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A review by gabriellemarie
What She Knew by Gilly Macmillan
4.0
What began as an innocent (and routine) afternoon walk in the park has suddenly spiraled Rachel into the most terrifying chapter of her life. She is now facing every parent's worst nightmare: her son, Ben, has disappeared.
As Ben's parents and the detectives come together to begin search parties and launch a full investigation into this missing child case, Rachel is suddenly faced with new challenges stemming from her recent divorce, her always perfect-on-the-outside sister, and of course, the media attention that comes with any high publicity case. Despite all these obstacles, as any mother would, she just wants to find her son, and she will do anything she can to get him back.
This was a bit longer than the suspense novels I normally read, but nonetheless was a good one. I really enjoyed the character devlopment and exploration specifically, and the fact that Macmillan didn't focus only on that for Rachel. A lot of the hold that this novel had on me stemmed from more than just the overall plot - it was a general curiousity about what was next for these characters and where they were going to go from here to overcome the obstacles they were facing. Through this read, I was able to follow along the journies of some of the prime investigators involved in the case, Rachel's ex-husband, as well as that of her sister.
Overall, a bit long of a read, but not hard to get through. I appreciated the quick pacing of events and the supporting plot development that contibuted to my overall interest and investment in these characters.
As Ben's parents and the detectives come together to begin search parties and launch a full investigation into this missing child case, Rachel is suddenly faced with new challenges stemming from her recent divorce, her always perfect-on-the-outside sister, and of course, the media attention that comes with any high publicity case. Despite all these obstacles, as any mother would, she just wants to find her son, and she will do anything she can to get him back.
This was a bit longer than the suspense novels I normally read, but nonetheless was a good one. I really enjoyed the character devlopment and exploration specifically, and the fact that Macmillan didn't focus only on that for Rachel. A lot of the hold that this novel had on me stemmed from more than just the overall plot - it was a general curiousity about what was next for these characters and where they were going to go from here to overcome the obstacles they were facing. Through this read, I was able to follow along the journies of some of the prime investigators involved in the case, Rachel's ex-husband, as well as that of her sister.
Overall, a bit long of a read, but not hard to get through. I appreciated the quick pacing of events and the supporting plot development that contibuted to my overall interest and investment in these characters.