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lucycatten's review against another edition
4.0
This was my first Lisa Gardner and I was super impressed. I read a lot of thrillers but this one was actually different and kept me guessing right to the end. The beginning of the novel hooks you in immediately with the words, ‘I died once’. Straight away I had questions! What on earth is going on?
At the very start of the book, our main character, Nicky is involved in what should have been a fatal car accident. Not only does she survive but she tells police that her little girl, Vero, has gone missing. A search ensues before Nicky’s husband informs police that they have no children. How much of Nicky’s story is her own and how much is a result of traumatic brain injury? This is the question underpinning the whole story and every time I thought I’d worked it out, I was yet again, proved wrong.
An incredibly cleverly plotted and intriguingly told story. This definitely won’t be my last Lisa Gardner.
At the very start of the book, our main character, Nicky is involved in what should have been a fatal car accident. Not only does she survive but she tells police that her little girl, Vero, has gone missing. A search ensues before Nicky’s husband informs police that they have no children. How much of Nicky’s story is her own and how much is a result of traumatic brain injury? This is the question underpinning the whole story and every time I thought I’d worked it out, I was yet again, proved wrong.
An incredibly cleverly plotted and intriguingly told story. This definitely won’t be my last Lisa Gardner.
kaylielongley's review
4.0
I’m surprised how much I liked Crash and Burn. In my experience, thrillers abandon character development in favor or plot and pace, but author Lisa Gardner impeccably integrates both. Told from multiple points of view, Crash and Burn focuses on couple Thomas and Nicole Frank. A mysterious duo, Nicky descends from a cliff in an accident. Nicky becomes “a girl twice back from the grave” and is in desperate search of Vero, a girl she claims is her daughter. But… Vero cannot be found. She may not even exist. Is Nicky Vero? The physical search for Vero and the psychological examination of Nicky are themes of the entire story. I especially liked this careful inspection of Nicky’s psyche, told through interweaving chapters in first person and third person, from detectives Wyatt and Tessa. Gardner’s writing does not undermine her protagonist and instead encourages readers to consider every possibility, such as the consequences of committing crimes during childhood, the balance between love and hate in professional and personal relationships, and the role of mental illness in shaping one’s perception of reality. This made for intriguing, stay-up-for-just-one-more-chapter reading. Not too shabby for my first Lisa Gardner. I’ll happily read more from her in the future.
kgentry4's review
4.0
Every time I thought I'd figured it out there was another twist or turn, making this one difficult to put down. I continue to find her books interesting and entertaining-good stories all around that you don't want to stop reading.
katemc7's review
2.0
For some reason I really couldnt get into this book. It was a quick read but I didnt really enjoy the storyline.
thebestbee1234's review
5.0
Could not put it down, the first third is good but the last two-thirds is fantastic!
jgee_1995's review
5.0
This is by far my favourite Lisa Gardner book to date. Couldn’t stop reading. Phenomenal read.