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Complicit by Amy Rivers
4.0
Kate Medina is working as a high school psychologist when a female student disappears. It soon emerges that all is not what it seems in the town of Alamogordo. When another teenage girl reveals a shocking secret to Kate, she is determined to get to the bottom of what is happening even if it means confronting her own trauma, her unfinished business with the lead detective and ultimately putting her life in danger.
There’s a lot to like about this book. I enjoyed the author’s writing style with the short snappy chapters that immediately draw you into the action. As a reader you go through a rollercoaster of emotions as Kate investigates what is happening to the teenage girls in the town, Be warned; there are plenty of triggers in the book.
It’s a tense and unnerving read that makes you want to keep reading on to see what Kate will discover next.
My favourite part of the book is the way Kate’s relationship progresses with her sister, her old friend Roman and even her own mental health. I thought Kate’s plans for the future were brilliant and a great symbol of all she and her sister have overcome.
I found the ending a little disappointing, I wasn’t aware it was a series until the the author’s note at the end. Even so, some aspects of the ending felt very rushed and written superficially. Considering it is a series, there is no tension or cliffhanger than immediately makes you reach for the second book. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book until the ending and I am keen to see what happens to the characters so I am likely to read the following books.
Thanks to Netgalley, the author and Compathy press for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars rounded to 4.
There’s a lot to like about this book. I enjoyed the author’s writing style with the short snappy chapters that immediately draw you into the action. As a reader you go through a rollercoaster of emotions as Kate investigates what is happening to the teenage girls in the town, Be warned; there are plenty of triggers in the book.
It’s a tense and unnerving read that makes you want to keep reading on to see what Kate will discover next.
My favourite part of the book is the way Kate’s relationship progresses with her sister, her old friend Roman and even her own mental health. I thought Kate’s plans for the future were brilliant and a great symbol of all she and her sister have overcome.
I found the ending a little disappointing, I wasn’t aware it was a series until the the author’s note at the end. Even so, some aspects of the ending felt very rushed and written superficially. Considering it is a series, there is no tension or cliffhanger than immediately makes you reach for the second book. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book until the ending and I am keen to see what happens to the characters so I am likely to read the following books.
Thanks to Netgalley, the author and Compathy press for the opportunity to review an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
3.5 stars rounded to 4.