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roxyzen's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
chryssie's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
4.0
Oh this book was very cool. A domestic thriller that was a fun and addictive read full of intrigue and suspense! I could not put this one down and highly recommend it!!
My favourite character was Gertie. She was such a real, relatable and honest version of an everyday Mum. Full of quirkiness, triumph and self-doubts as she blunders her way through motherhood, always trying her best… just like all of us Mum’s! Haha!! This is one of those books where you fall into the story and cannot stop reading as you absorb all the juicy details as things unfold, and the suspense just keeps building. I loved it!
A story full of husband’s behaving badly, the bonds of true friendship, teenagers and their secrets, and Mum’s who are trying to protect those they love and hold everything together… This book is a must read, full of emotion, excitement and shocks galore. Definitely add this one to your list!!
My favourite character was Gertie. She was such a real, relatable and honest version of an everyday Mum. Full of quirkiness, triumph and self-doubts as she blunders her way through motherhood, always trying her best… just like all of us Mum’s! Haha!! This is one of those books where you fall into the story and cannot stop reading as you absorb all the juicy details as things unfold, and the suspense just keeps building. I loved it!
A story full of husband’s behaving badly, the bonds of true friendship, teenagers and their secrets, and Mum’s who are trying to protect those they love and hold everything together… This book is a must read, full of emotion, excitement and shocks galore. Definitely add this one to your list!!
emilyrainsford's review against another edition
reflective
slow-paced
2.5
Two women with crappy husbands live in a gated estate. In the prologue we see a policeman observing a man injured or dead on the floor and wondering if the wife did it. For most of the book the reader is left wondering which man and wife it is, as we get to know these two families.
This is a fairly slow moving domestic drama. The first 50-60% is more a social portrait of these women's lives than anything suspenseful. The men are so awful and frustrating, I found it hard to read about them.
The whodunnit didn't really bring any surprises, and although I did like the little extra bit at the end, I think it would have been stronger without the epilogue.
There's a strong undertone of "technology is the root of all modern evil" that really irritated me, as this is one of my pet peeves. The word "millennial" is used erroneously at least 4-5 times in the context of the teenagers in the story (millennials are between 26-41 years old - yes FORTY okay - not teenagers) which is another huge pet peeve of mine. I really didn't like the way things ended up with Gertie and Ed.
Overall this book just held too many annoyances with too little pay off for me to say I enjoyed it.
This is a fairly slow moving domestic drama. The first 50-60% is more a social portrait of these women's lives than anything suspenseful. The men are so awful and frustrating, I found it hard to read about them.
The whodunnit didn't really bring any surprises, and although I did like the little extra bit at the end, I think it would have been stronger without the epilogue.
There's a strong undertone of "technology is the root of all modern evil" that really irritated me, as this is one of my pet peeves. The word "millennial" is used erroneously at least 4-5 times in the context of the teenagers in the story (millennials are between 26-41 years old - yes FORTY okay - not teenagers) which is another huge pet peeve of mine. I really didn't like the way things ended up with Gertie and Ed.
Overall this book just held too many annoyances with too little pay off for me to say I enjoyed it.
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