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rochelleisreading's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity and Mental illness
Moderate: Infertility, Sexual content, Murder, Gun violence, Suicide attempt, Suicide, and Alcohol
ruthypoo2's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
A really enjoyable domestic thriller with complex characters and an intentionally convoluted storyline that alternates between two excellent characters, one of them dead.
Sally Hepworth does a great job steering her nonlinear story down a crooked roadway that periodically veers too close to the edge. But then, that’s the fun of it! While there are two primary narrators, the story they tell is only as reliable as what they themselves interpret from past events and are told by others. I’m a sucker for a good love story, especially those that struggle and require hard work to survive. This story has its share of love stories and they touched my heart.
I thoroughly enjoyed the revealing of information over the coarse of the story, done so at a quick enough pace to give the book a nice momentum. I was fully engaged and anxious to see how the dots would connect… and they did in what I felt was a satisfying conclusion.
I listened to the audiobook and was glad the two different points of view were represented by two different readers, Barrie Kreinik and Jessica Douglas-Henry. Their voices and reading of the story fit the characters so well.
Sally Hepworth does a great job steering her nonlinear story down a crooked roadway that periodically veers too close to the edge. But then, that’s the fun of it! While there are two primary narrators, the story they tell is only as reliable as what they themselves interpret from past events and are told by others. I’m a sucker for a good love story, especially those that struggle and require hard work to survive. This story has its share of love stories and they touched my heart.
I thoroughly enjoyed the revealing of information over the coarse of the story, done so at a quick enough pace to give the book a nice momentum. I was fully engaged and anxious to see how the dots would connect… and they did in what I felt was a satisfying conclusion.
I listened to the audiobook and was glad the two different points of view were represented by two different readers, Barrie Kreinik and Jessica Douglas-Henry. Their voices and reading of the story fit the characters so well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Infidelity and Infertility
Minor: Murder
pookiee's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
this is a real page-turner! the chapters are short and there are gripping mini-cliffhangers and plot twists throughout. Hepworth delivers really good character-focused thrillers that make you interested in the people involved as well as the mystery itself. I normally find books that flit between the past and present frustrating, but not this one since it’s well paced, and the time and perspective jumps are not just for building suspense, they are relevant to the point in the story each time one happens. my main qualm is the afterlife perspective feels out of place and too philosophical.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Mental illness, and Suicide
Moderate: Misogyny and Murder
Minor: Infertility, Pregnancy, Gun violence, Drug abuse, and Pandemic/Epidemic
taylorelena's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I’m giving it a 3.75 ⭐️
I really liked the premise of this book but by the synopsis I fully expected it to be a thriller so when it went to a domestic drama instead of thriller it caught me off guard. There were some plot holes and things that I was like ok why does that matter. Overall I’d still recommend it and would pick up another book by the author
I really liked the premise of this book but by the synopsis I fully expected it to be a thriller so when it went to a domestic drama instead of thriller it caught me off guard. There were some plot holes and things that I was like ok why does that matter. Overall I’d still recommend it and would pick up another book by the author
Content Warnings
Graphic: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, and Mental illness
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
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