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A review by hardbackhoarder
Whistle in the Dark by Emma Healey
3.0
3.5 STARS
This has the best and, in my opinion, the most accurate depiction of a family I've seen. I fell in love with their interactions and their time together. This isn't so much a thriller/mystery as it is a look into paranoia and how that affects families. After the youngest daughter goes missing, there are a lot of questions as to what happened, but the daughter refuses to answer. We look at a lot of ideas that the mother conjures and consider the daughter's actions to see what may have happened. I just adored their interactions and found myself laughing at their playfulness even in with dark subjects.
I will say, I thought I was going to give this book a 5 star despite being slower, but the ending was one of the most disappointing endings I've ever read. It was anti-climatic and, though it resolved the main questions, it wasn't satisfying.
This has the best and, in my opinion, the most accurate depiction of a family I've seen. I fell in love with their interactions and their time together. This isn't so much a thriller/mystery as it is a look into paranoia and how that affects families. After the youngest daughter goes missing, there are a lot of questions as to what happened, but the daughter refuses to answer. We look at a lot of ideas that the mother conjures and consider the daughter's actions to see what may have happened. I just adored their interactions and found myself laughing at their playfulness even in with dark subjects.
I will say, I thought I was going to give this book a 5 star despite being slower, but the ending was one of the most disappointing endings I've ever read. It was anti-climatic and, though it resolved the main questions, it wasn't satisfying.