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demireads_'s review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Good bad girl
đ˘ Thriller
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đŤ Spice Level
Plot
Frankie and Clio have both know what itâs like to have a missing daughter. When they both become suspects in a murder case their paths are forced together.
I really loved this one. There was a slow reveal of information that had me leaching on to every little detail to put the pieces together. I was pretty happy with the plot twist as well. Definitely recommend this one!
sarahjade_xx's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
claries's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-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
2.25
probably good if youâre stupid
ccath's review against another edition
4.0
Loved the narration! I really liked the whole family drama theme throughout this story
shannonmyrick's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
adriannasophiabookss's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Thank you so much to Pan MacMillan and Netgalley for this ARC! Alice Feeneyâs last novel Daisy Darker was in my top ten favourite books of last year so I was so excited when I was approved for this!
This is a mystery thriller following four POVs that all connect to a baby being stolen from a buggy in a supermarket twenty years earlier. Edith has been tricked into a nursing home by her daughter and becomes friends with Patience who works at the care home. Neither of them knows that they are both lying to each other, especially Patience who has lied about every single thing sheâs told Edith. Clio, Edithâs daughter, has a fraught relationship with her mother and lives alone in her pink house with a life that others envy, or thatâs how it looks anyway but the facade she puts on is just that, a facade. Frankieâs daughter ran away over a year ago and she is about to knock on the door of the pink house and tell the biggest secret sheâs ever kept to right wrongs. How do these women connect to the kidnapping twenty years prior and how did it set in motion a crime that has taken place today?
I find Alice Feeneyâs books to be compulsively readable. I fly through them because the chapters are short and the plots compelling. This was no different and there were so many cliffhangers I just wanted to keep reading. I didnât see one of the big twists coming and overall it was an enjoyable reading experience.
The reason this wasnât a four star for me though is because I guessed most of the major twists pretty early on. I thought it was pretty obvious how these women connected and at times I thought Iâd got it wrong but I hadnât. I also (and this is the ONLY problem I had with Daisy Darker as well) is the random â3am thoughtsâ (you know, the Facebook page) quotes that came out of peopleâs mouths or that would be randomly inserted in a scene. It really took me out of the story, especially because a lot of them were so clichĂŠ and just not needed.
Apart from that I would still recommend this because itâs a good thriller that keeps you guessing at multiple points. I would also recommend this to anyone wanting to dip their toe into the thriller genre as this isnât very dark and isnât gory at all and as I said before is really easy to read. Iâm excited to see what else Alice Feeney writes and to dive more into her backlist! This one was released on 3rd August so you can grab it now!
Thank you so much to Pan MacMillan and Netgalley for this ARC! Alice Feeneyâs last novel Daisy Darker was in my top ten favourite books of last year so I was so excited when I was approved for this!
This is a mystery thriller following four POVs that all connect to a baby being stolen from a buggy in a supermarket twenty years earlier. Edith has been tricked into a nursing home by her daughter and becomes friends with Patience who works at the care home. Neither of them knows that they are both lying to each other, especially Patience who has lied about every single thing sheâs told Edith. Clio, Edithâs daughter, has a fraught relationship with her mother and lives alone in her pink house with a life that others envy, or thatâs how it looks anyway but the facade she puts on is just that, a facade. Frankieâs daughter ran away over a year ago and she is about to knock on the door of the pink house and tell the biggest secret sheâs ever kept to right wrongs. How do these women connect to the kidnapping twenty years prior and how did it set in motion a crime that has taken place today?
I find Alice Feeneyâs books to be compulsively readable. I fly through them because the chapters are short and the plots compelling. This was no different and there were so many cliffhangers I just wanted to keep reading. I didnât see one of the big twists coming and overall it was an enjoyable reading experience.
The reason this wasnât a four star for me though is because I guessed most of the major twists pretty early on. I thought it was pretty obvious how these women connected and at times I thought Iâd got it wrong but I hadnât. I also (and this is the ONLY problem I had with Daisy Darker as well) is the random â3am thoughtsâ (you know, the Facebook page) quotes that came out of peopleâs mouths or that would be randomly inserted in a scene. It really took me out of the story, especially because a lot of them were so clichĂŠ and just not needed.
Apart from that I would still recommend this because itâs a good thriller that keeps you guessing at multiple points. I would also recommend this to anyone wanting to dip their toe into the thriller genre as this isnât very dark and isnât gory at all and as I said before is really easy to read. Iâm excited to see what else Alice Feeney writes and to dive more into her backlist! This one was released on 3rd August so you can grab it now!
suzeqt's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Tons of delicious twists and secrets