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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
dark
hopeful
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
finished in 2 days
loved it!
suspenseful but not confusing
some paranormal ish elements
multiple povs
def recommend!
loved it!
suspenseful but not confusing
some paranormal ish elements
multiple povs
def recommend!
Three unrelated stories - a man who is on his way home and sees his daughter trapped in the car in front of him, a woman and a girl posing as mother and daughter on the run, and a waitress whose father was murdered years ago. You know eventually the three stories will intersect and once they do, thins pick up but I found it slow going until that happened. The opening hooks you quickly and that keeps you reading. It’s a very clever story with unexpected twists that last until the very last page. I liked the sinister Samaritan and pay attention to the side characters because they are important.
Actual rating: 3.5 stars
I found this a gripping thriller but I didn’t quite enjoy the paranormal aspect
Hannah xoxo
I found this a gripping thriller but I didn’t quite enjoy the paranormal aspect
Hannah xoxo
The best of Tudor's work so far. A lot of twists and turns that will make your head hurt, but keep your heart pumping.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm glad that the just-launched BooksandLala book club convinced me to pick up The Other People by C. J. Tudor, because while I enjoyed her debut The Chalk Man, I wasn't so in love with it I felt I necessarily needed to read more and so I'd skipped over her second book last year. Coming back to Tudor's writing in The Other People was really enjoyable and I definitely feel like it has matured across books. This one tells the story of a man whose wife and daughter seem to have been murdered, except that he saw his daughter in the back of a car at a time that she should have been dead, and he's been searching for the truth ever since. At the same time, a woman and her daughter are on the run, but they just might know the truth about what really happened.
The actual blurb for The Other People gives a bit more detail than I think I'd want to know going into this mystery-thriller, so there's my vague attempt at introducing it. The novel switches between a few different perspectives, which is normally not my favourite but I didn't mind here and I found they all fit together and complemented each other quite well. Tudor does a fantastic job building up the anticipation in this book, and there are so many intense moments which I loved.
To me, there were definitely some similarities between this novel and Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson, which I read and really enjoyed last month, but it was still a unique story and I didn't predict every twist--there were a lot of them. I thought the story got a little overly complicated and over the top at times, and the epilogue was pretty meh, but I loved how creepy and spooky the book was. While I liked the writing in both of them, The Other People is a really engaging story in a way that The Chalk Man didn't quite manage, and while it wasn't a perfect thriller, this spooky read has me pretty excited to pick up whatever Tudor writes next.
The actual blurb for The Other People gives a bit more detail than I think I'd want to know going into this mystery-thriller, so there's my vague attempt at introducing it. The novel switches between a few different perspectives, which is normally not my favourite but I didn't mind here and I found they all fit together and complemented each other quite well. Tudor does a fantastic job building up the anticipation in this book, and there are so many intense moments which I loved.
To me, there were definitely some similarities between this novel and Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson, which I read and really enjoyed last month, but it was still a unique story and I didn't predict every twist--there were a lot of them. I thought the story got a little overly complicated and over the top at times, and the epilogue was pretty meh, but I loved how creepy and spooky the book was. While I liked the writing in both of them, The Other People is a really engaging story in a way that The Chalk Man didn't quite manage, and while it wasn't a perfect thriller, this spooky read has me pretty excited to pick up whatever Tudor writes next.
The story was great for about 60%, and then it felt kind of repetitive. By the end, the were some events that were a bit groan-worthy; either a twist for the sake of another twist or a rushed explanation of a forgotten plot thread.
The audible narration was excellent and the three short stories at the end were all extremely thought provoking and well-written.
The audible narration was excellent and the three short stories at the end were all extremely thought provoking and well-written.