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annikengul's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming
tylera's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
evarano's review against another edition
1.0
I did not like this book. From the beginning I thought each character was super unlikeable. Alexa was not a good Mom-sorry. I don’t want to judge her and I understand that she went through a lot, but your child behaved so horribly because you allowed that. I know she mentions not wanting to be a Mom but loving Lottie but it sure didn’t seem that way. I skimmed through the majority of the book, I can’t count it towards my yearly goal, but I found that twist of Alexa stealing Flora using the same language confusing? Then the twist at the end was just so silly and unrealistic. I know stranger things have happened but just no, that’s so extreme and unlikely and unfair! If the relationship wasn’t that bad between them, why would that happen anyways? It was reaching. I didn’t like any of the characters and I thought the story was too long and not well done.
livdiv23's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
abbby_6's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
stephaniewren's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Audiobook is fantastic. I’m a sucker for UK narrators, and Stephanie Racine was perfection. Those final twists got me. 😧
ghood_27's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
k_lenn's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed this book, though I felt the first half was much stronger than the second.
The first half sees three year old Lottie disappearing from a beach wedding, which plunges single mum and dedicated lawyer Alex into every parent's worst nightmare. It's intriguing and straight to the point.
The second half, however, (or maybe even the last third) was just okay. At one point a previous chapter is repeated almost word for word, presumably to draw parallels between the two situations, and it confused me quite a bit.
The ending itself was somehow both far-fetched and underwhelming to me. I didn't completely hate it and I definitely wasn't able to predict it which was nice, but I didn't love it by any means either. The kidnapping motive(s) just didn't make sense to me, particularly
Speaking of me being unable to predict the ending: this is a very twisty book and if you like being misdirected and surprised with every turn, I'm sure you'll appreciate it. Alex was a great character too, and I really liked that she wasn't a perfect mother or person in general.
This is my first book by Tess Stimson and I doubt it'll be the last.
Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review :)
The first half sees three year old Lottie disappearing from a beach wedding, which plunges single mum and dedicated lawyer Alex into every parent's worst nightmare. It's intriguing and straight to the point.
The second half, however, (or maybe even the last third) was just okay. At one point a previous chapter is repeated almost word for word, presumably to draw parallels between the two situations, and it confused me quite a bit.
The ending itself was somehow both far-fetched and underwhelming to me. I didn't completely hate it and I definitely wasn't able to predict it which was nice, but I didn't love it by any means either. The kidnapping motive(s) just didn't make sense to me, particularly
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Marc's involvement.Speaking of me being unable to predict the ending: this is a very twisty book and if you like being misdirected and surprised with every turn, I'm sure you'll appreciate it. Alex was a great character too, and I really liked that she wasn't a perfect mother or person in general.
This is my first book by Tess Stimson and I doubt it'll be the last.
Thank you to the publisher for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review :)
kimsko's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0