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brottany's review against another edition
4.0
Some might not be a fan of authors that jump around from different POVs and different points in time, but I love this type of writing. I was intrigued page after page. Trying to keep up with the clues, until the very end when everything came together. I felt as though I was part of the journey myself. Great read!
finnd_reads's review
3.0
Interesting enough to keep me going til the end, but nothing particularly special in terms of crime fiction
namitakhanna's review against another edition
3.0
Ella is on the way home when she overhears two men flirting with two teenagers in the train. Her amusement turns to concern when she learns the two men have just been released from prison . She thinks about warning the girls but at the last moment decides to mind her own business. The next day to her horror she realizes one of the girls , Anna Ballard , is missing and nobody knows what happened to her . A year later there is still no trace of Anna and Ella is racked with guilt about not warning the girls off. The police still don’t have clue but when an anniversary special about Anna airs on TV, Ella starts getting threatening letters and hires a private detective Matthew to get to the bottom of it. When Matthew starts investigating different things come to light and everybody including Anna’s father and her best friend have secrets to hide.
An interesting story line narrated with different POV’s in third and first person . A good enough mystery with a lot of suspects but for some reason I could not relate to the characters. There was a lot of backstory and details about the flower shop that was unrelated to the plot which made me skip through some pages. Overall 3 ½ stars as the suspect was a complete surprise
Many thanks to a Thomas & Mercer, Kindle First & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
An interesting story line narrated with different POV’s in third and first person . A good enough mystery with a lot of suspects but for some reason I could not relate to the characters. There was a lot of backstory and details about the flower shop that was unrelated to the plot which made me skip through some pages. Overall 3 ½ stars as the suspect was a complete surprise
Many thanks to a Thomas & Mercer, Kindle First & NetGalley for providing an ARC of this book in exchange for my honest and fair review.
This and more reviews at https://chloesbooksblog.wordpress.com/
leming's review against another edition
2.0
I started reading it on an airplane, where I had literally nothing else to do, but still struggled to finish.
The premise of this book is amazing. The opening completely hooked me in; I could not wait to read what is coming and find out but also I was enamored by the moral dilemma of the protagonist.
Having said that, that about sums up everything good about this book. The start. The rest of this book is filled with thriller/mystery tropes that you've seen million times before (e.g. the suspicious father who turns out to be just an adulterer) and I found myself not really bothered about the characters at all. I did not expect the killer would be who the person is, but when it was revealed, I wasn't really shocked or surprised, possibly because I couldn't care less at that point. It wasn't very clever nor very touching. I could delve into the plot details and analyze why I didn't really like them but honestly I really do not care at this point.
The premise of this book is amazing. The opening completely hooked me in; I could not wait to read what is coming and find out but also I was enamored by the moral dilemma of the protagonist.
Having said that, that about sums up everything good about this book. The start. The rest of this book is filled with thriller/mystery tropes that you've seen million times before (e.g. the suspicious father who turns out to be just an adulterer) and I found myself not really bothered about the characters at all. I did not expect the killer would be who the person is, but when it was revealed, I wasn't really shocked or surprised, possibly because I couldn't care less at that point. It wasn't very clever nor very touching. I could delve into the plot details and analyze why I didn't really like them but honestly I really do not care at this point.
ludacrystal414's review against another edition
4.0
The ending was rushed. One minute action, the next- Epilogue. But overall I was pleased with this book. Did not guess how the killer was ahead of time, so that’s a plus.
horvatt's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
eriiica's review against another edition
3.0
This was a quick read that had some pretty good twists and turns. I had originally started listening to this audiobook, but had to stop and finish reading it on my kindle instead. There’s so many characters POVs going on, I couldn’t keep track sometimes from the audiobook. Overall I think it’s a decent quick read if you enjoy suspense.
aug11992's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-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