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kellyvandamme's review against another edition
5.0
This was such an intriguing story!
Eloïse wakes up on a Greek Island and remembers nothing. There's a group of 4 people on the island as well, who rescue her. In the meantime, her husband, children and grandparents are going crazy with worry in the UK. A third narrative of the story takes us back to Eloïse's childhood.
Ar first, the story is pretty slow but then it takes off and I raced through it trying to figure out what happened to Eloïse while she herself is trying to do the same thing. I figured it out at about two thirds in, and then raced through it even faster, to find out whether I was right and how Cooke would bring that home. I can't really go into all that without giving away too much, but I really liked it. The afterwords explains the author's choices and reasons and gave me goosebumps.
Highly recommended!
Eloïse wakes up on a Greek Island and remembers nothing. There's a group of 4 people on the island as well, who rescue her. In the meantime, her husband, children and grandparents are going crazy with worry in the UK. A third narrative of the story takes us back to Eloïse's childhood.
Ar first, the story is pretty slow but then it takes off and I raced through it trying to figure out what happened to Eloïse while she herself is trying to do the same thing. I figured it out at about two thirds in, and then raced through it even faster, to find out whether I was right and how Cooke would bring that home. I can't really go into all that without giving away too much, but I really liked it. The afterwords explains the author's choices and reasons and gave me goosebumps.
Highly recommended!
coffeesearcher's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
novelesque_life's review against another edition
2.0
RATING: 2.5 STARS
(Review Not on Blog)
I did finish this novel, so one star for that, and the writing and plot idea wasn't too bad (so 1.5 stars more). I found this book slow, odd characters and hard to follow. I don't think I would try another book by the author.
***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY***
(Review Not on Blog)
I did finish this novel, so one star for that, and the writing and plot idea wasn't too bad (so 1.5 stars more). I found this book slow, odd characters and hard to follow. I don't think I would try another book by the author.
***I received an eARC from NETGALLEY***
gibby57's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
hucks63's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
wombat_88's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0