A review by serenereadssally
The Shut Eye by Belinda Bauer

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

The Shut Eye is a spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat thriller about a woman who gets involved with a psychic who may be able to find her missing son. Five footprints are the only sign that four-year-old Daniel Buck was ever here. And now they are all his mother has left.

So this book will be going down as the most underrated and unrecognised book I have read this year. When it came up as my next read I put a little poll out and practically nobody had heard of it and no one had actually read it. Why??? 

It’s brilliant! The storyline is unique for a thriller in this style, the characters are written exceptionally well and the twists and turns are fantastic! There are unanswered questions that don’t need to be answered and a dysfunctional detective at the centre of it all. 

Sometimes if I read a thriller on the back of another one I feel over saturated but this didn’t happen at all with this as there was just something so different about it. 

I found myself racing through it and picking the book up (well Kindle) constantly to inhale a few more pages. I think I read it in 2 or 3 days which is fast for me! 

There are lots of moments of wry humour throughout, as well as some sad heartbreaking moments and of course the shock ick factor too! 

I definitely recommend you read this book if you like thrillers and I will be seeking out more books by Belinda Bauer. 

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