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3.8 AVERAGE
3.8 AVERAGE
Don’t Look Back is a psychological/domestic thriller by bestselling author, Jo Spain. I’ve read this author once before. This one was an intriguing complex mystery which leaves you constantly guessing and wondering how its all going to pan out. The author develops a layered, suspenseful and fun-to-read mystery which hooks you from the very start. Told across multiple POV, the characters are deep, easy to like and care about what happens to them. On their honeymoon, Luke’s new wife Rose drops a bombshell that there is a dead body back in their apartment, one that she killed in self-defense. Now in a tricky situation as it appears that they have fled the scene, Luke, Rose and Luke’s friend Mickey must work together to find a solution that will keep them out of jail. As things go on it appears there might be more to this situation than anyone thought. An excellent thriller which you won’t want to put down.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This is another book I was lucky to receive early access to from Netgalley.
I was excited for this book as I really enjoyed another from Jo Spain (The Perfect Lie).
The set up of this book reeled me in and I thought it would be a 5 star up until the last quarter.
I still enjoyed this book but felt it lost me a bit with the ending.
Multiple twists / developments, some hit harder than others but overall it was enjoyable to escape into.
Another thing to note and perhaps this was due to it being an ARC I had access to but there were seemingly no chapter divisions. Different parts to the book and obvious changes in location and POV which could be noticed by the titles within, but no separation in the book itself to see how many chapters / time remaining in the "chapters".
I still overall liked it enough to think I will reach for Jo Spain books in the future.
I was excited for this book as I really enjoyed another from Jo Spain (The Perfect Lie).
The set up of this book reeled me in and I thought it would be a 5 star up until the last quarter.
I still enjoyed this book but felt it lost me a bit with the ending.
Multiple twists / developments, some hit harder than others but overall it was enjoyable to escape into.
Another thing to note and perhaps this was due to it being an ARC I had access to but there were seemingly no chapter divisions. Different parts to the book and obvious changes in location and POV which could be noticed by the titles within, but no separation in the book itself to see how many chapters / time remaining in the "chapters".
I still overall liked it enough to think I will reach for Jo Spain books in the future.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
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
Rose has a hard time trusting anyone man but when she meets Luke, all of her fears disappear. One day, Rose picks Luke up from work and has planned their "honeymoon" vacation that they hadn't gotten to go on. They spend a wonderful week in Saint-Therese. They day they are scheduled to go home, Rose tells Luke she can't go back. That she had killed her ex-boyfriend and left his bleeding dead body in their apartment.
Luke decides to go on the run with Rose, but first he needs to get something out of his safe. Enter his ex -girlfriend Mickey. Mickey goes to the apartment ot retrieve the item only to discover, there is no body.
This starts the game of who is Rose really, who is her ex-boyfriend, and what is Luke hiding?
I enjoyed this book. There was a lot going on to keep you guessing.
Thank you NetGalley and Quercus Books.
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Your dream island. The love of your life. A secret that changes everything…
For one week, everything in Luke Miller’s life is perfect. His wife Rose has surprised him with a belated honeymoon. On the day that they are to leave the Caribbean, Rose breaks down and confesses a devastating secret to Luke…she killed her abusive ex-partner when he broke into their apartment. Luke promises to stand by her and contacts an old friend back in London to help them. But there’s more to this story than meets the eye…
Jo excels at bringing her readers into the most exhilarating and addictive thrillers and Don’t Look Back is no exception. I consumed (inhaled really!) this book over a couple of days and didn’t want to put it down. The perfect thriller summer read with so many twists that your head will be left spinning!
The author knows how to write a story that captivates you and the ending of this book is so unexpected and absolute perfection! I love when an author can blindside you with an element in their story! I’ve read so many thrillers over the years but Jo excels at messing with her readers’ head and each one of her books hits the spot!
If you are a fan of psychological thrillers, Don’t Look Back needs to be on your TBR. Perfect for fans of Andrea Mara, Sam Holland, Will Dean and Shari Lapena. Thanks to Quercus and NetGalley for the arc. Don’t Look Back is out now!