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3.45 AVERAGE
3.45 AVERAGE
This is a thrilling read from the perspective of both the husband and wife after she arrives home to discover her house has been sold. I enjoyed how we got to see it from both sides and the gradual reveal of what happened was fast paced so I never wanted to put the book down. There are many twists and turns until you reach the end and it is full of shocking revelations that get worse each time. Overall a brilliant read that you won't be able to put down until the very end.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
I got halfway through and I couldn’t do it anymore. This book should NOT be 400 pages long. This book felt like a repetition of the same scene over and over again..
Very enjoyable. Intrinsic plot. I don’t think you are ever supposed to like the characters, they’re easy to dislike.
On a bright January morning in the London suburbs, a family moves into the house they’ve just bought in Trinity Avenue. Nothing strange about that. Except it is your house. And you didn’t sell it.
When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern co-parenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.
An easy, gripping read showing how lies can build and build until you're no longer in control and also how little we know people and how easily we're deceived!
When Fiona Lawson comes home to find strangers moving into her house, she's sure there's been a mistake. She and her estranged husband, Bram, have a modern co-parenting arrangement: bird's nest custody, where each parent spends a few nights a week with their two sons at the prized family home to maintain stability for their children. But the system built to protect their family ends up putting them in terrible jeopardy. In a domino effect of crimes and misdemeanors, the nest comes tumbling down.
An easy, gripping read showing how lies can build and build until you're no longer in control and also how little we know people and how easily we're deceived!
Listened to the audiobook of this while sewing and enjoyed it. Lots of twists and turns with effective use of dual narratives which worked well with two actors for the audio. Kept me entertained and my mind whirring. Never heard of this kind of property fraud / theft before.
This one had me hooked from the first few pages. Fiona Lawson and her husband are separated but in order to minimize disruptions for their children they have agreed to “birds nest” custody agreement in which the kids live in their house full time and Fi and Bram take turns staying with them there. When Fi arrives at the house after a few days out of town she discovers a new family moving into her house and no sign of her ex, her kids, or her belongings.
From there the story moves back and forth between Fiona attempting to find out what has happened and a document from Bram that tells his side of what led up to this situation.
There are so many twists and turns in this one it will make you feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride in the dark.
Beginning with Fiona discovering strangers moving into her house and moving back and forth between present day events and a gradual reveal of let up to this makes for an interesting thriller. Candlish doles out the pieces of the story gradually with several surprises along the way. Just when I thought I had everything figured out she’d slip in another reveal to keep me guessing. I enjoyed the ride with this one.
From there the story moves back and forth between Fiona attempting to find out what has happened and a document from Bram that tells his side of what led up to this situation.
There are so many twists and turns in this one it will make you feel like you’re on a roller coaster ride in the dark.
Beginning with Fiona discovering strangers moving into her house and moving back and forth between present day events and a gradual reveal of let up to this makes for an interesting thriller. Candlish doles out the pieces of the story gradually with several surprises along the way. Just when I thought I had everything figured out she’d slip in another reveal to keep me guessing. I enjoyed the ride with this one.
This was probably one of the best endings to a book that I’ve read in a long time!