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kaileekurtz's review against another edition
3.0
Read this for book club, it was different but pretty good!
stargirllxo's review against another edition
5.0
This book is amazing and I often find myself using the word amazing, but I don't know what else to use. It was pleasing, astonishing, truly thrilling. I love how the author included both sides, Ray and Iris. The big plot twist at the end following thrilling events led to something great and I am grateful to have read this book. It took me quite a while but here I am, in shock of this book.
ashleysilver7's review against another edition
4.0
While I agree with some of the other reviews that this book had a fairly predictable ending (I figured it out about 80% in), it's still a fantastic book about Ray and Iris. Iris, a young, somewhat successful lawyer (and single mother) finds out, by accident, she has a brother she knew nothing about. Ray, Iris' brother, is incarcerated and in a mental facility for a crime he swears he did not commit. Also, Ray is definitely on the autism spectrum, so his thoughts are very literal, and reading from his perspective is quite interesting.
On a different note, it's fun to read a book from the modern day Dutch perspective. It's fun to discover new authors (at least to me), and I hope more of Pauw's books get translated into English soon.
On a different note, it's fun to read a book from the modern day Dutch perspective. It's fun to discover new authors (at least to me), and I hope more of Pauw's books get translated into English soon.
hmbb99's review against another edition
3.0
I picked up this ebook because it was only $2.99 at Barnes and Noble and I'm glad I did. It was a good story about a woman, who upon learning that she not only had a brother but a brother who was a convicted murderer decides to prove that he is innocent. In trying to prove his innocence, she uncovers secrets that her family has been hiding for years. It was well written and enjoyable.
karenelyse2's review against another edition
3.0
Easy read. A bit perceptible, but I didn't guess it all.
I have read better writing from the view point of a character with autism.
I have read better writing from the view point of a character with autism.
hollireads's review against another edition
2.0
Not a super accurate representation of autism. The mental hospital workers were not believable. The basic plot was good but I was not intrigued by the mystery
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
4.0
When Iris discovers she has an older brother she never knew about, she has to wonder what other secrets her mother is keeping from her. As she learns more about her brother she starts seeing shocking similarities between her brother Ray and her son Aaron. Determined to learn more about the family she never knew and the reasons he was kept from her, Iris finds herself in the middle of a murder mystery that has her brother serving time in an institution for the criminally insane.
The thing that really set this book apart from other books in this genre was the narrative of Ray. He brought an innocence to the story that I found endearing.
It was the perfect offset for such a gruesome story.
The thing that really set this book apart from other books in this genre was the narrative of Ray. He brought an innocence to the story that I found endearing.
It was the perfect offset for such a gruesome story.
renreads4's review against another edition
2.0
Easy read, but not exactly the mystery thriller I was expecting. The final 1/3 of the book felt rushed, especially Isis. Although, throughout the book there are often gaps as it switches between Isis and Ray, leaving the reader to make up for those gaps on their own. Overall, very predictable and lacking much mystery, it was too easy to figure out the truth to the story before it was revealed.