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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
3.5⭐️ enjoyed the flow of the story, kept it interesting… good twists which were predictable but still shocking… cruelty and lack of empathy and humanity of some characters is scary and the fact that this can happen to someone in RL is just sad
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Strong character development:
Yes
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Kidnapping
Moderate: Rape
3.5 stars because I figured it out sooner than I liked. Short but good!
A twisted read indeed. This story is told in dual POV and in the short pages manages to cover most of the information required to keep the reader informed. Lydia is a missing woman who shows up 10 years later alive and with a story. Merrit is the wife of Lydia’s old husband. They live the dreams Lydia and Luca planned to live prior to her abduction. Yet not all is what it seems. Everyone has secrets with troubled pasts that brew into mysterious futures. It’s almost predictable except it’s not entirely predictable in the end. You’ll miss the key pieces. I do wonder though why the big twist to avoid spoiling for anyone occurred? It felt a little anticlimactic and I found myself uttering why go through all the trouble only to end in the way it ended. That’s sort of the beauty in books the alternative endings and the questions up for discussion.
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
All in all this ended up being a decent read and should easily fulfill U for an A-Z challenge. It’s why I picked it up in the first place.
I had some nagging questions as I read, wondering why on earth didn’t she…(no spoilers) but it eventually plays out in a satisfying ending that provides the answers.
It was a fun read with dual POVs throughout the book. Well played.
Wow, this book was so far down on my TBR and I am glad it was picked up in our book club. A woman has gone missing! Her husband Luca has moved on and is now expecting a baby with Merritt. Until he is away on a work trip when some things get weird for his wife Merritt. Should she be worried? Should she let her husband know? But what if something goes wrong while he is gone? He comes back to an extra person in his kitchen with wife?
Holy whoa
Holy whoa