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3.26 AVERAGE
3.26 AVERAGE
A novel that ties together regret, guilt, love and family into a powerful story. Most of the action of the novel takes places in just over a day but tension and revelation come with each passing minute.
BA Paris has a very accessible style that makes it hard to put the novel down until you have made it to the last page.
BA Paris has a very accessible style that makes it hard to put the novel down until you have made it to the last page.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book got boring mid way through. It took forever for Adam to tell Livia that Marnie died......then to just let Rob off the hook. Couldn't be me.
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
I liked the premise of the book, and enjoyed it at the beginning, but it had SO many filler pages. There weren't any twists- just a lot of anticipation that fell flat.
emotional
Livia has a bit of a dilemma on her hands. She knows a truth about her daughter, Marnie, that may well tear her family apart. She is waiting for just the right time to tell her husband because a secret this big will rock their entire world.
Her husband, Adam, also has a dilemma on his hands as he first suspects and then later knows a truth about Marnie that will change everything.
Both of them decide that the news can wait, SHOULD wait until after Livia’s 40th birthday party celebration that is happening tonight.
How long should you keep a secret that you know might devastate your partner, end life as you know it, change the course of your life? At what point is this lack of honesty less about protection and more about avoidance and denial? At what point does keeping that secret become a cruelty?
Although the story takes place over twenty four hours, the telling seemed to drag on. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters other than Nelson, the rest kind of fell flat for me.
I did like the idea of a keeping a secret and having eavesdropping moments add to the confusion and supposition. The different conflicts and deceit added some interesting context to the story.
Thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review
Her husband, Adam, also has a dilemma on his hands as he first suspects and then later knows a truth about Marnie that will change everything.
Both of them decide that the news can wait, SHOULD wait until after Livia’s 40th birthday party celebration that is happening tonight.
How long should you keep a secret that you know might devastate your partner, end life as you know it, change the course of your life? At what point is this lack of honesty less about protection and more about avoidance and denial? At what point does keeping that secret become a cruelty?
Although the story takes place over twenty four hours, the telling seemed to drag on. I didn’t particularly like any of the characters other than Nelson, the rest kind of fell flat for me.
I did like the idea of a keeping a secret and having eavesdropping moments add to the confusion and supposition. The different conflicts and deceit added some interesting context to the story.
Thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the e-ARC in exchange for my honest review
sad
tense
slow-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
No idea why it’s listed as a ‘thriller’. There’s nothing thrilling about it. It’s definitely more of a contemporary drama.