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kbranfield's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 stars.
Something She's Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell is an enthralling domestic mystery.
Charlotte and her husband Eli are cautious when her brother Rocco introduces them to his new girlfriend, Ruth Seagram. His dating history is full of troubled women so they do not have high hopes about the newest lady in his life. Although she is not thrilled with Ruth, Charlotte's five year old daughter, Daisy, is absolutely crazy about her. The deeper Ruth insinuates herself into their family, the more uneasy Charlotte becomes. And her worst fears are realized when Daisy is kidnapped and Charlotte, along with Rocco, discover the depth of Ruth's lies.
Charlotte turned her love of flowers into a thriving floral business. However, due to her dysfunctional childhood, she has serious anxiety issues. She is a helicopter mother who worries constantly about Daisy who is asthmatic. Charlotte is trying to give Ruth the benefit of the doubt, but she is unhappy and envious that her daughter is enthralled with Rocco's girlfriend.
Rocco is a recovering alcoholic with a job that he loves. Unfortunately, not only does he have terrible luck with girlfriends, he has a hard time breaking up with them. But with Ruth, he feels like he has finally broken his unlucky streak. However, just before he, Ruth and the rest of the family travel to Mexico to visit his mother, Rocco learns some troubling information about his girlfriend. Although not completely mollified by her explanation, they are soon off on their vacation which becomes the catalyst for a series of shocking events.
Something She's Not Telling Us is an intriguing mystery that unfolds from multiple points of view and weaves back and forth in time. The storyline is well-written with tension building with each chapter. The characters are interesting but not always likable. With the suspense building to a fever pitch, Darcey Bell brings this compelling mystery to a twist-filled conclusion that is a little abrupt yet satisfying. Highly recommend to fans of the genre.
Something She's Not Telling Us by Darcey Bell is an enthralling domestic mystery.
Charlotte and her husband Eli are cautious when her brother Rocco introduces them to his new girlfriend, Ruth Seagram. His dating history is full of troubled women so they do not have high hopes about the newest lady in his life. Although she is not thrilled with Ruth, Charlotte's five year old daughter, Daisy, is absolutely crazy about her. The deeper Ruth insinuates herself into their family, the more uneasy Charlotte becomes. And her worst fears are realized when Daisy is kidnapped and Charlotte, along with Rocco, discover the depth of Ruth's lies.
Charlotte turned her love of flowers into a thriving floral business. However, due to her dysfunctional childhood, she has serious anxiety issues. She is a helicopter mother who worries constantly about Daisy who is asthmatic. Charlotte is trying to give Ruth the benefit of the doubt, but she is unhappy and envious that her daughter is enthralled with Rocco's girlfriend.
Rocco is a recovering alcoholic with a job that he loves. Unfortunately, not only does he have terrible luck with girlfriends, he has a hard time breaking up with them. But with Ruth, he feels like he has finally broken his unlucky streak. However, just before he, Ruth and the rest of the family travel to Mexico to visit his mother, Rocco learns some troubling information about his girlfriend. Although not completely mollified by her explanation, they are soon off on their vacation which becomes the catalyst for a series of shocking events.
Something She's Not Telling Us is an intriguing mystery that unfolds from multiple points of view and weaves back and forth in time. The storyline is well-written with tension building with each chapter. The characters are interesting but not always likable. With the suspense building to a fever pitch, Darcey Bell brings this compelling mystery to a twist-filled conclusion that is a little abrupt yet satisfying. Highly recommend to fans of the genre.
menniemenace's review against another edition
2.0
2.5/5
This book is... okay. It's perfectly palatable. The story's a little dull and Charlotte is the most lacklustre narrator ever. I felt like I was reading a novel told from the POV of plain toast. She only served to show the holes in the other narrator's story.
The Rocco/Charlotte dynamic was odd. Why would anyone hate their sibling for being rich? and Charlotte and her husband have the weirdest marriage ever.
This book is... okay. It's perfectly palatable. The story's a little dull and Charlotte is the most lacklustre narrator ever. I felt like I was reading a novel told from the POV of plain toast. She only served to show the holes in the other narrator's story.
The Rocco/Charlotte dynamic was odd. Why would anyone hate their sibling for being rich? and Charlotte and her husband have the weirdest marriage ever.
dfwsusie's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars. I’m not sure this book actually had an ending as much as she just stopped writing because she was also over these characters.
calmcelebration9888's review against another edition
3.0
This book is so weird. That’s the best word I can use to describe it. Even the wording and flow was weird. I would say the summary on the book jacket is wrong. It made the book sound like Charlotte was the one hiding secrets and Ruth is the honest one when in reality Ruth is the psychopath and Charlotte just has a secret she doesn’t want anyone to know. The book is very frenetic. Maybe because Charlotte is extremely anxious as is Ruth. I’m surprised to give 3 stars given that I didn’t like any of the characters.
roamingbarefoot's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
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
2.0
Extremely predictable
southernbellebooks's review against another edition
2.0
This book had the making of a good book with a good plot line and interesting point of view but it was poorly written. Very choppy and hard to follow.
sdonnell's review against another edition
3.0
This was an easy read but the ending was very lackluster. I was super excited to get to the plot twists but when I was very close to the end, I started to get disappointed. I feel like the author could’ve either added more of a twist or at least gave a bit more closure for all of the characters. Was this supposed to be a set up for a sequel? Very underwhelmed.
crizinski's review against another edition
Listened to this one on audible and something about it just did not click for me.
amandamariex0's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-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
3.75