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Little White Lies
by Philippa East
A terribly frustrating, underwhelming read. I regret spending money on this.
This is less thriller, more family drama, trauma and secrets - and it just went on and on. The ending was also pretty lacklustre. I felt disconnected from every character. The writing felt juvenile or repetitive. The logic of the characters decisions or behaviour felt unrealistic. I may glean that part of this may have been inspired perhaps by real life clinical cases (from the authors clinical therapy experiences) of families not knowing how to approach their child after the trauma of abduction, but the parental handling of the daughter Abigail, the victim, was just intelligible.
I listened to an audible copy of this. While it entertained me somewhat for my car trips, so much could have been edited out, the depth of "mystery" was too unreachable, and eventually infuriating when the reveal didn't add up to much. I also felt myself cringe every time I heard "mummy! mummy!" and I skipped through plenty of irrelevant family babbles. If there is going to be an intense focus on the mundane, I'd expect some relevant twists or reveals. This was one sappy read about insecure parenting, and I don't think it appropriately grasped the nature of Abigail's trauma. The excessive use of hints of blame to Abigail's family just felt neurotic and perhaps contributed to the lacklustre ending. I just didn't care for this type of painful drama.
I would not recommend this if you're into thrills.
This is less thriller, more family drama, trauma and secrets - and it just went on and on. The ending was also pretty lacklustre. I felt disconnected from every character. The writing felt juvenile or repetitive. The logic of the characters decisions or behaviour felt unrealistic. I may glean that part of this may have been inspired perhaps by real life clinical cases (from the authors clinical therapy experiences) of families not knowing how to approach their child after the trauma of abduction, but the parental handling of the daughter Abigail, the victim, was just intelligible.
I listened to an audible copy of this. While it entertained me somewhat for my car trips, so much could have been edited out, the depth of "mystery" was too unreachable, and eventually infuriating when the reveal didn't add up to much. I also felt myself cringe every time I heard "mummy! mummy!" and I skipped through plenty of irrelevant family babbles. If there is going to be an intense focus on the mundane, I'd expect some relevant twists or reveals. This was one sappy read about insecure parenting, and I don't think it appropriately grasped the nature of Abigail's trauma. The excessive use of hints of blame to Abigail's family just felt neurotic and perhaps contributed to the lacklustre ending. I just didn't care for this type of painful drama.
I would not recommend this if you're into thrills.