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A Breath After Drowning by Alice Blanchard
4.0
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Tense, engaging and intriguing, A Breath After Drowning captured my interest from the very first page. It starts out very focused on the characters, who I really liked (allowing me to become more invested in Kate and her life). Though it jumps backwards in time a little, the storyline is mostly focused on the here and now, which makes a nice change from many other books in this genre which tend to constantly flit between timeframes.
I enjoyed reading about Kate's childhood, looking out for clues of what might have happened to her sister, but I preferred reading about Kate today, with her mental battles and her quest to find out what really happened all those years ago.
The mystery side of the story develops as the narrative continues, and I found myself completely absorbed - I really wanted to know what had happened; there's something about 'cold' cases which, although they took place so long ago, really grab my attention.
Some parts are more dramatic than others, but overall I felt Alice Blanchard did a great job of not straying into the 'too-ridiculous' category. Though the story starts out a lot slower, the pace and tension ramps up as the story continues, ending in a conclusion which left me feeling satisfied and wanting to read more by this author!
* Many thanks to Philippa at Titan Books for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review, and for inviting me onto the blog tour! *
Tense, engaging and intriguing, A Breath After Drowning captured my interest from the very first page. It starts out very focused on the characters, who I really liked (allowing me to become more invested in Kate and her life). Though it jumps backwards in time a little, the storyline is mostly focused on the here and now, which makes a nice change from many other books in this genre which tend to constantly flit between timeframes.
I enjoyed reading about Kate's childhood, looking out for clues of what might have happened to her sister, but I preferred reading about Kate today, with her mental battles and her quest to find out what really happened all those years ago.
The mystery side of the story develops as the narrative continues, and I found myself completely absorbed - I really wanted to know what had happened; there's something about 'cold' cases which, although they took place so long ago, really grab my attention.
Some parts are more dramatic than others, but overall I felt Alice Blanchard did a great job of not straying into the 'too-ridiculous' category. Though the story starts out a lot slower, the pace and tension ramps up as the story continues, ending in a conclusion which left me feeling satisfied and wanting to read more by this author!
* Many thanks to Philippa at Titan Books for providing a copy of this novel on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review, and for inviting me onto the blog tour! *