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amylauren15's review against another edition
challenging
mysterious
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
ravenhaven's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape and Domestic abuse
_ami3e's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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
3.0
scoutfinch75's review against another edition
5.0
Read this in one sitting. I finished reading at 2am, I just couldn't put it down.
mattvw's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
maryqueenofbooks's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
khaining's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
isla8's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
kxtiebooks's review against another edition
3.0
I got this book as part of a book exchange in my office at work.
My first impressions were that I thought the premise sounded very intriguing and original, and the first few chapters I was hooked. I genuinely wanted to find out why Flora's children hadn't appeared to have aged in the 12 years since her ex-best friend, Beth, had last seen them.
However, as the story unfolded, I felt that it got more ridiculous and more far fetched after every page. I also found it quite repetitive and a few things happened in the middle of the book which I thought were totally unnecessary and didn't really add anything to the book - (the 'incident' with Zannah's teacher, for example).
That been said, I can't deny the fact that I was kept in suspense throughout the whole book (hence the ⭐️⭐️⭐️) even if the second half of the book was so implausible. It turned out to be one of those typical, easy-read crime thrillers that I will probably have forgotten about by this time next week.
My first impressions were that I thought the premise sounded very intriguing and original, and the first few chapters I was hooked. I genuinely wanted to find out why Flora's children hadn't appeared to have aged in the 12 years since her ex-best friend, Beth, had last seen them.
However, as the story unfolded, I felt that it got more ridiculous and more far fetched after every page. I also found it quite repetitive and a few things happened in the middle of the book which I thought were totally unnecessary and didn't really add anything to the book - (the 'incident' with Zannah's teacher, for example).
That been said, I can't deny the fact that I was kept in suspense throughout the whole book (hence the ⭐️⭐️⭐️) even if the second half of the book was so implausible. It turned out to be one of those typical, easy-read crime thrillers that I will probably have forgotten about by this time next week.