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evaseyler's review
5.0
I borrowed the audiobook from my library and this was SUCH a well-crafted story. It kept me guessing and second-guessing until the very end, and even though I knew from the start (to some extent) how the story is going to end, HAS to end, I was NOT prepared for the emotional wallop it gave me. I do not cry easily over books, but this made me ugly cry. I think one of the things I liked most about the story was the strong character development. Olivia and her mother are flawed, but their growth throughout the book is so believable and you really sympathise with them. I recommend it highly.
zooloo1983's review against another edition
4.0
When a thriller book says there is a heartbreaking ending, you kinda scoff at it, I mean it’s a thriller right!? Right?! WRONG! That last chapter, (not the epilogue) well I was crying, I was sobbing and my heart broke. I hate the outcome of this book, despite knowing it’s going to happen from the very beginning. I mean you are told at the beginning but I kept hoping things would be different, but they weren’t and so I cried. Just to be clear, I didn’t hate the book, loved it in fact. I just wanted a different outcome for the characters I have grown to love, despite knowing it was going to happen!!!!!!!!
I loved the story from Abi and Olivia’s point of view and the two narrators were amazing! They gave these characters life, passion and love. Olivia’s story seemed to be a very typical teenage story, but despite this, I was enthralled by it. The secrets, the lies, and the love. Abi wow wasn’t she overbearing you learn why, but you always wonder if things had been different, if she behaved slightly differently would it be a different outcome?
I had no idea what happened the night Olivia fell, and I had SO many theories. I was wrong so wrong, and then there was something said and it all made sense and I can’t believe how I missed it all!! Even when something was explicitly said, I still buried my head. I also loved how small actions from outside forces led to the showdown that happened. The ripples from people caused the explosion.
This was my first outing with Christina and her perfectly woven storytelling. I need more! I was hooked, lined and well, obsessed. I was addicted to finding out the truth and finding out all the secrets, I loved all the threads and how they tied together. It was beautifully done, just I need time to recover. However, loved the name of the baby, I mean Zoe – perfect no? LOL.
I can’t wait for my next outing!
I loved the story from Abi and Olivia’s point of view and the two narrators were amazing! They gave these characters life, passion and love. Olivia’s story seemed to be a very typical teenage story, but despite this, I was enthralled by it. The secrets, the lies, and the love. Abi wow wasn’t she overbearing you learn why, but you always wonder if things had been different, if she behaved slightly differently would it be a different outcome?
I had no idea what happened the night Olivia fell, and I had SO many theories. I was wrong so wrong, and then there was something said and it all made sense and I can’t believe how I missed it all!! Even when something was explicitly said, I still buried my head. I also loved how small actions from outside forces led to the showdown that happened. The ripples from people caused the explosion.
This was my first outing with Christina and her perfectly woven storytelling. I need more! I was hooked, lined and well, obsessed. I was addicted to finding out the truth and finding out all the secrets, I loved all the threads and how they tied together. It was beautifully done, just I need time to recover. However, loved the name of the baby, I mean Zoe – perfect no? LOL.
I can’t wait for my next outing!
bookish_blonde's review
4.0
A contemporary mystery that made me cry? Yes please. Family can be both strong and protective, sometimes destructive and crippiling. I love books about mother daughter relationships and when families are protrayed with realostic themes. This book a beautiful thing. Not as suspensful as I thought but enjoyable none the less.
kayliec's review
1.0
I found this book utterly boring and ridiculous. I felt like I was reading the script for a bad lifetime movie.
caarloneill's review
4.0
*DO NOT READ THE BOOK'S DESCRIPTION* - This is about a mother searching for clues/answers about what happened to her teenage daughter the night she fell from a bridge. That's all you need to know.
An emotional mystery. Wouldn't call this a thriller. A few predictable plot points, but a griping whodunnit vibe that keeps you turning pages.
An emotional mystery. Wouldn't call this a thriller. A few predictable plot points, but a griping whodunnit vibe that keeps you turning pages.
kittietta's review against another edition
5.0
Hankie worthy
Wonderful plot, great characters and stellar writing! Loved this book! Seldom cry when reading a book...this one I bawled! 5 stars all the way!
Wonderful plot, great characters and stellar writing! Loved this book! Seldom cry when reading a book...this one I bawled! 5 stars all the way!
adenise47's review
5.0
This book was so good. I read it in one day. Again, this book had so many twists!! I would recommend this book to anyone!
smkean's review
4.0
Okay, this book was kind of a whirlwind of emotion and suspense with a wee bit of facepalm. The story was a good one and hooks you right away with the shock of Olivia's "accident" and of course you feel for her mothers struggle to find out what happened. As you're reading it's easy notice a few things she really doesn't pay attention to because she's so caught up in her distress, you can't blame her but oh do you want to shake her just a little. You also know you've really become an adult when you're shaking your head everytime a teenager lies, damn kids. The ending is what really got me though, it was so emotional and heartbreaking, I may have even cried a little bit..