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3.58 AVERAGE
3.58 AVERAGE
slow-paced
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
it was okay; i liked the ending as i was shocked to hear about who the killer really was.. there was a point in the middle of the book where i felt it was being dragged out too long. sometimes the descriptions of the setting take away from the actual scene. other than that, a really good read!
DNF at 43%.
I used to read a lot of Susan Lewis when I was younger, but maybe I've outgrown her because this plot was seriously lacking.
The premise had so much potential, a close-knit family torn apart when male DNA from the cold case murder of a local teenager is found to be a familial match to either a father or one of his two sons.
But why did the author have to make the three men so unlikeable and unsympathetic? Honestly, I don't care which one was guilty and I'm not reading another 57% to find out. And it didn't fit with the picture perfect lifestyle painted in the first few chapters. Even with the news of the DNA to have all three characters immediately turn hostile and undergo complete personality transformations was too abrupt and unrealistic.
And the police procedures really got on my nerves. Would they really DNA test a bunch of sixteen year old first time shoplifters, lock them up and only contact one of the children's parent's? And why arrest only 1 out of 3 of the DNA suspects? Too many inconsistencies.
Anyway, I'm bowing out.
I used to read a lot of Susan Lewis when I was younger, but maybe I've outgrown her because this plot was seriously lacking.
The premise had so much potential, a close-knit family torn apart when male DNA from the cold case murder of a local teenager is found to be a familial match to either a father or one of his two sons.
But why did the author have to make the three men so unlikeable and unsympathetic? Honestly, I don't care which one was guilty and I'm not reading another 57% to find out. And it didn't fit with the picture perfect lifestyle painted in the first few chapters. Even with the news of the DNA to have all three characters immediately turn hostile and undergo complete personality transformations was too abrupt and unrealistic.
And the police procedures really got on my nerves. Would they really DNA test a bunch of sixteen year old first time shoplifters, lock them up and only contact one of the children's parent's? And why arrest only 1 out of 3 of the DNA suspects? Too many inconsistencies.
Anyway, I'm bowing out.
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Twisted, intriguing and a page turner story, that’s how I would sum up this book.
There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage because you can never know what happens behind closed doors or in one’s past. What might sound or look perfect for one person, it could totally trigger something else in another.
This book was really interesting and great. I loved how the author combines the happy family facade with a not so great past and how the perception of what’s to show and act in front of others is so damaging inside.
Facing a murder trial from a reopening of a cold case , twenty years later, this story kept me on the edge throughout the pages and I really wanted to know if he was the culprit or not. I had my doubts of what actually happened then but I haven’t seen that ending coming my way at all!
A great twist to end a great story.
There’s no such thing as a perfect marriage because you can never know what happens behind closed doors or in one’s past. What might sound or look perfect for one person, it could totally trigger something else in another.
This book was really interesting and great. I loved how the author combines the happy family facade with a not so great past and how the perception of what’s to show and act in front of others is so damaging inside.
Facing a murder trial from a reopening of a cold case , twenty years later, this story kept me on the edge throughout the pages and I really wanted to know if he was the culprit or not. I had my doubts of what actually happened then but I haven’t seen that ending coming my way at all!
A great twist to end a great story.
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Another excellent story by this author!
It's gripping, entertaining and kept on the edge till the end.
Excellent storytelling and character development, a complex plot full of twists and turns.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine
It's gripping, entertaining and kept on the edge till the end.
Excellent storytelling and character development, a complex plot full of twists and turns.
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for this ARC, all opinions are mine