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A review by hannahsbookshelf
After Dark by Jayne Cowie
dark
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
4.25
As soon as I read the concept for this book I added it to my Goodreads "want to read" shelf and then nearly 2 years later I see a video detailing a TV show scheduled for release later this year based on this book- well that meant I was reminded of this books existence and I wasn't going to forget about it a second time- I immediately got access to the Audiobook and started it the next day. It lived up to my expectations.
I enjoyed the multi POV and how everyone was linked to one another in different ways. The whole curfew system was so interesting and I can imagine it being like Cowie details society in the book if something like that actually came to pass (it never would because we still very much live in a patriarchy).
Lots of twists and red herrings, and as we know there was a murdered woman from the get go, you spend the whole book trying to not only solve who murdered her but also who the victim might be, guessing the hows? and whys? as you read on.
Cowie writes deplorable characters very well, there are quite a few I HATED in this book.
I look forward to seeing if the Curfew (2024) TV show does this novel justice.
I enjoyed the multi POV and how everyone was linked to one another in different ways. The whole curfew system was so interesting and I can imagine it being like Cowie details society in the book if something like that actually came to pass (it never would because we still very much live in a patriarchy).
Lots of twists and red herrings, and as we know there was a murdered woman from the get go, you spend the whole book trying to not only solve who murdered her but also who the victim might be, guessing the hows? and whys? as you read on.
Cowie writes deplorable characters very well, there are quite a few I HATED in this book.
I look forward to seeing if the Curfew (2024) TV show does this novel justice.