ladylothlorien 's review for:

The Girl with a Clock for a Heart by Peter Swanson

4.0

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I really enjoyed this book a lot. The parallel stories worked really well together and the building tension in both was phenomenal. I found that even though I knew a lot about what had happened in the past (because George states it) it was still enormously intriguing to find out the details. The plot does get a little complicated but I liked that pretty much everything is explained by the end. I don't think I needed the detailed play-by-play exposition near the end because I'd figured most of that out already but it doesn't detract too much. That being said, the ending (the very end) wasn't as satisfying as I would like. If George isn't an unreliable narrator (and I think there's a possibility he is), the ending feels like it's leading into a sequel because there's still unfinished business. And yes, life has unfinished business and maybe it doesn't matter how that unfinished business plays out after the book ends. But it matters to me! However, I can also see how the unfinished business is simply bringing home the theme of the book with regards to George's relationship with Liana.

So all of that being said, definitely read this book if you like a well-written suspense thriller with good characterization (not just archetypes).

NOTE: I won a copy of this book via Goodreads, but that did not affect the honesty of my review. It just prompted me to read it sooner!