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yorkshire_bookworm's review
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Fantastic book! You must read it!
I can’t believe how good this book was! I’m surprised I haven’t seen much about it! I read this book as a buddy read with and we just struggled to put it down!
This is a psychological domestic thriller with the narrative being split between Sarah then and Claire now. The plot is amazing with great tension being built and unbelievable twists! Almost all the way through I felt myself say “shut up”, “no way” out loud it was that good!
The book is very character rich and they are portrayed very well throughout the book helping you to paint the perfect picture of what they are like! At the start of the book I thought I was in for a pretty plain sailing story but the more you got into it the more it unfolded the more dark and deceptive it got!
At times it wasn’t the easiest of books to read because of the DV that was being described as it was raw and brutally honest!
It was a fast-paced very memorable book! It was my first read by Jaqueline Grima but it won’t be my last I am looking forward to seeing what else she has wrote!
I can’t believe how good this book was! I’m surprised I haven’t seen much about it! I read this book as a buddy read with and we just struggled to put it down!
This is a psychological domestic thriller with the narrative being split between Sarah then and Claire now. The plot is amazing with great tension being built and unbelievable twists! Almost all the way through I felt myself say “shut up”, “no way” out loud it was that good!
The book is very character rich and they are portrayed very well throughout the book helping you to paint the perfect picture of what they are like! At the start of the book I thought I was in for a pretty plain sailing story but the more you got into it the more it unfolded the more dark and deceptive it got!
At times it wasn’t the easiest of books to read because of the DV that was being described as it was raw and brutally honest!
It was a fast-paced very memorable book! It was my first read by Jaqueline Grima but it won’t be my last I am looking forward to seeing what else she has wrote!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse
aeverett's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
traceyroberts's review
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
5.0
I was thrilled when HQStories invited me to read My Daughter's Killer by Jacqueline Grima as I had recently read and enjoyed The Weekend Alone by the same author. Thank you so much for the ARC.
Claire's daughter, Sarah was killed by her husband two years ago but her body was never found. Now Claire runs a helpline helping vulnerable women when a caller rings in claiming to know where Sarah is. And news has just broke that Sarah's husband has escaped from prison. The family are in danger all over again.
I was completely consumed by this taut and twisty domestic thriller. It's full of tension and unexpected turns. The story unfolds over past and present timelines but it didn't lose its page and keep building tension. I'm not great at guessing the twists but I actually gasped at the twist in this one, my husband had to check I was OK 😂
This is a book I would highly recommend and one spoiler I will give is that nothing nasty happens to Boswell the dog 😁 I know I always worry about animals in thrillers.
Claire's daughter, Sarah was killed by her husband two years ago but her body was never found. Now Claire runs a helpline helping vulnerable women when a caller rings in claiming to know where Sarah is. And news has just broke that Sarah's husband has escaped from prison. The family are in danger all over again.
I was completely consumed by this taut and twisty domestic thriller. It's full of tension and unexpected turns. The story unfolds over past and present timelines but it didn't lose its page and keep building tension. I'm not great at guessing the twists but I actually gasped at the twist in this one, my husband had to check I was OK 😂
This is a book I would highly recommend and one spoiler I will give is that nothing nasty happens to Boswell the dog 😁 I know I always worry about animals in thrillers.
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