nixbix_reads's review
4.0
This is such an intriguing read! The story is about two families on holiday & is presented as a documentary transcript. One the first night, someone falls off a cliff - or were they pushed? What follows is conspiracy theories, family secrets & everyone turning on each other. Were people setup or were they manipulating people?
Thanks to Bookouture & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Thanks to Bookouture & NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
shelleyann01's review against another edition
3.0
I am a Kerry Wilkinson fan...this one, though, didn't really hit the mark for me. It centers around a family vacation and weird things start happening, causing suspicion in those around them. It's told via interviews and I thought that was a creative way to go.
While this was an interesting mystery, and there were surprises at the end, I couldn't get into these characters the way I like to when reading a mystery book. I don't know if there were just too many characters and the book wasn't long enough to delve deeply into each of them, but I didn't feel like I understood their motivations for the things they end up doing (or choosing not to do). I think if I had gotten a deeper view into each character's mindset, I would have enjoyed the story more. I am still confused if this is fiction or not.
While this was an interesting mystery, and there were surprises at the end, I couldn't get into these characters the way I like to when reading a mystery book. I don't know if there were just too many characters and the book wasn't long enough to delve deeply into each of them, but I didn't feel like I understood their motivations for the things they end up doing (or choosing not to do). I think if I had gotten a deeper view into each character's mindset, I would have enjoyed the story more. I am still confused if this is fiction or not.
anintrovertreads's review
4.0
This was such an original way of telling a story! It was told using interviews between all the different characters. This way we were able to get all of the characters side of the story and as things were revealed, you had to keep guessing what was true or not. This kept the story very engaging.
In the beginning, there are lots of characters to familiarize yourself with, but it does get easier to remember who is who, at a certain point. The character development was very well executed! Some characters I absolutely loathed other I really rooted for them.
This book contains so many layers and so many secrets, it will keep you guessing until the very end!
I was left a bit disappointed by the ending, but that is just my personal preference for this type of ending, hence the 4 stars, but overall, such a fun read!
Thank you to Bookouture for providing me with an electronic ARC of this book via NetGalley. As usual, my reviews are my honest and unbiased opinions.
dawnbunny's review
5.0
This was my first book by this author, but I was interested because she seems to have great reviews and an excellent following. I wasn't disappointed and plan to check out her previous novels.
Set in the Mediterranean island with two families on holiday together...disaster strikes. Emma's father is found unconscious on the sand and it looks like he may of fallen from a cliff. But was it an accident or was it something more? As family secrets come out and they turn against each other we have to decide who to believe. Who I believed could alternate from chapter to chapter because each character had a compelling story and truth. Told in interviews you will try to piece together this entertaining read and maybe you will make the complete puzzle, but I certainly didn't!
Set in the Mediterranean island with two families on holiday together...disaster strikes. Emma's father is found unconscious on the sand and it looks like he may of fallen from a cliff. But was it an accident or was it something more? As family secrets come out and they turn against each other we have to decide who to believe. Who I believed could alternate from chapter to chapter because each character had a compelling story and truth. Told in interviews you will try to piece together this entertaining read and maybe you will make the complete puzzle, but I certainly didn't!
natashaw's review against another edition
5.0
Loved this!
This is such a unique idea - instead of a traditional story the book unfolds as a series of interwoven interviews with the main characters.
Admittedly it took a few pages to get into the style but very quickly it became a real page turner.
The characters were all well developed and it was fascinating to see such differing viewpoints of the same event.
It was so well done and realistic I struggled to work out at the end whether this was actually fiction or real life!
This is such a unique idea - instead of a traditional story the book unfolds as a series of interwoven interviews with the main characters.
Admittedly it took a few pages to get into the style but very quickly it became a real page turner.
The characters were all well developed and it was fascinating to see such differing viewpoints of the same event.
It was so well done and realistic I struggled to work out at the end whether this was actually fiction or real life!
annc's review
5.0
Brilliant brilliant read. An unusual format focusing on different perspectives, this covers the story of a man’s death 9 years previously, a dysfunctional family, and lots lots more. An excellently paced read that totally grips the reader. But as with every good thriller who did what to whom?
javierfp82's review against another edition
4.0
There are two side to every story and it's up to you to decide which one you believe in. "After the accident" is told in a series of interviews given by the characters to a documentary crew. At first I was a bit skeptical about this, cause I've read some other books in this style and I was not a fan, but in this case it grew up on me as the plot progressed and the two different versions of the truth came out. Almost all the characters were pretty unlikable and each an every one seemed to have some secret. Maybe because Emma was the MC I tend to believe more her side of the story, but who knows if she's telling the truth?
Fast paced mystery helped by the format in which is told, that will keep you trying to fit the different pieces of this he said/she said puzzle.
This was my first book by the author but I will definetely check his previous work.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing and eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Fast paced mystery helped by the format in which is told, that will keep you trying to fit the different pieces of this he said/she said puzzle.
This was my first book by the author but I will definetely check his previous work.
Thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture for providing and eARC in exchange for an honest review.
mayu's review
4.0
"I received a free copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley in return for an honest review."
4.5 stars
Oh my God, This book was so so addicting! I just couldn't stop reading it and frankly speaking if I didn't have my studies to think about I would actually have finished it in one go, it was just so engaging, engrossing, ya... running out of adjectives now.
This book had a feeling of suspense throughout and there were so many twists and turns in this tale that it kept you on the edge of the seat till the very last page.
After the Accident is written in an interview format for the most part of the book. And personally this format worked really well from me. I could almost imagine a room in my head where all the characters were brought in and the camera frame moved from one character to another and their statements formed a seamless narrative. I really loved this format because we got to see so many emotions. And also because of this narrative style Kerry Wilkinson was able to provide us with so many conflicting POVs of the same situation and we really didn't know which one to believe because people may lie for variety of reasons, maybe they are embarrassed that is why they are lying or maybe it is because they are guilty.
The ending of this book was something I generally don't like in a book but in this book it was really well done. There was one big twist in the end and a few other shocking revelations and finally we were left with a puzzle. And depending on your imagination you can solve this puzzle in any way. My version of the events can be completely different from yours. Personally I prefer a clear set of events and a proper closure in the ending but this book didn't provide any of that but still I actually loved the ending.
Finally after everything good has been said I will now like to talk about a few things that I didn't like in this book. There were a few places where I felt the statements were not able to form a seamless narrative. Some sentences seemed like it didn't have any connection with the preceding or succeeding reply. There were very few places this happened so it was not much in my opinion. There was this one place where due to conflicting views of the same situation we were not able to get a seamless narrative like we were not really sure what actually happened, I thought this place was way too disjoint but I guess one might argue that it was done intentionally. These were the only two problems I had and when compared with the how great the rest of this book was they were nothing.
If you are a thriller/mystery/suspense reader then this book is a must read in my opinion
4.5 stars
Oh my God, This book was so so addicting! I just couldn't stop reading it and frankly speaking if I didn't have my studies to think about I would actually have finished it in one go, it was just so engaging, engrossing, ya... running out of adjectives now.
This book had a feeling of suspense throughout and there were so many twists and turns in this tale that it kept you on the edge of the seat till the very last page.
After the Accident is written in an interview format for the most part of the book. And personally this format worked really well from me. I could almost imagine a room in my head where all the characters were brought in and the camera frame moved from one character to another and their statements formed a seamless narrative. I really loved this format because we got to see so many emotions. And also because of this narrative style Kerry Wilkinson was able to provide us with so many conflicting POVs of the same situation and we really didn't know which one to believe because people may lie for variety of reasons, maybe they are embarrassed that is why they are lying or maybe it is because they are guilty.
The ending of this book was something I generally don't like in a book but in this book it was really well done. There was one big twist in the end and a few other shocking revelations and finally we were left with a puzzle. And depending on your imagination you can solve this puzzle in any way. My version of the events can be completely different from yours. Personally I prefer a clear set of events and a proper closure in the ending but this book didn't provide any of that but still I actually loved the ending.
Finally after everything good has been said I will now like to talk about a few things that I didn't like in this book. There were a few places where I felt the statements were not able to form a seamless narrative. Some sentences seemed like it didn't have any connection with the preceding or succeeding reply. There were very few places this happened so it was not much in my opinion. There was this one place where due to conflicting views of the same situation we were not able to get a seamless narrative like we were not really sure what actually happened, I thought this place was way too disjoint but I guess one might argue that it was done intentionally. These were the only two problems I had and when compared with the how great the rest of this book was they were nothing.
If you are a thriller/mystery/suspense reader then this book is a must read in my opinion
chloemc99's review
5.0
(Renamed 7 days in July)
29th March 2020
5 stars
Who do you believe when everyone is lying?
Two families have gone on a holiday to the island of Galanikos.
Geoff & his wife, they daughter Emma, their son Julius and his 8yo twin daughters.
Then we have David (who is Geoff's business partner) & his wife, their son victor and their daughter-in-law.
On the first night of the holiday Geoff has fallen off a cliff and has been hospitalised. Some say he was drunk and it was just an accident, some say he was pushed off that cliff.
Told through interview transcripts, every character is given a chance to tell their version of events, which may seem complicated with so many characters but honestly it was really easy to follow. While reading this I felt like I was the one interviewing these characters and felt like they were talking directly to me, telling me their story and trying to persuade me onto their side.
The thing I liked most about this book is the ending, because it leaves the ending up for interpretation of who is guilty and who is innocent, and it's really up to the reader to choose whose story they believe. But who do you decide is innocent when they all seem guilty.
Big thank you for the publishers, net galley and the author themselves for allowing me to read this masterpiece.
29th March 2020
5 stars
Who do you believe when everyone is lying?
Two families have gone on a holiday to the island of Galanikos.
Geoff & his wife, they daughter Emma, their son Julius and his 8yo twin daughters.
Then we have David (who is Geoff's business partner) & his wife, their son victor and their daughter-in-law.
On the first night of the holiday Geoff has fallen off a cliff and has been hospitalised. Some say he was drunk and it was just an accident, some say he was pushed off that cliff.
Told through interview transcripts, every character is given a chance to tell their version of events, which may seem complicated with so many characters but honestly it was really easy to follow. While reading this I felt like I was the one interviewing these characters and felt like they were talking directly to me, telling me their story and trying to persuade me onto their side.
The thing I liked most about this book is the ending, because it leaves the ending up for interpretation of who is guilty and who is innocent, and it's really up to the reader to choose whose story they believe. But who do you decide is innocent when they all seem guilty.
Big thank you for the publishers, net galley and the author themselves for allowing me to read this masterpiece.
nietzschesghost's review
4.0
Forget everything you know about the type of books Kerry Wilkinson writes and the format he writes them in as this is completely different from his norm. That said, I found this just as captivating as his others albeit in a different way. A psychological thriller set on the beautiful Greek Island of Galanikos, it follows two families who have descended on the destination for a holiday. From the beginning, it is obvious tensions and rivalries exist between the families and even within each family itself. Then chaos ensues when one member of the party apparently takes a stumble over a cliff and ends up unconscious. It doesn't take long before the finger-pointing starts with everyone suspicious of each other and plenty of accusations being made. The story then charts the unravelling of both families lives with each of them holding disturbing secrets and having told many lies. It appears no-one can be trusted and it’s almost impossible to pinpoint who is telling the truth as there is so much deception floating around.
Told in an unusual interview style, the narrative grabs you right from the start and keeps you in its grip with ease. Trying to decipher the contradictory statements to get to the truth is a difficult job as there seem to be many different perceptions of the tragic cliff ”fall”. It’s cleverly thought out and the highly original format makes it so refreshing and exciting that I couldn’t help but race through it. This is a fast-paced read with a cast of detestable yet engaging characters all with their own axe to grind. Hidden agendas and motives fill the plot and get into your head as you attempt to work out what actually happened that fateful day and who has the most to benefit from Emma’s fathers “fall”. The premise is a simple one but sometimes the simpler plots are the best and that’s certainly the case here. I was a little disappointed by the conclusion as it felt a bit of a cop-out and anti-climatic, but I very much enjoyed the rest. Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.
Told in an unusual interview style, the narrative grabs you right from the start and keeps you in its grip with ease. Trying to decipher the contradictory statements to get to the truth is a difficult job as there seem to be many different perceptions of the tragic cliff ”fall”. It’s cleverly thought out and the highly original format makes it so refreshing and exciting that I couldn’t help but race through it. This is a fast-paced read with a cast of detestable yet engaging characters all with their own axe to grind. Hidden agendas and motives fill the plot and get into your head as you attempt to work out what actually happened that fateful day and who has the most to benefit from Emma’s fathers “fall”. The premise is a simple one but sometimes the simpler plots are the best and that’s certainly the case here. I was a little disappointed by the conclusion as it felt a bit of a cop-out and anti-climatic, but I very much enjoyed the rest. Many thanks to Bookouture for an ARC.