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3.7 AVERAGE
3.7 AVERAGE
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very weak Unger matched by mediocre narration. Overstuffed with repetition, and list-reeling prose,so very unlike the crisp tales I’ve come to expect from this author. Perhaps deadlines and the like were a cause.
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
I got one of the the twists fairly early on.
What I didn't get was how Selena (who irritated me for whatever reason) didn't know her husband was a psychopath.
Selena catches her husband Graham and their nanny Geneva having sex on one of her nanny cams. A nanny cam that she moved because she had a feeling something was going on. She confronts him. But before they can fire Geneva, she disappears. Her car still near their home.
Graham cheated on Selena whenever he felt the urge.
She was the primary breadwinner. He lazed about the house occasionally taking care of their two young boys. This is something she saw her own father put her mother through time and time again.
But, she tells her business to a strange woman on the train the evening she finds out. That I can kind of see.
Pearl was a nuanced character. I found myself liking her more than Selena.
I liked the pov from Selena and Grahams young son and the way the story unraveled. The majority was told from Pearl's and Selena's pov's. It was well written and, while it didn't have many tense moments until the end, had me racing through the pages.
What I didn't get was how Selena (who irritated me for whatever reason) didn't know her husband was a psychopath.
Selena catches her husband Graham and their nanny Geneva having sex on one of her nanny cams. A nanny cam that she moved because she had a feeling something was going on. She confronts him. But before they can fire Geneva, she disappears. Her car still near their home.
Graham cheated on Selena whenever he felt the urge.
She was the primary breadwinner. He lazed about the house occasionally taking care of their two young boys. This is something she saw her own father put her mother through time and time again.
But, she tells her business to a strange woman on the train the evening she finds out. That I can kind of see.
Pearl was a nuanced character. I found myself liking her more than Selena.
I liked the pov from Selena and Grahams young son and the way the story unraveled. The majority was told from Pearl's and Selena's pov's. It was well written and, while it didn't have many tense moments until the end, had me racing through the pages.
Highly recommend for anyone who loves a good thriller with interwoven narratives!
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Selena Murphy jumps on a train to get home to her family and she ends up on a broken train next to a woman at a vulnerable time where she tells everything about her husband, her life and her fears for the future. This woman confesses her own things and tells of being the other woman in an affair and that she wants to change her ways. A nanny, an affair and twists and turns make up this story.
Told through many perspectives and without much explanation as in dates, times or places, it takes a bit to figure out the basics of the main women telling the story. Thrown in towards the end are a few chapters told from an investigator's point of view and although he gave some interesting clues, I felt as though it was oddly thrown in and not sure I would have included his point of view. I would have just allowed the ladies to tell the whole story.
Selena Murphy jumps on a train to get home to her family and she ends up on a broken train next to a woman at a vulnerable time where she tells everything about her husband, her life and her fears for the future. This woman confesses her own things and tells of being the other woman in an affair and that she wants to change her ways. A nanny, an affair and twists and turns make up this story.
Told through many perspectives and without much explanation as in dates, times or places, it takes a bit to figure out the basics of the main women telling the story. Thrown in towards the end are a few chapters told from an investigator's point of view and although he gave some interesting clues, I felt as though it was oddly thrown in and not sure I would have included his point of view. I would have just allowed the ladies to tell the whole story.
Selena Murphy has a husband who is cheating on her. Twice, in a week's time, she has caught him sleeping (not really sleeping, though) with the nanny. Her life is full of pressures and a husband who lost his job but won't find work and also won't take on full time care of the kids even though he's home all the time. Work, a long commute, a cheating husband, kids that want more from her than she can give, the constant feeling she needs to present a perfect life on her Facebook page, all these things are weighing down on Selena. Her nanny is wonderful with the kids, with keeping the house running and now Selena needs to fire her, needs to confront her cheating husband, and she has no idea how to keep life running when there is just one of her and so many responsibilities.
As Selena sits down on the 7:45 train, she meets Martha, who confesses she is having an affair with her boss and wants out. Add in some little bottles of booze and soon, Selena is telling Martha that she thinks her husband is sleeping with the nanny. Martha comments how nice it would be if all their problems would just disappear.
And then the nanny disappears. Selena is frantic as the police move in on her and her husband, Graham. Her husband has secrets that come out about his past relationships with women. Selena could be the last person who saw the nanny alive, if she is more than missing. And Selena is wondering if there was much more to her meeting Martha, on the train. Martha has her phone number and is texting her, wanting to meet up, asking her questions, probing questions, hinting dark things to Selena and Selena has no idea who she can trust.
This story is crammed full of twists and turns and people with hidden pasts, motives, and secrets and it's all closing in on Selena. We get to hear the story from not only Selena, but a girl named Pearl, the nanny, a retired detective, and Martha. As the story progressed, I figured some things out before the actual reveal but I didn't mind since the story is put together so well, it all made sense that I might figure some things out. Step into this story and you just may walk away with trust issues you never had before.
Publication: October 6th 2020
Thank you to Park Row/HarperCollins and Edelweiss for this ARC.
As Selena sits down on the 7:45 train, she meets Martha, who confesses she is having an affair with her boss and wants out. Add in some little bottles of booze and soon, Selena is telling Martha that she thinks her husband is sleeping with the nanny. Martha comments how nice it would be if all their problems would just disappear.
And then the nanny disappears. Selena is frantic as the police move in on her and her husband, Graham. Her husband has secrets that come out about his past relationships with women. Selena could be the last person who saw the nanny alive, if she is more than missing. And Selena is wondering if there was much more to her meeting Martha, on the train. Martha has her phone number and is texting her, wanting to meet up, asking her questions, probing questions, hinting dark things to Selena and Selena has no idea who she can trust.
This story is crammed full of twists and turns and people with hidden pasts, motives, and secrets and it's all closing in on Selena. We get to hear the story from not only Selena, but a girl named Pearl, the nanny, a retired detective, and Martha. As the story progressed, I figured some things out before the actual reveal but I didn't mind since the story is put together so well, it all made sense that I might figure some things out. Step into this story and you just may walk away with trust issues you never had before.
Publication: October 6th 2020
Thank you to Park Row/HarperCollins and Edelweiss for this ARC.
I’d say this was good, not great. I was hoping for some more surprising twists and turns, and these were more predictable for me, more so a story you can figure out along the way.
This is a solid 4 star thriller. I liked the twists and turns. I don't normally like books that are multiple viewpoints, but the chapters from Oliver were my favorite.
I figured out the identity of a couple of characters early on, but it was still fun to go on the journey with them.
I figured out the identity of a couple of characters early on, but it was still fun to go on the journey with them.
Sometimes meeting someone new compels you to share secrets and have trust in them thinking you’ll never see them again. But sometimes those strangers turn out to be much more than strangers.
I really enjoyed reading this book but it is a little confusing if you weren’t able to read it in a short amount of time. With the different points of view it was hard to keep up if you had to stop in the middle of a chapter. But I did still really enjoy the book and have recommended it to others.
It was twisty and surprising and definitely worth the read!
I really enjoyed reading this book but it is a little confusing if you weren’t able to read it in a short amount of time. With the different points of view it was hard to keep up if you had to stop in the middle of a chapter. But I did still really enjoy the book and have recommended it to others.
It was twisty and surprising and definitely worth the read!