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whirlpool_'s review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
kiraav's review against another edition
3.0
The unexpected twist ending was everything!
Izzy Grant has just had a baby and is exhausted from all the sleepless nights when Charlie, her boyfriend offers to take the baby out for a day and give her a moment to rest. Things turn dark when they don’t return and Izzy finds a note mentioning that Charlie has taken Alys away and to not look for them. Now it’s 5 years later and the mystery remains unsolved still.
Detective Gaby Darin has been transferred and given the 5 year old missing case and she needs to solve it to maintain her position.
I’ll be honest, for the first half I was frustrated by the lack of progress and nothing substantial happening, it took a major chunk of the book to get acquainted with everything that had happened in the past but the second half was absolutely marvelous. All the twists and turns in literally every chapter had me guessing until the very end and the killer’s identity shocked me to the core. I never in a million dreams could have guessed it and was thrilled by the reveal.
I do have an issue with how it’s marketed as #1 in Detective Gaby Darin series though because in this book, I felt like her role was only more prominent during the second half while the first half was all carried by Izzy and Rhys.
Izzy Grant has just had a baby and is exhausted from all the sleepless nights when Charlie, her boyfriend offers to take the baby out for a day and give her a moment to rest. Things turn dark when they don’t return and Izzy finds a note mentioning that Charlie has taken Alys away and to not look for them. Now it’s 5 years later and the mystery remains unsolved still.
Detective Gaby Darin has been transferred and given the 5 year old missing case and she needs to solve it to maintain her position.
I’ll be honest, for the first half I was frustrated by the lack of progress and nothing substantial happening, it took a major chunk of the book to get acquainted with everything that had happened in the past but the second half was absolutely marvelous. All the twists and turns in literally every chapter had me guessing until the very end and the killer’s identity shocked me to the core. I never in a million dreams could have guessed it and was thrilled by the reveal.
I do have an issue with how it’s marketed as #1 in Detective Gaby Darin series though because in this book, I felt like her role was only more prominent during the second half while the first half was all carried by Izzy and Rhys.
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