hundred pages or so I basically HAD to read in one sitting. I really, really enjoyed this book. I would give it trigger warnings for eating disorders, domestic abuse and violence, however, just so people know what sensitive material is used here.
I do wish we could have got a final confrontation/conversation between Hannah and her friend Sarah as Sarah was such a compelling character and their relationship was so believable and then she was mostly gone from the narrative, her subsequent plot points occurring offscreen and with no right to reply. This is just a minor point though, generally, this novel was expertly crafted and hugely engaging. I loved it.
I do wish we could have got a final confrontation/conversation between Hannah and her friend Sarah as Sarah was such a compelling character and their relationship was so believable and then she was mostly gone from the narrative, her subsequent plot points occurring offscreen and with no right to reply. This is just a minor point though, generally, this novel was expertly crafted and hugely engaging. I loved it.
amysbooknook8's review against another edition
3.0
I got the chance to listen to this audiobook and was really interested in the plot of this story. I’m not going to lie, the cover and title really caught my attention too!
Hannah became a widow when her husband was murdered one evening in their home. Hannah can’t remember what happened that night and once a man is put behind bars for the murder, she takes her six-year-old daughter and moves away. A decade later, a true crime podcast looks into an old case about a murdered man, people start to wonder if the wrong man was convicted for the murder...
It’s always the spouse right? I thought this book was really interesting but I’d be lying if I said that I thought the plot was super original. With the title of this book, I expected something supernatural to happen, but it is definitely just a thriller, not a paranormal thriller. In the beginning of the book, I felt like it was a bit hard to follow and things actually began making sense to me as we keep reading through. There were some times when I wondered what timeline I was in since it is dual timeline.
Overall, I thought this book was just okay. I didn’t love it nor did I hate it either. I thought that the ending had a good twist although part of me just wanted a little more fight in the main character, Hannah. Read it yourself and let me know what you think!
Hannah became a widow when her husband was murdered one evening in their home. Hannah can’t remember what happened that night and once a man is put behind bars for the murder, she takes her six-year-old daughter and moves away. A decade later, a true crime podcast looks into an old case about a murdered man, people start to wonder if the wrong man was convicted for the murder...
It’s always the spouse right? I thought this book was really interesting but I’d be lying if I said that I thought the plot was super original. With the title of this book, I expected something supernatural to happen, but it is definitely just a thriller, not a paranormal thriller. In the beginning of the book, I felt like it was a bit hard to follow and things actually began making sense to me as we keep reading through. There were some times when I wondered what timeline I was in since it is dual timeline.
Overall, I thought this book was just okay. I didn’t love it nor did I hate it either. I thought that the ending had a good twist although part of me just wanted a little more fight in the main character, Hannah. Read it yourself and let me know what you think!
etakloknok's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
eve_kaarina's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
anni_swanilda's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcohol, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Alcoholism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Toxic relationship
Moderate: Suicide, Self harm, and Eating disorder
Minor: Sexual content and Death of parent
bookishmamma's review against another edition
4.0
*Thank you to @netgalley for an ARC of this book*
Do you love psychological thrillers as much as I do? I love the suspense, the intrigue and creepiness that a great psychological thriller can provide.
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4.75/5 Stars Possession by Katie Lowe
Release Date: 01/26/2021
Publisher: @stmartinspress
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Review: Let me start off with saying there isn't a single boring page in this book. I was kept in suspense from the start until the very end. This book is full of twists and turns that develops the thrilling plot of this book. Hannah, the main character, is one that is full of intrigue and mystery and sometimes you flat out dislike her. I love the pace of this book, the story development and the writing style. This book is filled with suspense, murder, and a haunting past that becomes present. I look forward to reading more by Katie Lowe
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Summary: Ten years ago, Hannah’s husband was brutally murdered in their home, and she (conveniently) doesn’t remember a thing about that night. But the police charged someone else—a stranger—and put him away for life. And Hannah packed up her six-year-old daughter and left London behind.
But now her hard-won countryside peace is threatened. Conviction, a viral true crime podcast known for getting cases reopened and old verdicts overturned, has turned its attention to Hannah’s husband’s murder for its new season. They say police framed the man who was found guilty, and that Hannah has more suspicious secrets than just her memory loss: a history of volatility; citations at the clinic where she worked as a psychiatrist; dependencies on alcohol and pills; and a familicidal grandmother, locked away in a Gothic insane asylum until her death. As Hannah loses the trust of everyone she loves, the only person she feels she can confide in is a former colleague, Darcy, who’s come back into her life—but who may have motives of her own. But Hannah can’t tell even Darcy her deepest secret: that she’s still tormented by the memory of her husband and the crater he carved through her life.
Do you love psychological thrillers as much as I do? I love the suspense, the intrigue and creepiness that a great psychological thriller can provide.
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4.75/5 Stars Possession by Katie Lowe
Release Date: 01/26/2021
Publisher: @stmartinspress
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Review: Let me start off with saying there isn't a single boring page in this book. I was kept in suspense from the start until the very end. This book is full of twists and turns that develops the thrilling plot of this book. Hannah, the main character, is one that is full of intrigue and mystery and sometimes you flat out dislike her. I love the pace of this book, the story development and the writing style. This book is filled with suspense, murder, and a haunting past that becomes present. I look forward to reading more by Katie Lowe
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Summary: Ten years ago, Hannah’s husband was brutally murdered in their home, and she (conveniently) doesn’t remember a thing about that night. But the police charged someone else—a stranger—and put him away for life. And Hannah packed up her six-year-old daughter and left London behind.
But now her hard-won countryside peace is threatened. Conviction, a viral true crime podcast known for getting cases reopened and old verdicts overturned, has turned its attention to Hannah’s husband’s murder for its new season. They say police framed the man who was found guilty, and that Hannah has more suspicious secrets than just her memory loss: a history of volatility; citations at the clinic where she worked as a psychiatrist; dependencies on alcohol and pills; and a familicidal grandmother, locked away in a Gothic insane asylum until her death. As Hannah loses the trust of everyone she loves, the only person she feels she can confide in is a former colleague, Darcy, who’s come back into her life—but who may have motives of her own. But Hannah can’t tell even Darcy her deepest secret: that she’s still tormented by the memory of her husband and the crater he carved through her life.
hannas_heas47's review against another edition
3.0
Imagine a true crime podcast digging into your past... Hannah’s life turns upside down when they reinvestigate her husbands murder.
What did I like? I loved the blurb but as I started reading I just think most of this situation could have been avoided if anyone told the truth. Lies, lies, and more lies. For me it’s just daunting to read when you know the characters are creating there own misery.
Would I buy or recommend? To each their own when it comes to reading this one. I had a hard time trying to understand where the author was taking us and that ending was just bleak.
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left an opinion.
What did I like? I loved the blurb but as I started reading I just think most of this situation could have been avoided if anyone told the truth. Lies, lies, and more lies. For me it’s just daunting to read when you know the characters are creating there own misery.
Would I buy or recommend? To each their own when it comes to reading this one. I had a hard time trying to understand where the author was taking us and that ending was just bleak.
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left an opinion.
maisierp_'s review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5