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debtat2's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not entirely sure where to start or how to review this book without spoiling the book for anyone who’s yet to read it! You are best off going in blind and finding out the plot twists and turns for yourself, and i am fairly adamant that you won’t work out the ending on your own!!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
debtat2's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not entirely sure where to start or how to review this book without spoiling the book for anyone who’s yet to read it! You are best off going in blind and finding out the plot twists and turns for yourself, and i am fairly adamant that you won’t work out the ending on your own!!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
debtat2's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not entirely sure where to start or how to review this book without spoiling the book for anyone who’s yet to read it! You are best off going in blind and finding out the plot twists and turns for yourself, and i am fairly adamant that you won’t work out the ending on your own!!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
debtat2's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not entirely sure where to start or how to review this book without spoiling the book for anyone who’s yet to read it! You are best off going in blind and finding out the plot twists and turns for yourself, and i am fairly adamant that you won’t work out the ending on your own!!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
debtat2's review against another edition
4.0
I’m not entirely sure where to start or how to review this book without spoiling the book for anyone who’s yet to read it! You are best off going in blind and finding out the plot twists and turns for yourself, and i am fairly adamant that you won’t work out the ending on your own!!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
Told from mainly three view points, Lisa, Ava and Marilyn and switching between present day, Before and After it is a quick paced storyline that keeps on throwing plot twists right until the very end. Just when you think you have it all figured out and you become slightly disheartened at the predictability, it pulls the rug out from underneath you and throws you off completely!
All three women have their own secrets they are keeping adding more layers to the plot line giving each of them their own story as well as their combined story, all of which are perfectly believable and told with compelling sensitivity even if some of them aren’t particularly likeable!
This is a really great quick read that you will struggle to put down until the very end, and if you love psychological thrillers you have to read this book!
quixote430's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
3.75
This was a quick, page-turning read with likeable characters. Would have given it a 4 except for a couple of unbelievable plot turns. I had so skim past some graphic descriptions of child abuse. Look forward to reading more books by Sarah Pinborough when I'm in the mood for a quick escapist mystery. (read e-book)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child abuse and Child death
nixbix_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This was just a huge mess. I thought the synopsis was a little out there but still entertaining, so I was looking forward to a thriller where I didn’t have to think too hard. However, the wheels soon fell off.
The plot was both simplistic & overly complicated. There were so many ridiculous twists & reveals that I was soon rolling my eyes. I found that the plot was delivered in an overly simplistic way and it just felt like this was the first draft of a story. I also thought the characters to be one dimensional caricatures of what they could have been. I couldn’t connect with any of them & didn’t care what happened to them.
The only reason this was not a DNF was because I felt I deserved to know what had happened. I felt short changed by the last chapter as it left several unanswered questions.
The plot was both simplistic & overly complicated. There were so many ridiculous twists & reveals that I was soon rolling my eyes. I found that the plot was delivered in an overly simplistic way and it just felt like this was the first draft of a story. I also thought the characters to be one dimensional caricatures of what they could have been. I couldn’t connect with any of them & didn’t care what happened to them.
The only reason this was not a DNF was because I felt I deserved to know what had happened. I felt short changed by the last chapter as it left several unanswered questions.