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luellen1990's review against another edition
5.0
Blink of an Eye by Cath Staincliffe
Title - Blink of an Eye
Author - Cath Staincliffe
Published - July '13
Publisher - C & R Crime
Genre - #Crime
Pages - 272
Price on Amazon - Paperback - £6.80 Kindle - £4.99
ISBN - 1780335687
Your whole life can change in the blink of an eye. What started off as a fun family BBQ, soon ended in tragedy and chaos. Naomi and her boyfriend Alex are celebrating, they've had some good news. Whilst driving home a fatal accident leaves Naomi fighting for her life, Alex battered and bruised and nine-year-old Lilly dead.
Naomi is so traumatized she has no memory of the accident. Alex tells Naomi and everyone else that it was Naomi who was driving after she had been drinking at the BBQ. Naomi has no choice but to believe him as she cannot remember anything after getting to the party.
Will Naomi be prosecuted for driving dangerously and go to prison? or can she regain her memory in time to save herself and remember what really happened.
This book really shows you how your life can change in the blink of an eye. It also shows you how you have to cherish and fight for everything you have in life. This book was fantastically written, a real eye opener, this book makes you feel real empathy for Naomi and her family and it gets you really angry towards Alex, right from the start, I had a feeling Alex was lying and the more I read the more I hated him.
I love it when a book sends you on a roller coaster of emotions and this book definitely did this. Wonderfully written with great characters both ones you love and ones you hate, an easy and interesting plot, keeps you gripped and engaged in the story.
Rating - Five out of Five Stars
Would I Read Again? - Yes
Would I Recommend? - Yes
Would I read other books by the same author? - Yes
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Title - Blink of an Eye
Author - Cath Staincliffe
Published - July '13
Publisher - C & R Crime
Genre - #Crime
Pages - 272
Price on Amazon - Paperback - £6.80 Kindle - £4.99
ISBN - 1780335687
Your whole life can change in the blink of an eye. What started off as a fun family BBQ, soon ended in tragedy and chaos. Naomi and her boyfriend Alex are celebrating, they've had some good news. Whilst driving home a fatal accident leaves Naomi fighting for her life, Alex battered and bruised and nine-year-old Lilly dead.
Naomi is so traumatized she has no memory of the accident. Alex tells Naomi and everyone else that it was Naomi who was driving after she had been drinking at the BBQ. Naomi has no choice but to believe him as she cannot remember anything after getting to the party.
Will Naomi be prosecuted for driving dangerously and go to prison? or can she regain her memory in time to save herself and remember what really happened.
This book really shows you how your life can change in the blink of an eye. It also shows you how you have to cherish and fight for everything you have in life. This book was fantastically written, a real eye opener, this book makes you feel real empathy for Naomi and her family and it gets you really angry towards Alex, right from the start, I had a feeling Alex was lying and the more I read the more I hated him.
I love it when a book sends you on a roller coaster of emotions and this book definitely did this. Wonderfully written with great characters both ones you love and ones you hate, an easy and interesting plot, keeps you gripped and engaged in the story.
Rating - Five out of Five Stars
Would I Read Again? - Yes
Would I Recommend? - Yes
Would I read other books by the same author? - Yes
Reviews for this book can be found on:
Amazon (UK) under Lu's Reviews
Goodreads,
Net Galley (If a NetGalley Book)
My Blogs at http://www.readingbeyondobsession.co.uk/
www.lusreviewsblog.wordpress.com
Links to this review can be found at:
Twitter: @lusreviews
Facebook: @lucyluisbookreviews
Instagram: lusreviews
wendoxford's review against another edition
2.0
Good plot - good story but needed a heavy edit and didn't need so many viewpoints. Twist in story obvious from outset...Shame as I usually love Cath Staincliffe's writing
mjmoore's review against another edition
3.0
Following a family barbecue on a sunny Sunday afternoon, Naomi and Alex are driving home when they are involved in a fatal car crash – Alex suffers from broken bones, Naomi almost dies, and is left with no memory, and a young nine-year-old girl is knocked off her bike and killed. To make matters worse, Naomi’s sister Suzanne insists her younger sibling had been drinking too much, and shouldn’t have been driving.
The story starts at the barbecue, and is told from alternative points of view – Carmel, Naomi’s mother, and Naomi herself. Carmel is convinced her daughter would not have driven when drunk, which puts her at odds with her oldest daughter, who can’t forgive Naomi for what she’s done. During her parts of the story, we also learn about her own background, as well as insights into the sister’s relationships.
Naomi’s part is told from when she first wakes after the accident, dealing first with physical issues, and then the emotional ones. This for me was one of the strengths of the stories, being with Naomi as the full weight of the accident bears down on her.
I have to admit that for me, the first half of the story was the weakest – the accident didn’t have the impact I expected it to, and I couldn’t connect that well with Carmel as she reflected on her early life. I was glad I stayed with it though, because the second half had me enthralled. I had an idea at this half way stage as to where the story may go, and I stayed up far to late to finish the book and find out if I was right.
Cath Staincliffe takes instances which could happen to any of us, and takes us into it’s depths – you can’t help but wonder how you would feel and respond in the same situation, and characters are real and believable. Her experience as a script-writer also shines through – this would work brilliantly as a TV drama, and I would love to see it brought to life.
The story starts at the barbecue, and is told from alternative points of view – Carmel, Naomi’s mother, and Naomi herself. Carmel is convinced her daughter would not have driven when drunk, which puts her at odds with her oldest daughter, who can’t forgive Naomi for what she’s done. During her parts of the story, we also learn about her own background, as well as insights into the sister’s relationships.
Naomi’s part is told from when she first wakes after the accident, dealing first with physical issues, and then the emotional ones. This for me was one of the strengths of the stories, being with Naomi as the full weight of the accident bears down on her.
I have to admit that for me, the first half of the story was the weakest – the accident didn’t have the impact I expected it to, and I couldn’t connect that well with Carmel as she reflected on her early life. I was glad I stayed with it though, because the second half had me enthralled. I had an idea at this half way stage as to where the story may go, and I stayed up far to late to finish the book and find out if I was right.
Cath Staincliffe takes instances which could happen to any of us, and takes us into it’s depths – you can’t help but wonder how you would feel and respond in the same situation, and characters are real and believable. Her experience as a script-writer also shines through – this would work brilliantly as a TV drama, and I would love to see it brought to life.
jillheather's review
1.0
I wanted to like this. I like Scott & Bailey so much! But from the first it was clear what the ending would be, so it was mostly a slog to get there, with a bunch of unrealistic characters.
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