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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Rounded up… entertaining enough but could have been wrapped up quicker…
An enjoyable twisty novel.
Helen meets Rachel at a child birth prep class and is drawn to her brash personality and her avoidance of responsibility. All based on the timeline of Helen's due date, we follow her as Rachel becomes more and more entangled in her life. But, as strange things start to happen, Helen can't seem to keep the facts straight and often blames it on the fog of baby-brain.
Exciting to the end.
Helen meets Rachel at a child birth prep class and is drawn to her brash personality and her avoidance of responsibility. All based on the timeline of Helen's due date, we follow her as Rachel becomes more and more entangled in her life. But, as strange things start to happen, Helen can't seem to keep the facts straight and often blames it on the fog of baby-brain.
Exciting to the end.
Really enjoyed this one. It picked up towards the middle and kept on spinning right through until the end. Had my suspicions about who was responsible for what but couldn’t quite make the pieces fit until the final reveal(s), which is exactly what I want from a thriller!
This thriller had everything I love! Mystery, murder, suspense, drama, and some evil people! It kept me guessing throughout the entire book and took me a while to piece it all together. I love books that don’t give away everything until the end. If you’re into thrillers, be on the lookout for this one!
I would consider this a slow burn of sorts. Looking back I realize how each part definitely had it’s impact on the story. The flashback/meet up scenes, the letter from jail & the main points of view.
Overall I think the story is devastating!!! Once you get to the meat of it and things start to truly unravel.
Definitely a intriguing piece of work, I think it was compelling and suspenseful. I was creating my own crime board 1/2 through! Interested to read other books by this author.
Overall I think the story is devastating!!! Once you get to the meat of it and things start to truly unravel.
Definitely a intriguing piece of work, I think it was compelling and suspenseful. I was creating my own crime board 1/2 through! Interested to read other books by this author.
It was just okay, too predictable. When you have to use the last chapter to explain the whole book, there are too many plot holes.
Yet another domestic thriller. This book centers on Helen, in the midst of a successful pregnancy after many miscarriages. At a prenatal class, she meets Rachel, who is odd to say the least (she suggests they drink wine right after a birthing class.) Things only get more strange as time goes on.
The book alternates between Helen’s point of view, Serena, Helen’s sister in law & Kate, Helen’s friend who also has an on and off relationship with her brother Charlie. I feel like this book has been done before. There was nothing overly exciting about it. By the time the author reveals everything, you really don’t even care anymore because it takes so long to get there.
The book alternates between Helen’s point of view, Serena, Helen’s sister in law & Kate, Helen’s friend who also has an on and off relationship with her brother Charlie. I feel like this book has been done before. There was nothing overly exciting about it. By the time the author reveals everything, you really don’t even care anymore because it takes so long to get there.
Greenwich Park is an upscale neighborhood in London. Helen Thorpe is living in her large childhood home with architect husband Daniel. Her brother Rory and his wife Serena live nearby. Both women are pregnant. This highly entertaining thriller begins with a letter sent to Helen from prison. The sender is unknown to the reader. Helen attends her first prenatal class. Daniel is stuck at work leaving Helen alone. The sudden appearance of single mother-to-be Rachel seems like a perfect occurrence as Helen now has someone to partner with in the class. Rachel soon appears everywhere Helen is and thrusts her way into her life. Helen is feeling lonely as Daniel is constantly working so Helen starts spending time with Rachel and confides in her. This intriguing story has three narrators - Helen, Serena and friend Katie. Serena is worried that her husband is having an affair. Katie is a reporter covering a high profile rape case which has a connection to an older rape case which took place near Cambridge University around the time Helen, Daniel, Rory and Serena were students there.
Greenwich Park starts slow. But about half-way through, when Helen’s seemingly perfect life starts to unravel, the book takes off. The suspense level builds and builds as unsettling things start to happen within the world of these characters. And while you think you know what’s going to happen next, author Katherine Faulkner, in a very impressive debut, turns the tables making this a very satisfying ride.
Greenwich Park starts slow. But about half-way through, when Helen’s seemingly perfect life starts to unravel, the book takes off. The suspense level builds and builds as unsettling things start to happen within the world of these characters. And while you think you know what’s going to happen next, author Katherine Faulkner, in a very impressive debut, turns the tables making this a very satisfying ride.
What an incredible story! I love mysteries and thrillers but sometimes they start to feel all a bit the same. This one was unique and in a category all its own. I genuinely got connected to the characters and story of their lives. The mystery was an added bonus.
This was so well written. I’ve seen a lot of people calling this a “slow burn,” and I can see why, but I hesitate to call it that because I couldn’t put it down. It hooked me from page one with that letter!
The only negative I have is that the ending felt more like a recap and I would rather have seen some of it play out since I was so invested. But this wasn’t a typical reveal and I appreciate that.
*Thanks to Gallery Books for providing me with this ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*
This was so well written. I’ve seen a lot of people calling this a “slow burn,” and I can see why, but I hesitate to call it that because I couldn’t put it down. It hooked me from page one with that letter!
The only negative I have is that the ending felt more like a recap and I would rather have seen some of it play out since I was so invested. But this wasn’t a typical reveal and I appreciate that.
*Thanks to Gallery Books for providing me with this ARC via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review*