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spersephone's review against another edition
4.0
Really good, seemed to be following a predictable trend, then suddenly everything changed. Another great read.
shariskiba's review against another edition
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
3.75
gipfelglueck's review against another edition
4.0
A fast read that left me breathless, great story, told from various angles. A lot of coincidents but it could be like this, life is strange sometimes.
mystery_jem's review against another edition
4.0
Not what I thought it would be, but I still enjoyed it
judithblogtsolo's review against another edition
4.0
Op een mooie zomerdag is een vermakelijk boek voor deze zomermaanden. Niet megaspannend, maar met genoeg onderhuidse spanning om snel naar het einde te willen. En dan word je op het einde ook nog verrast - ik in elk geval wel.
catnews's review against another edition
2.0
Just by the way one of the characters was introduced, I knew they were in on the child's disappearance.
anaffpereira's review against another edition
3.0
I have conflicted opinions about this book. On one hand I found it entertaining and very light, i. e., with a very simple and straight to the point narrative, interesting and fast passed, sometimes intriguing, but easy to follow (sometimes too easy). On the other hand I found it rather similar to Where Are the Children?, written by Higgins Clark almost four decades ago: the missing child (obviously) who is rather smart, the beautiful elegant middle-class mother whom no one believes and keeps fainting and acting rather suspiciously, the protagonist's tragic background, the man and the elderly couple/lady that against all evidence believe the mother's innocence, the misterious "he" whose point of view is offered in multiple chapters and deeply hates the female protagonist and wants her to suffer for some reason, those random characters who seem detached from the main plot but somehow contribute to the denouement... and that's about it I recall and find lousy.
Other than, Melissa is a extremely shallow and unbelieveble character, almost as if she was created only in order to make the reader feel sorry for Ted. That's a lazy move from the author and almost makes me feel offended by this cheap manipulation. Moreover, the little mysteries presented in some pages are quickly solved in the next chapter, so these don't really add up to the initial mystery, that is to find out who kidnapped the child.
Overall, this book is interesting. It is a page turner, maybe a little to sloppy, but still enjoyable, as a sort of light reading.
(P. S. What's up with the Portuguese translation of this tittle? How can I'll Walk Alone be translated into Eu Sei Que Voltarás (="I know you'll come back). But for what it's worth, the translated tittle makes more sense than "I'll Walk Alone", because Zan always believe her son was alive and that she would find him.)
Other than, Melissa is a extremely shallow and unbelieveble character, almost as if she was created only in order to make the reader feel sorry for Ted. That's a lazy move from the author and almost makes me feel offended by this cheap manipulation. Moreover, the little mysteries presented in some pages are quickly solved in the next chapter, so these don't really add up to the initial mystery, that is to find out who kidnapped the child.
Overall, this book is interesting. It is a page turner, maybe a little to sloppy, but still enjoyable, as a sort of light reading.
(P. S. What's up with the Portuguese translation of this tittle? How can I'll Walk Alone be translated into Eu Sei Que Voltarás (="I know you'll come back). But for what it's worth, the translated tittle makes more sense than "I'll Walk Alone", because Zan always believe her son was alive and that she would find him.)
ptothelo's review against another edition
3.0
I jumped through parts of it, mostly because I have to return it to the library today. Also, the story is full of topics that is just distressing to read about (kidnapping! identity theft! someone framing her for her son's kidnapping! no one believes her denials!). I think it would have been pretty engrossing and made a good beach read if I wasn't so stressed out by the premise.
_lilbey_'s review against another edition
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? It's complicated
3.0