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The Betrayal by Laura Elliot
4.0
The Betrayal had me hooked right from the start. It is full of love, hate, grief, secrets, lies, revenge and tragedy.
Told in dual perspectives, the story follows Nadine and Jake who married because of an unplanned pregnancy while still in their teens. Another 3 kids and 25 years later with all the kids now out of the house, they decide it's time to pursue their individual dreams that were put on hold in order to raise the family. They plan "the perfect divorce". But Jake starts an affair with Karin, who used to be friends with Nadine when they were teenagers. This is where it gets really creepy and intense. When they were in their teens, all 3 of them had spent a memorable summer by the sea in Ireland. Bit by bit we find out what happened that summer while simultaneously watching Nadine and Jake's lives in the present fall to pieces from the moment Karin enters.
Laura Elliot has created a well-written family saga with true-to-life characters. I really felt I got to know the entire extended family as well as the side characters and felt what they were going through. The tension kept building at a nice pace, and the last third of the book I had to finish in one go. This was my first outing into the world of Laura Elliot but I've already added another of her books to my TBR list.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.
Told in dual perspectives, the story follows Nadine and Jake who married because of an unplanned pregnancy while still in their teens. Another 3 kids and 25 years later with all the kids now out of the house, they decide it's time to pursue their individual dreams that were put on hold in order to raise the family. They plan "the perfect divorce". But Jake starts an affair with Karin, who used to be friends with Nadine when they were teenagers. This is where it gets really creepy and intense. When they were in their teens, all 3 of them had spent a memorable summer by the sea in Ireland. Bit by bit we find out what happened that summer while simultaneously watching Nadine and Jake's lives in the present fall to pieces from the moment Karin enters.
Laura Elliot has created a well-written family saga with true-to-life characters. I really felt I got to know the entire extended family as well as the side characters and felt what they were going through. The tension kept building at a nice pace, and the last third of the book I had to finish in one go. This was my first outing into the world of Laura Elliot but I've already added another of her books to my TBR list.
I received a complimentary copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an unbiased review.