Take a photo of a barcode or cover
3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
WOW! The twists and turns and moral questions this novel raises will stay with me a long time
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
“There was only one problem with hatred, Gabe thought. And it wasn’t that it would eat you up or destroy you. That was bullshit. Hatred could fuel you through the worst of times. Grief, despair, terror. Love and forgiveness might keep you warm, but hatred would power your rocket all the way to the moon.” p 337
In a disturbing tale of retribution and revenge, The Other People chronicles the circular reality of enacting that old proverb “an eye for an eye... tooth for a tooth..”. When tragedy strikes and the need for vengeance overtakes, The Other People provide the means and for a moment there’s a sense of relief but nothing comes for free and before you know it there’s a noose around your neck that gets tighter and tighter.
Gabe Forman is at the centre of this web of retribution, frantically searching for his daughter Izzy who he is sure he sights in a strangers car the night he discovers his family gruesomely murdered. Gabe is no stranger to tragedy having been the central cause of a tragedy that befalls another, tethered to lifelong consequences. Ultimately the meaninglessness of payback and that it never allows anyone to get off the merry go round of hatred and revenge is clearly evident for all to see.
CJ Tudor has a really great writing style. Her ability to incorporate twists and turns in a story in a seamless manner with no clunky cliches is refreshing. The Other People is dark and macabre without being unnecessarily gruesome. There are a number of intriguing characters that float in and out of the storyline keeping the story flowing. The Samaritan is one of those characters.. he just appears and pops in and out and then his place in the story all falls together by the end. I did have to take a few notes to begin with while reading just to keep track of the characters and seemingly multiple and disjointed storylines as they came together. A great read and definitely 4 stars.
In a disturbing tale of retribution and revenge, The Other People chronicles the circular reality of enacting that old proverb “an eye for an eye... tooth for a tooth..”. When tragedy strikes and the need for vengeance overtakes, The Other People provide the means and for a moment there’s a sense of relief but nothing comes for free and before you know it there’s a noose around your neck that gets tighter and tighter.
Gabe Forman is at the centre of this web of retribution, frantically searching for his daughter Izzy who he is sure he sights in a strangers car the night he discovers his family gruesomely murdered. Gabe is no stranger to tragedy having been the central cause of a tragedy that befalls another, tethered to lifelong consequences. Ultimately the meaninglessness of payback and that it never allows anyone to get off the merry go round of hatred and revenge is clearly evident for all to see.
CJ Tudor has a really great writing style. Her ability to incorporate twists and turns in a story in a seamless manner with no clunky cliches is refreshing. The Other People is dark and macabre without being unnecessarily gruesome. There are a number of intriguing characters that float in and out of the storyline keeping the story flowing. The Samaritan is one of those characters.. he just appears and pops in and out and then his place in the story all falls together by the end. I did have to take a few notes to begin with while reading just to keep track of the characters and seemingly multiple and disjointed storylines as they came together. A great read and definitely 4 stars.
This book was the best kind of weird. I was intrigued by every story line, and liked how everything connected. Although nothing really took me by surprise, I still enjoyed how various aspects were revealed. This could make a great movie or mini series, I think.
Holy shit, what a wild ride! I was not expecting this book to be like this, it’s a perfect mixture of horror and mystery! This is now in my top 10 books!
This book’s main storyline is about a man (Gabe) who thinks he sees his daughter (Izzy) in traffic saying ‘daddy’ and then getting a call and realising his daughter, and his wife, were brutally murdered.
There are also some really interesting side stories here, we follow a story of a women and her daughter, Alice, a girl who passes out when she sees mirrors and ‘brings back pebbles from the beach’ where she says she goes when she passes out.
And another girl (Isabella) who is on life support in her home, her piano near her plays random keys and sometimes she is randomly covered in sand. This girl somehow communicates with Alice when Alice passes out, warning her of the sandman coming.
We also follow another women, who works at a service station cafe and sees the same man come in so often she knows his schedule.
Gabe is on a witch hunt for his daughter, he follows clues and meets ‘the Samaritan’ who offers him help along the way, the Samaritan finds the car Gabe described his daughter in three years ago.
In the car is a bible, and in the bible is a code to the dark web, a website for ‘the other people’. The other people are an organisation who will fulfil your request to give comeuppance to someone who wronged you, in return for a favour - that you must comply with.
As Gabe finds more clues about his daughter, he realises his father in law has lied to him, he faked dead photos of his daughter and knew she was alive all along.
Then we start to see how everyone is connected.
It turns out the girl who passes out at the sight of a mirror is Izzy, and the women who took her lost her own daughter trying to save her and her mum’s life.
And the girl who’s on life support is there because Gabe hit her while driving, and is forced to visit her every Monday, and is left her mothers house and estate, including the care of her.
The man the cafe worker always sees is Gabe, and the worker is the sister to the women who saved Izzy.
In the end Izzy reunites with her dad, with the help of Katie (cafe worker) and they head to the only safe space Gabe can think of, Isabella’s home.
Then the story takes a turn, the nurse looking after Isabella is the one who asks ‘the other people’ to murder Gabe and his family, and then Izzy and Isabella share a supernatural power link where they use their powers to let Isabella die in peace.
The author had an amazing way of tying up majority of loose ends, the only thing that didn’t get more explanation was this super power/Izzy passing out and going to the other side basically - but I’m happy with that being unexplainable.
Honestly, absolutely crazy and I love it! C.J Tudor is one of my favourite authors now!
This book’s main storyline is about a man (Gabe) who thinks he sees his daughter (Izzy) in traffic saying ‘daddy’ and then getting a call and realising his daughter, and his wife, were brutally murdered.
There are also some really interesting side stories here, we follow a story of a women and her daughter, Alice, a girl who passes out when she sees mirrors and ‘brings back pebbles from the beach’ where she says she goes when she passes out.
And another girl (Isabella) who is on life support in her home, her piano near her plays random keys and sometimes she is randomly covered in sand. This girl somehow communicates with Alice when Alice passes out, warning her of the sandman coming.
We also follow another women, who works at a service station cafe and sees the same man come in so often she knows his schedule.
Gabe is on a witch hunt for his daughter, he follows clues and meets ‘the Samaritan’ who offers him help along the way, the Samaritan finds the car Gabe described his daughter in three years ago.
In the car is a bible, and in the bible is a code to the dark web, a website for ‘the other people’. The other people are an organisation who will fulfil your request to give comeuppance to someone who wronged you, in return for a favour - that you must comply with.
As Gabe finds more clues about his daughter, he realises his father in law has lied to him, he faked dead photos of his daughter and knew she was alive all along.
Then we start to see how everyone is connected.
It turns out the girl who passes out at the sight of a mirror is Izzy, and the women who took her lost her own daughter trying to save her and her mum’s life.
And the girl who’s on life support is there because Gabe hit her while driving, and is forced to visit her every Monday, and is left her mothers house and estate, including the care of her.
The man the cafe worker always sees is Gabe, and the worker is the sister to the women who saved Izzy.
In the end Izzy reunites with her dad, with the help of Katie (cafe worker) and they head to the only safe space Gabe can think of, Isabella’s home.
Then the story takes a turn, the nurse looking after Isabella is the one who asks ‘the other people’ to murder Gabe and his family, and then Izzy and Isabella share a supernatural power link where they use their powers to let Isabella die in peace.
The author had an amazing way of tying up majority of loose ends, the only thing that didn’t get more explanation was this super power/Izzy passing out and going to the other side basically - but I’m happy with that being unexplainable.
Honestly, absolutely crazy and I love it! C.J Tudor is one of my favourite authors now!
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes