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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
mysterious
tense
slow-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
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
tense
slow-paced
Imagine living the life you dreamed of and still wanting more; then getting a life you never imagined, yet still wanting more. Well in this book wanting more just may cause you all.
This book is a very very very slow burning thriller. I must admit I’’m not really into thriller suspense books, so if I read them I want lots of action. This book was way too slow for my liking, but had a good plot.
I did enjoy the character development and how you were able to understand why Kai chose to live the life she did. By the end of the story Kai makes everyone reading believe it’s perfectly fine to have needs that one person could never fulfill therefore making room for a second. Even though the main character was wrong the author makes her reasoning very understandable.
Unfortunately I felt the ending was a little over the top and quite predictable.
For those who like suspense or thrillers this may be a good book for you to pick up.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Leigh is Marks second wife and devoted step mum to his 2 boys Oli and Seb. She works away half the week always having a cuppa & cake with best friend Fiona before catching her train to leave.
Kai lives the high life married to a handsome, rich, dutch man called Daan.
Both women go missing on the same day. DC Clements starts investigating the missing women and is sure they are linked. They are!
Lies, secrets and infidelity unfold. A good read keeping you guessing but I felt an abrupt ending.
Kai lives the high life married to a handsome, rich, dutch man called Daan.
Both women go missing on the same day. DC Clements starts investigating the missing women and is sure they are linked. They are!
Lies, secrets and infidelity unfold. A good read keeping you guessing but I felt an abrupt ending.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Really fast paced book, I predicted the end twist but not the middle. Made me want to keep reading to find out the ending, which is sign of a great thriller. Only grievance is that it kept mentioning COVID lockdown which I think was an after thought when the book was due to be released during Covid period.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Both of You is a slow burn thriller that lets the characters and their motivations take front and centre stage. It often seems to be chasing itself around in circles, yet somehow feels ultimately satisfying and twisty. Leigh and Kai both go missing on the same day. Both are very different people; Leigh is devoted and caring step-mother to two children, happily married and if not exactly living the high life, then at least living comfortably. Kai is married to a high flyer, lives in absurd luxury and wants for nothing. Detective Clements is tasked with both cases, seemingly so different and yet her gut says that there is something to link the two. Her gut may well be right.
Told from multiple perspectives, we see Kai and Leigh's lives through their own lenses and the current investigation through Clements. The obvious suspects are the husbands, and Clements has to discover what if anything they are hiding. But their secrets may not be what cracks this case. The use of the dual perspective of the missing women is done well; you get a glimpse into their lives that wouldn't otherwise be seen and it fleshes out the two well. The novel is full of twists and turns and I'll admit, I did not see where it was going.
All in all, a clever and refreshing thriller. It's got a unique spin to it that makes it stand out from the crowd. The characters felt fully dimensional and believable and my suspicions moved from one to another without certainty. I absolutely did not see the ending coming.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my free review copy of this title.
Told from multiple perspectives, we see Kai and Leigh's lives through their own lenses and the current investigation through Clements. The obvious suspects are the husbands, and Clements has to discover what if anything they are hiding. But their secrets may not be what cracks this case. The use of the dual perspective of the missing women is done well; you get a glimpse into their lives that wouldn't otherwise be seen and it fleshes out the two well. The novel is full of twists and turns and I'll admit, I did not see where it was going.
All in all, a clever and refreshing thriller. It's got a unique spin to it that makes it stand out from the crowd. The characters felt fully dimensional and believable and my suspicions moved from one to another without certainty. I absolutely did not see the ending coming.
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my free review copy of this title.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Kidnapping
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes