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sarahjperry's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
It was ok I liked the ending. I found 90 percent of the book was just talking about what she saw with family, it was longer than it needed to be. The ending I liked which is why it was a 3 star instead of a 2.5. I know it's far fetched but I could forgive it.
hbradley7292's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
1goodkaren's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Fine, I guess. A bit uninspired and predictable.
serinde4books's review against another edition
5.0
I received this book as an Advanced Reader's Copy (ARC) through NetGalley. It will be published February 4, 2020
I really liked this book, I got so caught up in the story and lost track of time. I wanted to know so badly what happened that I found myself staying up late I could read a page or two more. I thought this book was on parr with the Girl on the Train or The woman in the Window, but the main character wasn’t the damaged one. I absolutely loved it!
I really liked this book, I got so caught up in the story and lost track of time. I wanted to know so badly what happened that I found myself staying up late I could read a page or two more. I thought this book was on parr with the Girl on the Train or The woman in the Window, but the main character wasn’t the damaged one. I absolutely loved it!
bsmith27's review against another edition
4.0
A bit weird if a mystery. The main character, Beth drives by the house of a former friend and sees her with her 2 children who are the exact same age as when she last saw them. She tells her husband and daughter and they try to unwind the mystery together. They are told that Flora lives in Florida with her husband Lewis. Beth must have been mistaken as the people who live there are different but it turns out Flora does live there with her 2 children who have the same names as her older two children. Lewis lives in Florida with the older kids. Beth goes to Florida to figure it all out and lewis reveals he has made beth live this life making her think that she killed their baby by drinking and putting the baby in bed with her. But he tells her he actually killed the baby because he never wanted it. Then he made beth live in that house and get married and have 2 more children with him while pretending they are the other guys. Beth kills lewis. Good story but very meta and drawn out.
mickey09's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
2.0
Wanted to love this as the blurb sounded amazing. Also thought it might be a little creepy.
It started good but then it became a chore and was finding it really difficult to pick up and read.
I know that there have been a few people that really liked it, but too slow and boring for me. It was also a little unrealistic at times.
Hate not finishing a book but had to DNF.
It started good but then it became a chore and was finding it really difficult to pick up and read.
I know that there have been a few people that really liked it, but too slow and boring for me. It was also a little unrealistic at times.
Hate not finishing a book but had to DNF.
celiapowell's review against another edition
2.0
Possibly my least favourite Sophie Hannah so far? It was very readable, but the resolution of the central mystery was truly insane, and not in a fun way.
readingwithgemma's review against another edition
4.0
I was expecting great things for this book and it did not disappoint. This book physically made me shiver!
‘Twelve years have passed. The children don’t look a year older. Why?’ That’s all what was needed to pull me in. The amount of twists and turns in this book kept me wanting to read on and I saw a review that said ‘this book will give you sleep deprivation’ and I really see why. It was so addicting! It didn’t quite get a five stars from me was the ‘answer’ kept changing and I found it hard in the end to understand exactly what the truth was. However, this book was a lot of fun and definitely one of my favourite books of the year so far!
‘Twelve years have passed. The children don’t look a year older. Why?’ That’s all what was needed to pull me in. The amount of twists and turns in this book kept me wanting to read on and I saw a review that said ‘this book will give you sleep deprivation’ and I really see why. It was so addicting! It didn’t quite get a five stars from me was the ‘answer’ kept changing and I found it hard in the end to understand exactly what the truth was. However, this book was a lot of fun and definitely one of my favourite books of the year so far!
rewwer157's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
annabelralph's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5