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A review by jmbibliolater
The Woman in the Park by Tullan Holmqvist, Teresa Sorkin
4.0
Special thanks to Teresa Sorkin, Tullan Holmqvist and Suzy at Suzy Approved Book Tours for the advance copy in exchange for an honest review. For more reviews, visit www.jennifermitchellbooks.com
The Woman in the Park synopsis says it will leave you breathless. And breathless it did. The Woman In The Park is a debut novel that had me captivated at the start. The Prologue drew me in so effortlessly.
In the beginning, I felt a little sorry and sad for Sarah. She believes her husband is having an affair. Her kids are in boarding school. She religiously goes to therapy (nothing wrong with that). And she has A LOT of time on her hands. Life is going on without her and you feel it too.
When Sarah meets Lawrence, I was a bit surprised she begins an affair with the ever-so mysterious man (even though the synopsis clearly states she has a lover). I didn’t think Sarah really had it in her to cheat on her husband. She just seems like a fragile bird.
However, when the facts and the details of this thriller began to NOT add up (when as a reader you get this sense that something is just not right), I teetered between feeling a bit sad for Sarah who is going thru what appears to be a midlife crisis to being a bit weary and cautious as she doesn't seem to be all there mentally. And I LOVE it. I love how I was forced to think of Sarah as both the victim and the potential perpetrator.
Another aspect that I LOVE is that not only does the reader get front row, live seats into Sarah's therapy session with Dr. Robin, the reader ALSO gets to read the therapist's note from the sessions. Teresa and Tullan brilliantly allow you to see both sides which adds an entirely new element to the story and presents clues to what the H is actually going on.
Like any good thriller, The Woman in the Park has a lot of twists and turns (NO Spoilers). As soon as you think you have it figured out, the story changes. I found the ending to be exciting, entertaining and satisfying.
The Woman in the Park synopsis says it will leave you breathless. And breathless it did. The Woman In The Park is a debut novel that had me captivated at the start. The Prologue drew me in so effortlessly.
In the beginning, I felt a little sorry and sad for Sarah. She believes her husband is having an affair. Her kids are in boarding school. She religiously goes to therapy (nothing wrong with that). And she has A LOT of time on her hands. Life is going on without her and you feel it too.
When Sarah meets Lawrence, I was a bit surprised she begins an affair with the ever-so mysterious man (even though the synopsis clearly states she has a lover). I didn’t think Sarah really had it in her to cheat on her husband. She just seems like a fragile bird.
However, when the facts and the details of this thriller began to NOT add up (when as a reader you get this sense that something is just not right), I teetered between feeling a bit sad for Sarah who is going thru what appears to be a midlife crisis to being a bit weary and cautious as she doesn't seem to be all there mentally. And I LOVE it. I love how I was forced to think of Sarah as both the victim and the potential perpetrator.
Another aspect that I LOVE is that not only does the reader get front row, live seats into Sarah's therapy session with Dr. Robin, the reader ALSO gets to read the therapist's note from the sessions. Teresa and Tullan brilliantly allow you to see both sides which adds an entirely new element to the story and presents clues to what the H is actually going on.
Like any good thriller, The Woman in the Park has a lot of twists and turns (NO Spoilers). As soon as you think you have it figured out, the story changes. I found the ending to be exciting, entertaining and satisfying.