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I’m in two minds about this book; the descriptions, setting and characters we’re all written so well, it was easy to read and follow.
However, the story itself didn’t hook me in enough, I kept on feeling it could have given more, especially the ending. There was lots of superficial side lines and too much scratching the surface for me.
However, the story itself didn’t hook me in enough, I kept on feeling it could have given more, especially the ending. There was lots of superficial side lines and too much scratching the surface for me.
This is about a couple who move to a quiet, scenic village in the countryside after moving from the hustle and bustle of London to escape the drama they left behind and to try and repair their tattered marriage.
They make friends with some of their neighbours and small little incidents start to occur. Karen has to deal with her paranoia and her husband’s flirtations with the local ladies.
I still do not know what to make of this book. I thought it was going to be a thriller after previously reading the book description but it was more about a troubled marriage and Karen’s insecurities. It is very slow moving and nothing really seems to happen. I kept reading onwards until I got to the very end and still nothing had really occurred of interest. There were also no real answers to any of the minor events that took place in the book.
It is very well written and the author captured Karen’s feelings perfectly but I just felt very disappointed with the whole plot.
Thank you Netgalley and HQ for letting me read the ARC in exchange for an honest review but personally this was not for me.
They make friends with some of their neighbours and small little incidents start to occur. Karen has to deal with her paranoia and her husband’s flirtations with the local ladies.
I still do not know what to make of this book. I thought it was going to be a thriller after previously reading the book description but it was more about a troubled marriage and Karen’s insecurities. It is very slow moving and nothing really seems to happen. I kept reading onwards until I got to the very end and still nothing had really occurred of interest. There were also no real answers to any of the minor events that took place in the book.
It is very well written and the author captured Karen’s feelings perfectly but I just felt very disappointed with the whole plot.
Thank you Netgalley and HQ for letting me read the ARC in exchange for an honest review but personally this was not 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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There was a lot to like about this book, I really liked lots of the characters, and disliked the ones I was meant to too. The setting is lovely and I loved the community aspect of it. Our main character Karen is recovering from a breakdown caused by her husband’s unfaithfulness, and is beginning to reevaluate her relationship. The premise was good and I was interested by the strange things happening to her. However I was frustrated when finishing the book as nothing seemed to get answered. Who was responsible for the things that happened? What had happened between her son and her husband at the end? I felt it needed another couple of chapters of cleanup personally, in order for me to give the book 4 stars.
Thank you to net galley, the author and the publisher for gifting me this book in exchange for an honest review.
Thank you to net galley, the author and the publisher for gifting me this book in exchange for an honest review.
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.
Disappointing. Nothing really happened and here were no profounding moments.
A very well written story where nothing ever happens. There's so much promising foreshadowing and an unreliable narrator, but threads are left hanging, questions left unanswered and hints of a promising thriller left unexplored.
It was actually a 3 star book until the end, but the mix of unresolved or unexplored plot points and the 'Is that it?' Incredulity at the conclusion lost it a star.
It was actually a 3 star book until the end, but the mix of unresolved or unexplored plot points and the 'Is that it?' Incredulity at the conclusion lost it a star.