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A review by katykelly
Close My Eyes by Sophie McKenzie
4.0
Review of a Netgalley review book.
A good book is one that you finish a chapter of and think, "just one more". By this definition, Close My Eyes is a good book. I was intrigued, making guesses as to what was going on and desperate to find out if I was right. And of course I wasn't.
It's a heartbreaking concept. Geniver had a stillbirth eight years ago and is still grieving. Her husband Art, an influential and successful businessman wants to try IVF. Out of the blue a woman shows up claiming that Gen's child was in fact born healthy and stolen, and that Art was involved.
As thrillers go, it's tense and full of false leads, revelations and danger. Is Gen mad? Is it real?
Occasional chapters pop up narrated by a child, which may or may not be Gen's missing baby, adding to the tension.
I can't give this a full five stars because I just really didn't like Lorcan, the ex-business associate of Art who appears and plays the role of confidante/assistant and who you are not sure of. His role and development just seemed really unrealistic to me.
The ending is good, only to be guessed just before the reveal, and it's satisfying.
Enjoyable thrill ride that will have you guessing, and nice to see McKenzie's talent for adult fiction, she's great for young adults and now has an older audience as well.
A good book is one that you finish a chapter of and think, "just one more". By this definition, Close My Eyes is a good book. I was intrigued, making guesses as to what was going on and desperate to find out if I was right. And of course I wasn't.
It's a heartbreaking concept. Geniver had a stillbirth eight years ago and is still grieving. Her husband Art, an influential and successful businessman wants to try IVF. Out of the blue a woman shows up claiming that Gen's child was in fact born healthy and stolen, and that Art was involved.
As thrillers go, it's tense and full of false leads, revelations and danger. Is Gen mad? Is it real?
Occasional chapters pop up narrated by a child, which may or may not be Gen's missing baby, adding to the tension.
I can't give this a full five stars because I just really didn't like Lorcan, the ex-business associate of Art who appears and plays the role of confidante/assistant and who you are not sure of. His role and development just seemed really unrealistic to me.
The ending is good, only to be guessed just before the reveal, and it's satisfying.
Enjoyable thrill ride that will have you guessing, and nice to see McKenzie's talent for adult fiction, she's great for young adults and now has an older audience as well.