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A review by marilynw
The End of Getting Lost by Robin Kirman
3.0
The End of Getting Lost by Robin Kirman
It's 1996 and Duncan and his wife, Gina, are traveling Europe on a delayed honeymoon. Gina had a head injury not too long ago and needed rehab at a European facility. She's out now but still suffers from dizziness and huge gaps in her memories. Things are starting to come back to her in bits and pieces and she realizes her husband is being less than honest with her. As the evidence piles up, more memories become clearer.
It's obvious to us, too, that Duncan is being deceitful and hiding things, not only from Gina, but from friends and family. But Gina isn't on the up and up, either, revealing little about her returning memory, to Duncan. They both seem eager to stay on the move, landing in one place, with plans to sightsee, but then rushing off to another location.
Neither Duncan or Gina are likeable and seem mostly selfish and immature to me. But I really didn't find any of the characters likeable. Part of what keeps the mystery going in this story, besides the fact that both Duncan and Gina can't be trusted, is that there are no cell phones in 1996, which makes it easier to evade anyone who might be trying to communicate with either spouse. At first I was worried for Gina but then realized she can take care of herself just fine. By halfway into the story, I thought I had things mostly figured out and I was correct. I think this story might be of most interest to folks who enjoy watching the psychological manipulations by one or more of the characters in this book. This was in interesting buddy read with Jayme and DeAnn.
Publication: February 15th 2022
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for this ARC.
It's 1996 and Duncan and his wife, Gina, are traveling Europe on a delayed honeymoon. Gina had a head injury not too long ago and needed rehab at a European facility. She's out now but still suffers from dizziness and huge gaps in her memories. Things are starting to come back to her in bits and pieces and she realizes her husband is being less than honest with her. As the evidence piles up, more memories become clearer.
It's obvious to us, too, that Duncan is being deceitful and hiding things, not only from Gina, but from friends and family. But Gina isn't on the up and up, either, revealing little about her returning memory, to Duncan. They both seem eager to stay on the move, landing in one place, with plans to sightsee, but then rushing off to another location.
Neither Duncan or Gina are likeable and seem mostly selfish and immature to me. But I really didn't find any of the characters likeable. Part of what keeps the mystery going in this story, besides the fact that both Duncan and Gina can't be trusted, is that there are no cell phones in 1996, which makes it easier to evade anyone who might be trying to communicate with either spouse. At first I was worried for Gina but then realized she can take care of herself just fine. By halfway into the story, I thought I had things mostly figured out and I was correct. I think this story might be of most interest to folks who enjoy watching the psychological manipulations by one or more of the characters in this book. This was in interesting buddy read with Jayme and DeAnn.
Publication: February 15th 2022
Thank you to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for this ARC.