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You Need to Know by Nicola Moriarty

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mia_oprisan's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

4.5

cathylpowell's review against another edition

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4.0

The main premise of the book is an accident involving a family and the repercussions afterwards. But before you find out what this is, the story delves a bit into various family members. There's gorgeous Mimi with her recently born twin girls, as well as her 8 yr old Tara and 16 yr old Callie. Her husband Pete really wanted the last pregnancy to bring forth a son but that didn't happen. Pete and his two brothers are all authors of varying genres. Add to this the fact that Mimi illustrates Pete's work.

Darren has recently broken up with his girlfriend and is having issues with her moving on and choosing her new partner.

Tony and Andrea have no children and Andrea decides to broach the subject with him, as she wants to revisit whether they might have children in the future. He says they will revisit the situation in a few months.

Then there is the matriarch of the family, Jill. Is she the glue that holds her family together. Or are there cracks that threaten to split it apart. She writes letters to her husband Frank even though we find out that he died a year ago.

And what is the mysterious email that Jill receives that she doesn't want to read and acknowledge it's contents.

I thought it was a great portrayal of family life and all the issues that a family could (and do) face.

There are many issues that are raised here that I believe are dealt with care. A highly enjoyable read.

lemondogz's review

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dark tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

mtrotsie's review

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dark emotional mysterious sad fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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shergee's review

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4.0

Pleasantly surprised by this book! At the beginning it felt like a run-of-the-mill thriller that I wasn't sure I wanted to finish, but as I kept reading the characters took shape and I found myself empathising with their various situations. All of the subplots intertwined beautifully at the end, with a lovely little surprise on the last couple of pages.

annebrooke's review

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4.0

Another excellent read from Nicola Moriarty - the start was rather slow and there is a heck of a lot of people to try to keep track of, but it builds up to an excellent and exciting story with an amazing ending, and I loved it.