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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Juliana (Jules) is happily married to Jason, & has a great up & coming career as a lawyer, life is good until she receives a message from an old college friend, Jenny Teller. Jules contacts her former friend group that she hasn't seen since she graduated; Tori, her old roommate, Ness, & Emily. They have all received the same message, & they all know that Jenny couldn't have sent the message, because Jenny is dead.
I really enjoyed this one. The chapters alternate between the present & what happened in the past from when Jules first arrived at the college. I found that the main character was fairly easy to relate to, feeling like a fish out of water, & wanting to fit in so doing things you wouldn't normally do. I especially liked the final third of the book when the action moves to the 10th reunion at the college. There were one or two twists & turns, but I did work out who the perpetrator was. If you like fast-paced thrillers, then this is one for you.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, HQ, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
I really enjoyed this one. The chapters alternate between the present & what happened in the past from when Jules first arrived at the college. I found that the main character was fairly easy to relate to, feeling like a fish out of water, & wanting to fit in so doing things you wouldn't normally do. I especially liked the final third of the book when the action moves to the 10th reunion at the college. There were one or two twists & turns, but I did work out who the perpetrator was. If you like fast-paced thrillers, then this is one for you.
My thanks to NetGalley & publishers, HQ, for the opportunity to read an ARC. I am voluntarily giving an honest review.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to the author, publishers HQ and NetGalley UK for access to this as an advance reader’s ebook. This is an honest and voluntary review.
Jules Daniels is happily married and on track to be made partner at her law firm. Everything seems perfect. But, then she receives an email. An email which claims to be from a dead girl, and the secret Jules has kept from her husband, the one which led her to cutting ties with the friends she made at university, is at risk of being revealed.
This story is told in time jumps, split between Jules’s first year at university, and her present day life 20 years later. The time split is handled well, and it’s never confusing even when the same characters are met in the present and in the past.
A tightly plotted story, the tension remained high throughout. The secret is gradually revealed, but the impact it has is felt throughout the book.
While she doesn’t always make the best decisions Jules is an easy to empathise with character. Her friends group is a kind of cross between Mean Girls and Pretty Little Liars, and head mean girl Emily is both unpleasant enough and charismatic enough to help drive the action.
An absorbing easy-to-read thriller.