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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
David, a wealthy and dashing business man has gone missing. His ex, Vicki, quickly becomes a suspect. Vicki currently lives alone as she deals with epilepsy and the heartbreak of David leaving her for another woman. We also start to hear the story of Scarlet, an 8 year old (on an earlier timeline), who is put into foster care because her mother is a drug dealer. Helen is the third narrator, on the same time line as Vicki, who clearly has an agenda with David, but what? It is difficult at first to see how these stories are all related and you will find some empathy for all three. But the dead ex...not so much.
challenging
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book had maybe two likable characters, Dee and Patrick. It felt like the author was writing far outside of her lived experience and a lot of the scenes were hard to believe.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual harassment
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I think this was the best book yet from Jane Corry. From kids in foster care, epilepsy and prison work it’s a unique story that really kept me interested.
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‘He cheated. He lied. He died’. What a great catchphrase. I’m joking but Jane Corry does not fail to impress she has quickly become my go-to favourite mystery/crime/thriller author because her novels are so cleverly crafted with such page-turners that you will be reading any opportunity you have you will also be thinking about it regularly too.
I love a good thriller and this is my third of Corry’s books I have picked up and I loved it, devoured it even. I love when thrillers use medical conditions in menacing ways (that sounds so wrong) but its also because you learn and are educated so much about that condition in this book the main character Vicki has epilepsy which causes her to forget stuff for the plot it is great but also it is such a great insight into how people live with it, how hard it is but also the signs people can spot if the person is in an epileptic fit and what to do. I am still not over Louise Jensen’s ‘The Date’ which explores the medical condition of prosopagnosia and so many other books.
I love how this tackles such heavy topics as well and I think because Jane herself worked in prison the prison scenes are so vivid and authentic that it makes the book that much better. It is psychological, it is deep and twisted and I was completely enthralled from the first page. This was a real page-turner. It has two p.o.v’s one from Vicki who is now an aromatherapist and Scarlet whose story we follow from childhood to the present day. Both of their stories were gripping and when Helen came into the mix it just kept me on my toes hooked until the very end, I loved every minute of this fast pace book. If your looking for a page-turner look no further.
This was my third book of Jane Corry's, safe to say she is now in the category of my go-to for any type of mystery/thriller type of book. Highly addictive, so clever. 4.5 rounded up.
‘He cheated. He lied. He died’. What a great catchphrase. I’m joking but Jane Corry does not fail to impress she has quickly become my go-to favourite mystery/crime/thriller author because her novels are so cleverly crafted with such page-turners that you will be reading any opportunity you have you will also be thinking about it regularly too.
I love a good thriller and this is my third of Corry’s books I have picked up and I loved it, devoured it even. I love when thrillers use medical conditions in menacing ways (that sounds so wrong) but its also because you learn and are educated so much about that condition in this book the main character Vicki has epilepsy which causes her to forget stuff for the plot it is great but also it is such a great insight into how people live with it, how hard it is but also the signs people can spot if the person is in an epileptic fit and what to do. I am still not over Louise Jensen’s ‘The Date’ which explores the medical condition of prosopagnosia and so many other books.
I love how this tackles such heavy topics as well and I think because Jane herself worked in prison the prison scenes are so vivid and authentic that it makes the book that much better. It is psychological, it is deep and twisted and I was completely enthralled from the first page. This was a real page-turner. It has two p.o.v’s one from Vicki who is now an aromatherapist and Scarlet whose story we follow from childhood to the present day. Both of their stories were gripping and when Helen came into the mix it just kept me on my toes hooked until the very end, I loved every minute of this fast pace book. If your looking for a page-turner look no further.
This was my third book of Jane Corry's, safe to say she is now in the category of my go-to for any type of mystery/thriller type of book. Highly addictive, so clever. 4.5 rounded up.
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
3.5 stars.
This book had a good plot and the twists were good! I was super interested in Scarlet's timeline and her POV chapters. It's the classic who done it book, about an ex-wife, ex-husband and his many mistresses. I read her other book 'The Husband's Wife' last year and I felt the same. It was a good book, easy to follow and had some twists but some of them seemed unnecessary (like no prior information had been given about it, and as a reader, there was no understanding of why it would happen that way?)
This book had a good plot and the twists were good! I was super interested in Scarlet's timeline and her POV chapters. It's the classic who done it book, about an ex-wife, ex-husband and his many mistresses. I read her other book 'The Husband's Wife' last year and I felt the same. It was a good book, easy to follow and had some twists but some of them seemed unnecessary (like no prior information had been given about it, and as a reader, there was no understanding of why it would happen that way?)
despite the multiple POVs, transitioning between the different POVs was surprisingly seamless and not at all confusing. at first, i was curious about how the various storylines would intertwine, but when the connections were finally revealed, it was done beautifully, and i found the experience captivating.