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A review by egbella
What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
4.0
I'm currently catching up on reading while sick, and I picked this book up looking for something to distract me . . . it definitely did!
PROS:
- The plot and mystery of where the mother's son went kept me extremely engaged and wanting to know what happened. It definitely held my interest.
- The realness of how the author portrayed the characters' raw emotions. As someone who lost a brother, I was continually struck by how well she communicated those difficult emotions, thoughts, feelings, and actions. That kept me captivated more than anything else.
- On a similar note, how messy the story world was. There were so many characters, each with their own lives, motivations, emotions, jobs, and thoughts, and I liked getting to watch as they all worked together on this case, while still being their own people in their own lives.
CONS:
- I'm conflicted on this, but I didn't like the ending, to be honest. It seemed to come out of nowhere and wrap up too neatly for me, but that could also mostly just be me and my story preferences.
- There were expletives sprinkled throughout that I could have done without.
- A couple minor grammatical errors or missing words.
Overall, I'm glad I gave this one a chance. It held my interest, gripped my heart, made me feel genuine concern and worry for the characters, and made me think deeper about people in real life that are dealing with the heartbreak of child abduction every day.
PROS:
- The plot and mystery of where the mother's son went kept me extremely engaged and wanting to know what happened. It definitely held my interest.
- The realness of how the author portrayed the characters' raw emotions. As someone who lost a brother, I was continually struck by how well she communicated those difficult emotions, thoughts, feelings, and actions. That kept me captivated more than anything else.
- On a similar note, how messy the story world was. There were so many characters, each with their own lives, motivations, emotions, jobs, and thoughts, and I liked getting to watch as they all worked together on this case, while still being their own people in their own lives.
CONS:
- I'm conflicted on this, but I didn't like the ending, to be honest. It seemed to come out of nowhere and wrap up too neatly for me, but that could also mostly just be me and my story preferences.
- There were expletives sprinkled throughout that I could have done without.
- A couple minor grammatical errors or missing words.
Overall, I'm glad I gave this one a chance. It held my interest, gripped my heart, made me feel genuine concern and worry for the characters, and made me think deeper about people in real life that are dealing with the heartbreak of child abduction every day.