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amyvl93 's review for:
Into the Darkest Corner
by Elizabeth Haynes
3.5
I'd literally never heard of Into the Darkest Corner when I bought it in one of the Kindle 99p sales, but glanced at the star rating on Goodreads and was convinced to buy it.
Into the Darkest Corner is told in split narrative as it looks at the life of Catherine, before and after a relationship with a man that goes horribly wrong, leaving her a shell of her former self.
The novel really does not shy away from the issue of abusive relationships. I read the entire thing with an increasing sense of dread as you read 'past' Catherine excitedly planning to go clubbing with her friends, whilst 'current' Catherine struggles to leave the house without checking that all her locks and windows in her flat and in the entire apartment block.
Haynes does a really good job at showing why Catherine would fall for Lee, he comes across as charming, sexy, generous and with a pretty tragic back story. She is also good at building up the tension, from him not being happy about her answering her phone or being too flirty on nights out, and onwards. Catherine herself is an incredibly sympathetic character, and Haynes really makes you understand what it's like in her head, which is especially effective in the 'after' narrative.
I really recommend this novel if you enjoy psychological thrillers, whilst I did feel it went slightly overboard towards the end (though as Haynes works for the police this might not be the case), it was a really great book. I think I will definitely be checking out more of Haynes writing soon.
I'd literally never heard of Into the Darkest Corner when I bought it in one of the Kindle 99p sales, but glanced at the star rating on Goodreads and was convinced to buy it.
Into the Darkest Corner is told in split narrative as it looks at the life of Catherine, before and after a relationship with a man that goes horribly wrong, leaving her a shell of her former self.
The novel really does not shy away from the issue of abusive relationships. I read the entire thing with an increasing sense of dread as you read 'past' Catherine excitedly planning to go clubbing with her friends, whilst 'current' Catherine struggles to leave the house without checking that all her locks and windows in her flat and in the entire apartment block.
Haynes does a really good job at showing why Catherine would fall for Lee, he comes across as charming, sexy, generous and with a pretty tragic back story. She is also good at building up the tension, from him not being happy about her answering her phone or being too flirty on nights out, and onwards. Catherine herself is an incredibly sympathetic character, and Haynes really makes you understand what it's like in her head, which is especially effective in the 'after' narrative.
I really recommend this novel if you enjoy psychological thrillers, whilst I did feel it went slightly overboard towards the end (though as Haynes works for the police this might not be the case), it was a really great book. I think I will definitely be checking out more of Haynes writing soon.