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I had originally bought this book because of the challenge I am doing to reading books in alphabetical order of the Author’s surname, and it was quite difficult to find someone with an E. When I did find some, this book was the one that jumped out at me first.
When I bought this book, I was expecting kind of thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. What is going to happen? What will these people do next? While reading, I kept thinking certain ways about the characters.
- The husband is quite possessive and demanding, almost like Christian Grey
- Are they doing these things to here to make her think she is going crazy?
- Is he trying to get rid of her somehow?
But after reading it all, I learned that it was not the case. My original thoughts were not what this book was all about. I did enjoy the mental aspect that was written, of how poor Karen is overthinking everything. As someone who does the same thing, I can relate. Which is why I’m giving it 3 stars. It wasn’t a terrible book, but it wasn’t one of the greatest reads I have read this year.
When I bought this book, I was expecting kind of thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat. What is going to happen? What will these people do next? While reading, I kept thinking certain ways about the characters.
- The husband is quite possessive and demanding, almost like Christian Grey
- Are they doing these things to here to make her think she is going crazy?
- Is he trying to get rid of her somehow?
But after reading it all, I learned that it was not the case. My original thoughts were not what this book was all about. I did enjoy the mental aspect that was written, of how poor Karen is overthinking everything. As someone who does the same thing, I can relate. Which is why I’m giving it 3 stars. It wasn’t a terrible book, but it wasn’t one of the greatest reads I have read this year.
dark
reflective
sad
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
slow-paced
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
1.5 Stars. - don't be fooled by the blurb or cover reviews, as there is nothing dark or gripping about this story.
I spent the entirety of the book waiting for the protagonist to dump her garbage husband, or talk some sense into her son, or just run off with the token village lesbian - and in the end --- nothing happened.
After reading what at the time I didn't know was supposed to be the end paragraph, I turned the page expecting a "1 year later" type of closure, and was faced with the acknowledgements instead. Literally no payoff.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I spent the entirety of the book waiting for the protagonist to dump her garbage husband, or talk some sense into her son, or just run off with the token village lesbian - and in the end --- nothing happened.
After reading what at the time I didn't know was supposed to be the end paragraph, I turned the page expecting a "1 year later" type of closure, and was faced with the acknowledgements instead. Literally no payoff.
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I only have one thing to say about this book: And? This story had no plot, no direction and no purpose. This book was one huge "so what." I kept waiting for anything to take place but nada. No clear character development never mind character outline, no background info which led to a huge disconnect with the characters, no work on the marriage between the two main characters or on any of the relationships in this book and no reasoning or intel is given as to why any situation has occured, past or present. This book was just plain boring.
I've not read any of Felicity Everett's novels before, and I'm pleased that I've read this one. Karen moves out of London with her husband Nick, but are things as idyllic as they seem? A gripping, tense but exciting story.
I’m afraid I agree with a lot of the other reviews on here that nothing much actual happens in this book. Yes, they move to a new village, they have issues that are explored but that’s about it. There are no twists or cliff-hangers at all. What saves this book is the writing is great. I could visualise all the places and people. Just was a bit slow and boring.
I am not quite sure how to review this book. It is not a thriller of any kind and we have no clearly defined end but it makes you think. By which I mean, we never quite know if Karen is imagining things or if Nick, her husband, isn’t quite what he seems.
Karen doesn’t address anything and you do get the sense that she is quite downtrodden and made to feel she is nothing special. This made me angry, no one should make you feel like this. It was heartbreaking to read. She has had a breakdown following revelations about Nick, ones she witnesses first hand. This move is to rebuild this but does anything really get rebuilt and forgotten?!
It was interesting to see how the move from London to a quaint village goes. From the hustle and bustle to the quietness. Karen fears something sinister is going on in the evenings but can we quite believe her. Things start to happen, but nothing I felt as addressed, definitely make your own mind up time. I have my own ideas to what is happening but won’t spoil it here.
This book can’t really be pigeonholed into a genre. It’s more a book that focuses on this couple and where they are in their life right now and what they may or may not do to to make some sort of peace. Will Karen recover? Will she forgive? Can Nick behave?
It’s hard to review this book because well, not a lot happens. But that is not to say that this a bad book because it really is not, it is fascinating. To be honest, I have enjoyed this way more than other similar books. It reminded me of Bitter, Looker, Finders Keepers to name a few, all assessing basically the mental wellbeing of someone, really we just get to people watch and who doesn’t love that! It is a look into lives, how events have affected them and what they do to resolve this. Even though I felt not a lot was going, I was never bored, I quite enjoyed the easy pace of the book. The slowness, the unravelling of the past and realisation that maybe everything isn’t what it seems. Things come to a head near the end and I was cheering. I was cheering for the strength of the characters and the realisation that they are a somebody and they matter. Its an insight into toxic relationships and the hostility that can be felt behind closed doors.
But for Cath, she is a joy and beacon of light and this neighbour plays a part in Karen’s life and her acceptance to see herself as something. As we all know mental health issues are not something you can box up all nice and hope it goes away, and some characters in this book just comprehend this and do more damage from their lack of sensitivity. The rawness we have on some scenes where Karen tries to justify some of the actions, had me thinking oh I use to do that. Where you felt it was your fault that x,y,z act the way they do because of something you did or didn’t do or say. It’s amazing how much you can let someone affect you if you let them.
As I said before, the pace of the book is nice and slow, we take each day of recovery as it comes. I found that the writing was quite nice with the gorgeous landscaped views, the mundane day to day, the pottery kiln. I was engrossed in The Move, mainly just to make sure Karen was ok. I think I am confident in saying when I closed my kindle she will be ok.
I feel like I could talk about this book for ages, I do find it fascinating reading books that focus on a person at a particular time in their lives. Watching their life completely day by day, all the mundane, hearing their thoughts, insecurities and fears. This book captures that, it is not a book of thrills and spills but an almost real-life piece instead. A journey, that pretty much we all have done, not necessarily the same circumstances, but nevertheless a journey all the same. It was nice to step away from my journey for that short while and experience that.
Karen doesn’t address anything and you do get the sense that she is quite downtrodden and made to feel she is nothing special. This made me angry, no one should make you feel like this. It was heartbreaking to read. She has had a breakdown following revelations about Nick, ones she witnesses first hand. This move is to rebuild this but does anything really get rebuilt and forgotten?!
It was interesting to see how the move from London to a quaint village goes. From the hustle and bustle to the quietness. Karen fears something sinister is going on in the evenings but can we quite believe her. Things start to happen, but nothing I felt as addressed, definitely make your own mind up time. I have my own ideas to what is happening but won’t spoil it here.
This book can’t really be pigeonholed into a genre. It’s more a book that focuses on this couple and where they are in their life right now and what they may or may not do to to make some sort of peace. Will Karen recover? Will she forgive? Can Nick behave?
It’s hard to review this book because well, not a lot happens. But that is not to say that this a bad book because it really is not, it is fascinating. To be honest, I have enjoyed this way more than other similar books. It reminded me of Bitter, Looker, Finders Keepers to name a few, all assessing basically the mental wellbeing of someone, really we just get to people watch and who doesn’t love that! It is a look into lives, how events have affected them and what they do to resolve this. Even though I felt not a lot was going, I was never bored, I quite enjoyed the easy pace of the book. The slowness, the unravelling of the past and realisation that maybe everything isn’t what it seems. Things come to a head near the end and I was cheering. I was cheering for the strength of the characters and the realisation that they are a somebody and they matter. Its an insight into toxic relationships and the hostility that can be felt behind closed doors.
But for Cath, she is a joy and beacon of light and this neighbour plays a part in Karen’s life and her acceptance to see herself as something. As we all know mental health issues are not something you can box up all nice and hope it goes away, and some characters in this book just comprehend this and do more damage from their lack of sensitivity. The rawness we have on some scenes where Karen tries to justify some of the actions, had me thinking oh I use to do that. Where you felt it was your fault that x,y,z act the way they do because of something you did or didn’t do or say. It’s amazing how much you can let someone affect you if you let them.
As I said before, the pace of the book is nice and slow, we take each day of recovery as it comes. I found that the writing was quite nice with the gorgeous landscaped views, the mundane day to day, the pottery kiln. I was engrossed in The Move, mainly just to make sure Karen was ok. I think I am confident in saying when I closed my kindle she will be ok.
I feel like I could talk about this book for ages, I do find it fascinating reading books that focus on a person at a particular time in their lives. Watching their life completely day by day, all the mundane, hearing their thoughts, insecurities and fears. This book captures that, it is not a book of thrills and spills but an almost real-life piece instead. A journey, that pretty much we all have done, not necessarily the same circumstances, but nevertheless a journey all the same. It was nice to step away from my journey for that short while and experience that.