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tysuckz's review
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
4.5
Probably one of the most complicated crime novels I’ve ever read. So many twists and turns. Just when you think you know something, you find out you couldn’t be more wrong. Immense. Really enjoyed it and found it hard to actually put it down.
Only qualm would be that despite all the effort put into such an intricate web of deceit, there felt to be little to no effort regarding the ending. It was pretty much summed up in two pages which I feel was marginally disappointing. Not that I was anticipating a whole novel on that, but it just felt all too brief, which is unfortunate and did feel as though it subtracted from the book as a whole.
Generally though, incredibly fun book and what’s even greater is it’s one where the perpetrator is someone you know (it’s the worst when it’s a surprise offender that you couldn’t have even begun to guess!)
Would definitely read it again and would definitely recommend to others!
Only qualm would be that despite all the effort put into such an intricate web of deceit, there felt to be little to no effort regarding the ending. It was pretty much summed up in two pages which I feel was marginally disappointing. Not that I was anticipating a whole novel on that, but it just felt all too brief, which is unfortunate and did feel as though it subtracted from the book as a whole.
Generally though, incredibly fun book and what’s even greater is it’s one where the perpetrator is someone you know (it’s the worst when it’s a surprise offender that you couldn’t have even begun to guess!)
Would definitely read it again and would definitely recommend to others!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Addiction, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Adult/minor relationship, Murder, Emotional abuse, Dementia, and Physical abuse
estherb's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Another cracking novel from LV Matthews - a little darker than her previous books but one you won’t want to miss.
Jen Harper sleepwalks - she does so when she’s stressed but hasn’t done so for years- so when she wakes in a nearby river, soaking wet and cold, something must be up.
It’s only when a local woman - Olympic diver Claudia Franklin- is declared missing and Jen as a police diver is called in to investigate, she worries that something might be a miss.
Jen and Claudia once were friends and dived together, Claudia being chosen for the olympics and Jen missing out after a sudden illness shattered her dreams. Where is Claudia? Is Jen to blame?
This is a story about family relationships and dynamics just as much a missing persons and suspicions.
I loved the relationship between Jen and her brother Bill, how they trusted one another implicitly and showed that blood truly is thicker than water.
The relationships between all the character were complex, which I felt added to the intrigue; I was never quite sure who to trust - especially when it came to Mark, Claudia’s husband. My opinion of him kept changing throughout.
I devoured this book in a little under 24 hours and I hope others love it like I did.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Dementia and Domestic abuse
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