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emotional
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Karen has packed up her life and is making The Move. She’s on her way to the idyllic country cottage which her husband has painstakingly renovated for her. They’re escaping the London bustle and the daily grind. And they’re escaping their past.
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The plot centres around Karen who’s husband cheated on her and they have moved away to patch up their marriage, it’s clear from the beginning that the relationship is strained and that something is amiss.
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I enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, the wait and see what is going to happen build ups! I also enjoyed the range of characters there’s some interesting ones in there! I don’t want to give much away so I’ll keep it short, the only negative for me was the ending felt a bit rushed and there was no massive twists where I expected there to be some
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The plot centres around Karen who’s husband cheated on her and they have moved away to patch up their marriage, it’s clear from the beginning that the relationship is strained and that something is amiss.
.
I enjoyed the atmosphere of this book, the wait and see what is going to happen build ups! I also enjoyed the range of characters there’s some interesting ones in there! I don’t want to give much away so I’ll keep it short, the only negative for me was the ending felt a bit rushed and there was no massive twists where I expected there to be some
The book opens with Nick and Karen moving into their new home in the country. They lived in London previously and it becomes clear that Nick bought the house and renovated it while Karen was getting help with mental health issues. The reasons for that becoming clear as you read on.
It is obvious that Nick is gaslighting her. He seems perfect to everyone else, buying her a new house, moving his life in the city which he loves to a home in the quiet countryside, even setting up her own space (complete with kiln) for her to making her pots and other pieces. Their relationship is obviously troublesome and Nick's relationships with his sons (Ethan, with Karen and Gabe from a previous marriage) are very different too. I would have liked to have seen more from these characters.
I felt like the book plateaued out a bit. It was basically a book about their life in this new house with no real chase or climax. A few parts got me a bit excited but nothing really came of it. Not one for me.
It is obvious that Nick is gaslighting her. He seems perfect to everyone else, buying her a new house, moving his life in the city which he loves to a home in the quiet countryside, even setting up her own space (complete with kiln) for her to making her pots and other pieces. Their relationship is obviously troublesome and Nick's relationships with his sons (Ethan, with Karen and Gabe from a previous marriage) are very different too. I would have liked to have seen more from these characters.
I felt like the book plateaued out a bit. It was basically a book about their life in this new house with no real chase or climax. A few parts got me a bit excited but nothing really came of it. Not one for me.
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I am very excited to be part of the Blog Tour for The Move by Felicity Everett. Especially on New Year’s Day, finishing the year with a blog tour. Thank you to the team at HQ, for sending me an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
Karen moves into a new home with her husband Nick. It is a new house and a fresh start. But it is still the same husband.
I do love myself a bit of family thriller and drama novels. The Move seemed like the perfect choice to get myself cosy, right before saying goodbye to the old year and entering the “new year – new me” attitude. And in the end, it does have this vibe, as our main female protagonist finds her true self and starts making the right choices in her life.
However, this book was not as exciting as I expected it to be.
There is a woman that is going through a hard time and a mental health recovery, judging by her memories and thoughts. Her husband had an affair and she didn’t handle that well at all. But now, it seems that she is well. Her husband got them a new home, with new neighbors, in the idyllic little village, where she can do the things she loves the most.
But her neighbors are not the best kind of type – they all seem weird. And her husband is not really listening to her when she speaks. Her child Ethan is here and there, the relationship shattered by the actions of his father.
And we spend the whole book standing by Karen’s side, watching all the dull things she is doing in the house, talking to her neighbors and being depressed and constantly worrying about everything.
I felt bad for Karen, because she is still going through a mental breakdown, even though really trying to figure out her life. She is really trying, but her husband, friends and neighbors are slowly pushing her down again. The Move has a very big voice on mental health. How important it is that we have our support network next to us, and I am glad that Karen finds Cath in all that mess of a life. Also, how important it is to trust your own guts. When all your friends keep telling you your marriage is perfect and you are so lucky, only because it looks so from the outside, you shouldn’t always believe them. Don’t ever ignore the little things. And don’t ever stay with a man that doesn’t believe in you.
As far as the book goes though, it was quite monotonous and uninteresting. No major plot twists, no big cliff-hanger. I was reading the whole time, waiting for the big moment to come, and it never did.
And in the end, even though we clearly know what choice Karen makes for her life, we don’t have a conclusive ending. We have one of those endings that sort of finishes and lets the reader figure out what happens next. I am not a fan of those, and it might be why I am slightly disappointed in how it all wrapped up.
I would still recommend it if you love family dramas and thrillers. However, if you are expecting for a book that will keep you on the edge, I am afraid you need to still keep looking.
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I am very excited to be part of the Blog Tour for The Move by Felicity Everett. Especially on New Year’s Day, finishing the year with a blog tour. Thank you to the team at HQ, for sending me an advance readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
Karen moves into a new home with her husband Nick. It is a new house and a fresh start. But it is still the same husband.
I do love myself a bit of family thriller and drama novels. The Move seemed like the perfect choice to get myself cosy, right before saying goodbye to the old year and entering the “new year – new me” attitude. And in the end, it does have this vibe, as our main female protagonist finds her true self and starts making the right choices in her life.
However, this book was not as exciting as I expected it to be.
There is a woman that is going through a hard time and a mental health recovery, judging by her memories and thoughts. Her husband had an affair and she didn’t handle that well at all. But now, it seems that she is well. Her husband got them a new home, with new neighbors, in the idyllic little village, where she can do the things she loves the most.
But her neighbors are not the best kind of type – they all seem weird. And her husband is not really listening to her when she speaks. Her child Ethan is here and there, the relationship shattered by the actions of his father.
And we spend the whole book standing by Karen’s side, watching all the dull things she is doing in the house, talking to her neighbors and being depressed and constantly worrying about everything.
I felt bad for Karen, because she is still going through a mental breakdown, even though really trying to figure out her life. She is really trying, but her husband, friends and neighbors are slowly pushing her down again. The Move has a very big voice on mental health. How important it is that we have our support network next to us, and I am glad that Karen finds Cath in all that mess of a life. Also, how important it is to trust your own guts. When all your friends keep telling you your marriage is perfect and you are so lucky, only because it looks so from the outside, you shouldn’t always believe them. Don’t ever ignore the little things. And don’t ever stay with a man that doesn’t believe in you.
As far as the book goes though, it was quite monotonous and uninteresting. No major plot twists, no big cliff-hanger. I was reading the whole time, waiting for the big moment to come, and it never did.
And in the end, even though we clearly know what choice Karen makes for her life, we don’t have a conclusive ending. We have one of those endings that sort of finishes and lets the reader figure out what happens next. I am not a fan of those, and it might be why I am slightly disappointed in how it all wrapped up.
I would still recommend it if you love family dramas and thrillers. However, if you are expecting for a book that will keep you on the edge, I am afraid you need to still keep looking.
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Thank you to Netgalley for providing me with an advance reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. The move follows Karen & Nick on their new start away from the busy lives they lived in London, throughout the book you discover the reason for their new start, and the book feels like you are following Karen on a 6 month journey of recovery from a mental health illness (this is my presumption as you are never told exactly what happened, just that she was on medication for some time) as well as a journey of self discovery and reevaluation of her marriage. It was an interesting read, and I did enjoy it, however for me it lacked any kind of plot twists and the ending just felt incomplete and kind of out of nowhere. I felt most of the time I was just reading the diary of a paranoid and insecure wife, but they may be on purpose depending on if she did have a mental health illness. However I also would of liked to find out if something was ever done about Nick's treatment of Ethan. Plus Nick and Ethan's sudden change felt a little too unbelievable to be honest.
My favourite character was easily Cath, she was such a likeable character and I found myself feeling more upset at her situation than the main characters. However the writing was engrossing and I did find myself very involved in the book, I'm just so frustrated with the unanswered questions, was Nick cheating? Was Karen right in being suspicious? Who left the dead crow? Who slashed the tyres? I just cannot deal with having so many unanswered questions.
My favourite character was easily Cath, she was such a likeable character and I found myself feeling more upset at her situation than the main characters. However the writing was engrossing and I did find myself very involved in the book, I'm just so frustrated with the unanswered questions, was Nick cheating? Was Karen right in being suspicious? Who left the dead crow? Who slashed the tyres? I just cannot deal with having so many unanswered questions.
This was a well written book and I did enjoy it. Some of the characters I wanted to just plain punch in the face
So disappointing! The back of this had me thinking it was a thriller but it was not! It's a family drama novel. Not my cup of tea at all and I'm disappointed I wasted a day on this book.
I was extremely lucky to be gifted an advanced reading copy from the publishers and I wish I could rate the novel higher however I have to be honest.
As many others have stated, the story itself is beautifully written. Fantastic descriptions and details and I was highly anticipating a real thriller perhaps mixed in with domesticate violence as the initial chapters seemed to suggest.
However what started out as something quite promising ended in a rather confusing manner and I was left not fully understanding what it was all supposed to be about?
As many others have stated, the story itself is beautifully written. Fantastic descriptions and details and I was highly anticipating a real thriller perhaps mixed in with domesticate violence as the initial chapters seemed to suggest.
However what started out as something quite promising ended in a rather confusing manner and I was left not fully understanding what it was all supposed to be about?
Suspicious, intense & engaging!
I love Everett's writing style and was engaged in the story from the start, she draws you into a marriage where both sides aren't exactly what they first seem, something is off from she has you constantly questioning the character and their motives.
There is a great mix of characters are all of them have depth and they are fully formed in their own rights each interesting with their desires and flaws which only serves to make them more dimensional. Nick the husband is a particularly hard character to read which builds the intensity.
The novel is set in an idyllic country village surrounded by wide open space is still somehow claustrophobic and eerie creating more intrigue.
It missed out on 5⭐ because I was slightly disappointed by the ending I felt like more could have been done with it. But overall I was captivated by this clever enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more from Everett.
Thanks to HQ Stories for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.
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I love Everett's writing style and was engaged in the story from the start, she draws you into a marriage where both sides aren't exactly what they first seem, something is off from she has you constantly questioning the character and their motives.
There is a great mix of characters are all of them have depth and they are fully formed in their own rights each interesting with their desires and flaws which only serves to make them more dimensional. Nick the husband is a particularly hard character to read which builds the intensity.
The novel is set in an idyllic country village surrounded by wide open space is still somehow claustrophobic and eerie creating more intrigue.
It missed out on 5⭐ because I was slightly disappointed by the ending I felt like more could have been done with it. But overall I was captivated by this clever enjoyable read and I look forward to reading more from Everett.
Thanks to HQ Stories for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.
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