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3.46 AVERAGE
3.46 AVERAGE
Confession- I skimmed through most of this book and skipped chapters. I found it a bit boring and not at all suspenseful. I did like the plot and enjoyed untangling the lies and figuring out who was lying and why.
Adele Parks please be I noticed I am serving you with papers. Seeking restitution to cover damages associated with my therapy.
An absolute page-turner! Adele Parks skillfully weaves a web of secrets and deception, keeping you on the edge of your seat from beginning to end. The characters are deeply flawed and utterly captivating at the same time, making you question their motives at every turn. This thriller is filled with twists and turns that will leave you gasping for air. A must-read!
Adele gon make sure you read every damn word okay !!!
10/10 ⭐️. Just keep reading.
10/10 ⭐️. Just keep reading.
The animal abuse was appalling and completely unnecessary.
Thanks to NetGalley for the copy I read.
The formatting made this really difficult to read. In particular, words with certain letters would keep getting broken into multiple words, which made things confusing at times. I frequently had to reread whole sections. Instead of coming off as a domestic thriller, this felt more like an overall depressing story about the breakdown of a marriage. The pace was too slow for my taste. The ending also seemed far-fetched to me.
The formatting made this really difficult to read. In particular, words with certain letters would keep getting broken into multiple words, which made things confusing at times. I frequently had to reread whole sections. Instead of coming off as a domestic thriller, this felt more like an overall depressing story about the breakdown of a marriage. The pace was too slow for my taste. The ending also seemed far-fetched to me.
This book might be better titled "Secrets, Secrets, Secrets", as the two main characters, couple Daisy and Simon, seem to withhold pretty important information from each other. I suppose the next recourse to that then leads to the Lies, Lies, Lies. And there are plenty of them. Mix well-intended friends with Simon's addiction to alcohol, and add in new information about their daughter Millie, and we've got a perfect storm.
The story is told from the points of both Daisy and Simon. I struggled a bit this as Daisy is in a first-person POV, while Simon is told through the third person. I suppose that drew me into Daisy's side more, but that felt like a given. Especially as we witness Simon's behavior. When the story opens he is pushing Daisy to see a fertility doctor when she's clearly stated she's not sure she wants another child. This activity is pivotal in what they go through over the following months. This leads to his disease (alcoholism), taking over their lives and leads to a cataclysmic event that forever changes and forces both Daisy and Simonto to tell the truth.
While the first third of the book is all set up, getting to know Daisy, Simon, Millie, and their friends. It's in the rest of the story is where their lives are unraveled. Daisy will be confronted by the worst kind of man and this is where her secrets pile up and force her down a path that is truly frightening, something that is hard to contemplate. But she's lost some control over her life. It's hard going for her and while she's not ready to forgive Simon, she less than ready for what she is confronted with. At this point, we start to see a new side to Simon. He really starts to examine his addiction, his behavior and recognizes that the struggle that never goes away. I started to feel very sorry for him as well.
I think Adele Parks does a great job developing the characters and the plot kept me very invested in the outcome. I started to feel anxious about it was going and I ended up reading the last two-thirds of the book in one fell swoop. I recommend this book to any reader of domestic suspense. 4 Stars!
The story is told from the points of both Daisy and Simon. I struggled a bit this as Daisy is in a first-person POV, while Simon is told through the third person. I suppose that drew me into Daisy's side more, but that felt like a given. Especially as we witness Simon's behavior. When the story opens he is pushing Daisy to see a fertility doctor when she's clearly stated she's not sure she wants another child. This activity is pivotal in what they go through over the following months. This leads to his disease (alcoholism), taking over their lives and leads to a cataclysmic event that forever changes and forces both Daisy and Simonto to tell the truth.
While the first third of the book is all set up, getting to know Daisy, Simon, Millie, and their friends. It's in the rest of the story is where their lives are unraveled. Daisy will be confronted by the worst kind of man and this is where her secrets pile up and force her down a path that is truly frightening, something that is hard to contemplate. But she's lost some control over her life. It's hard going for her and while she's not ready to forgive Simon, she less than ready for what she is confronted with. At this point, we start to see a new side to Simon. He really starts to examine his addiction, his behavior and recognizes that the struggle that never goes away. I started to feel very sorry for him as well.
I think Adele Parks does a great job developing the characters and the plot kept me very invested in the outcome. I started to feel anxious about it was going and I ended up reading the last two-thirds of the book in one fell swoop. I recommend this book to any reader of domestic suspense. 4 Stars!
Didn’t get far into the book at all, wasn’t interested in the subject matter.
First, I would like to thank the author, publisher and Net Galley for the chance to read and review this book.
Second, I'd like to apologize for reviewing this book - I never should have accepted this book. I decided last year that I would not read more by this author. I just don't like her style at all, and sadly, for me, this book had all the issues that I previously didn't like. I don't like to give low reviews for ARC books, but I also don't want to lie and say I loved a book I didn't.
Third, if you have read others by this author and liked them, you will probably like this one too. But for me, the first half was bad. And the second half was even worse. I couldn't wait to finish this one so I could move on.
Second, I'd like to apologize for reviewing this book - I never should have accepted this book. I decided last year that I would not read more by this author. I just don't like her style at all, and sadly, for me, this book had all the issues that I previously didn't like. I don't like to give low reviews for ARC books, but I also don't want to lie and say I loved a book I didn't.
Third, if you have read others by this author and liked them, you will probably like this one too. But for me, the first half was bad. And the second half was even worse. I couldn't wait to finish this one so I could move on.
I dont know where to start. In fact I wish I'd never started the book, I only finished it out of morbid curiousity in case there was a wondrous twist that made what I'd already read worthwhile. There's no likeable characters, no plausible or believable storyline. Just relentless drudge, sadly.