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A review by labalkana
Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie
5.0
I did need some time to get into this story but then I felt it and this became a crazy ride. It’s full of lies, secrets and betrayal, so complex in emotions and this sense of paranoia throughout.
Multiple clues point towards the big reveals, so you just have to rush through this slowly building mystery but the author also does a great job, giving us several possibilities, all incredible and credible at the same time.
Gen lost her daughter at birth eight years ago and ever since she has been drifting. Until a stranger shows up at her door, telling her that her child is alive, somewhere, waiting to be found.
It’s insane, unbelievable. But why would anyone make that up? And why is her husband so reluctant? Who can she trust to help her?
Hope quickly turns into fear and paranoia, as she realizes that finding the answers might open the door to something even worse than not knowing…
From the very beginning I was suspicious but dang. The twists just kept coming and whenever I thought I had figured it out, things turned again and nothing made sense anymore, leaving me confused and absorbed in this story. I was really like “I feel you Gen, we can’t trust anyone.”
And it does turn out to be another kind of sick. I mean I love mysteries and have read quite some. But this ending? Mind blown!
We have a woman, clearly lost, a well respected business man, clearly adoring his wife, his presumptuous sister, her untrustworthy best friend, many people who clearly try to hide something and some who want to help but end up dead. And a child’s narrative that stays a mystery until the very end.
All of this makes a crazy good story and I’m going to watch out to more from this author.
Multiple clues point towards the big reveals, so you just have to rush through this slowly building mystery but the author also does a great job, giving us several possibilities, all incredible and credible at the same time.
Gen lost her daughter at birth eight years ago and ever since she has been drifting. Until a stranger shows up at her door, telling her that her child is alive, somewhere, waiting to be found.
It’s insane, unbelievable. But why would anyone make that up? And why is her husband so reluctant? Who can she trust to help her?
Hope quickly turns into fear and paranoia, as she realizes that finding the answers might open the door to something even worse than not knowing…
From the very beginning I was suspicious but dang. The twists just kept coming and whenever I thought I had figured it out, things turned again and nothing made sense anymore, leaving me confused and absorbed in this story. I was really like “I feel you Gen, we can’t trust anyone.”
And it does turn out to be another kind of sick. I mean I love mysteries and have read quite some. But this ending? Mind blown!
We have a woman, clearly lost, a well respected business man, clearly adoring his wife, his presumptuous sister, her untrustworthy best friend, many people who clearly try to hide something and some who want to help but end up dead. And a child’s narrative that stays a mystery until the very end.
All of this makes a crazy good story and I’m going to watch out to more from this author.