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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I like Adele Parks as an author her books are always good reads. This one follows the fate of Leigh and Kai after they are reported missing. It definitely had pace and the thrill factor, mounting tension throughout. I did narrow the who down to a couple of people. The characterisation was good and the event line factored in some Pandemic narrative which really marks the time and place.
My main issue was there seemed to be a couple of instances when a character "learnt" something new but how they did this was not clear. I had to go back and read a couple of chapters to make sure I hadn't just missed the reveal. I think I also wanted a bit more from the ending.
My main issue was there seemed to be a couple of instances when a character "learnt" something new but how they did this was not clear. I had to go back and read a couple of chapters to make sure I hadn't just missed the reveal. I think I also wanted a bit more from the ending.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
I liked the style of writing and the storytelling, unfortunately I didn't care for the characters and the story fell flat.
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
Not my cup of tea.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I love Adele’s writing, I love that she writes about people my age, normal everyday people who could live on my road. She understands family dynamics and relationships and then she takes those seemingly innocent happy families and throws them under the bus!
“Sometimes being a wife and mother feels like death by a thousand cuts” now how can that not resonate with every single woman who has struggled with being either one or both of those things. She gets that life is hard, especially for women trying to be so damn perfect at everything all the time and failing because there is no such thing as perfect.
This is a boundary crossing book which manages to be both women’s fiction and thriller. It’s got such a jaw dropping moment that I’m purposefully avoiding plot details as the less you know the better. One thing I will tell you is that this is not your typical Adele Parks book, this one has just that little bit more pizzazz and thats coming from someone who enjoyed her books before. I personally feel this is her best book yet and I look forward to seeing where she goes next.
“Sometimes being a wife and mother feels like death by a thousand cuts” now how can that not resonate with every single woman who has struggled with being either one or both of those things. She gets that life is hard, especially for women trying to be so damn perfect at everything all the time and failing because there is no such thing as perfect.
This is a boundary crossing book which manages to be both women’s fiction and thriller. It’s got such a jaw dropping moment that I’m purposefully avoiding plot details as the less you know the better. One thing I will tell you is that this is not your typical Adele Parks book, this one has just that little bit more pizzazz and thats coming from someone who enjoyed her books before. I personally feel this is her best book yet and I look forward to seeing where she goes next.
I listened to this book. It was a little predictable but I found myself wanting to listen to it any chance that I could to see what would happen next. It was a fun, easy book to listen to!
I can’t stop thinking about this book! I didn’t see the ending at all! Amazing read and one that is going to stick with me for a long time!