luna13k's review against another edition
4.0
3,8 ⭐️
nicht all zu viele schockierende Twists, aber trotzdem sehr gut
nicht all zu viele schockierende Twists, aber trotzdem sehr gut
readingescapes's review
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
jammytots's review
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
klou1985's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
proudlocks's review against another edition
3.0
Nice trashy drama/chic lit mashup. Few twists, kept me hooked.
jessmuzza's review
3.0
I found this slow and underwhelming. The book was split into parts but I don’t understand the relevance of this - it could have been left as chapters and would have been fine. Didn’t enjoy!
sslovesbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This is a book about neighbours who live in a nice complex in Brighton.. The book makes a start when one of the residents (Priscilla) comes to another resident’s (Rae) door injured and hands her her diary, claiming “i know what you’ve done”. She then runs back out of the door and collapses and is taken by ambulance to hospital.
We have Rae and her husband Clark, Dunstan, a single man working as a policeman and Bryony who is married to Grayson (a nasty, cruel man) who loves controlling his wife and children. We also have Lilly who lived in Italy for a number of years by is back in Brighton to live.
This domestic noir hooked me in straight from the start and there are so many unanswered questions which throughout the book you are slowly drip fed details.
From a multi-character perspective you learn more about each of the main characters and slowly build up an understanding of what each knows..
I enjoyed this read, I haven’t read anything by this author before but as book that provides suspense and guilt and fear then i kept me turning the pages.
4 star - a great read and I will be looking for other books by this author.
Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
We have Rae and her husband Clark, Dunstan, a single man working as a policeman and Bryony who is married to Grayson (a nasty, cruel man) who loves controlling his wife and children. We also have Lilly who lived in Italy for a number of years by is back in Brighton to live.
This domestic noir hooked me in straight from the start and there are so many unanswered questions which throughout the book you are slowly drip fed details.
From a multi-character perspective you learn more about each of the main characters and slowly build up an understanding of what each knows..
I enjoyed this read, I haven’t read anything by this author before but as book that provides suspense and guilt and fear then i kept me turning the pages.
4 star - a great read and I will be looking for other books by this author.
Thanks to the author, publisher and Netgalley for a copy of this book in return for an honest review.
evefaith's review
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This was slightly longer than I like thrillers to be and it did drag towards the end. It also seemed like there were too many characters to keep track of and I had to keep reminding myself who was who! However this was one of my favourite type of thrillers, set in a community and I enjoyed the suspense and the way the secrets of the neighbours were gradually revealed. I liked that it touched on important and serious issues such as domestic abuse, psychological abuse, loneliness, harrasment etc. I was mostly satisfied with the ending although the cliffhanger was really annoying! I did find parts of the middle a bit confusing and there was quite a bit of build up and suspense which at some parts fell a bit flat but overall I did enjoy this and found myself wanting to pick it up to continue the story.