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mhrabic's review against another edition
3.0
Cathy has OCD after an abusive relationship left her constantly feeling unsafe, and trying to maintain safety while worrying her abuser would come back for her. An easy read, but longer than it needed to be, with lots of OCD details. Will she end up with her neighbor? Does her captor find her again?
Didn’t love the ending where Naomi was just found, after never truly being mentioned. It added nothing to the story and fell flat.
The bit about Sylvia dating him also seemed sad and fell flat. I wanted more from the Stuart relationship— thought he was a bad guy at some point, but it was packaged up nearly for the ending.
Didn’t love the ending where Naomi was just found, after never truly being mentioned. It added nothing to the story and fell flat.
The bit about Sylvia dating him also seemed sad and fell flat. I wanted more from the Stuart relationship— thought he was a bad guy at some point, but it was packaged up nearly for the ending.
jodiesbookishposts's review against another edition
5.0
What a thriller!
I first heard about this book on Channel 4’s TV Book Club. Where has that show gone? It sounded really interesting but I never really got round to reading it until now.
I’ve read a few thrillers so far this year and I do enjoy the genre especially when it is as well written as this is. Haynes mixes great characters with mystery and some cracking prose.
The two timelines unravel so well together until they leave you breathless and fumbling from page to page to find out the end.
With lots of books I’ve read this year, I haven’t cared about the characters. In this case I cared too much for Cathy. I worried for her safety constantly. It was so vivid and paced so well there was nothing for it but to get dragged into the story.
I will definitely be looking out for more works by Elizabeth Haynes.
I first heard about this book on Channel 4’s TV Book Club. Where has that show gone? It sounded really interesting but I never really got round to reading it until now.
I’ve read a few thrillers so far this year and I do enjoy the genre especially when it is as well written as this is. Haynes mixes great characters with mystery and some cracking prose.
The two timelines unravel so well together until they leave you breathless and fumbling from page to page to find out the end.
With lots of books I’ve read this year, I haven’t cared about the characters. In this case I cared too much for Cathy. I worried for her safety constantly. It was so vivid and paced so well there was nothing for it but to get dragged into the story.
I will definitely be looking out for more works by Elizabeth Haynes.
michividal's review against another edition
5.0
I don’t remember the last time I’ve read something so terrifying... Elizabeth is incredible at writing atmosphere and making you feel the entire time like something is not quite right.
reachant's review against another edition
5.0
I could not put this book down! The suspense was very well done, but more than that the subject matter was spell-binding while be excruciating. I loved it but didn't!
minseigle's review against another edition
4.0
I think I would rate this book 4.5 stars....I *had* to stay up until 4 in the morning just to get the whole thing read in one day! It very was suspenseful and I needed to know what was going to happen!
I have never read this author before, but I look forward to seeing what her other books are about.
I have never read this author before, but I look forward to seeing what her other books are about.
havdic's review against another edition
5.0
This is one hell of a book. So immersing, gut wrenching and, addicting.
Right off the bat, you already know who the bad guy is; there’s no mystery to it, you’re not looking for and trying to find the suspect—you know who it is.
Yet, you can’t stop reading, and the more you read, the faster you want to know what’s going to happen.
I wasn’t hooked at the beginning, but I honestly just became addicted to it once I got the hang of the characters and what was happening. I didn’t want to put the book down; I had to force myself to. I love the writing style of the book, I love that the time/setting switches back and forth between the past and the present, I love the character development, the psychological aspect of it, the first and last few pages where we read some of the characters as they’re in court... just everything.
Not to mention that it creeped me out so much to the point where it got me checking all the doors in my house twice more than usual, right when I woke up and especially when I was going to sleep, lol.
I appreciate the time and effort, especially the research the author had done and put in for this book all surrounding domestic abuse—the physical and mental effects of it all that the victims go through, as well as touching down on OCD and PTSD. I also love that she didn’t sugarcoat anything. The story and characters didn’t feel dragged out, or too cliche and unbelieving to the point where it felt fake—nothing of the sorts.
This is definitely going on my favorites list. I’m interested in reading more from her and I’m definitely going to be looking into her other work soon.
Right off the bat, you already know who the bad guy is; there’s no mystery to it, you’re not looking for and trying to find the suspect—you know who it is.
Yet, you can’t stop reading, and the more you read, the faster you want to know what’s going to happen.
I wasn’t hooked at the beginning, but I honestly just became addicted to it once I got the hang of the characters and what was happening. I didn’t want to put the book down; I had to force myself to. I love the writing style of the book, I love that the time/setting switches back and forth between the past and the present, I love the character development, the psychological aspect of it, the first and last few pages where we read some of the characters as they’re in court... just everything.
Not to mention that it creeped me out so much to the point where it got me checking all the doors in my house twice more than usual, right when I woke up and especially when I was going to sleep, lol.
I appreciate the time and effort, especially the research the author had done and put in for this book all surrounding domestic abuse—the physical and mental effects of it all that the victims go through, as well as touching down on OCD and PTSD. I also love that she didn’t sugarcoat anything. The story and characters didn’t feel dragged out, or too cliche and unbelieving to the point where it felt fake—nothing of the sorts.
This is definitely going on my favorites list. I’m interested in reading more from her and I’m definitely going to be looking into her other work soon.
asecretcity's review against another edition
2.0
Compelling. I wanted to find out what caused Catherine to develop such bad anxiety and OCD.
Not so happy with the ending; while things spiraled out of control, they seemed to wrap up too nicely and in a convenient manner.
This was a quick read, though.
Not so happy with the ending; while things spiraled out of control, they seemed to wrap up too nicely and in a convenient manner.
This was a quick read, though.
deballen21's review against another edition
5.0
Read in one sitting. Couldn't put it down. Very interesting structure with a past and present story simultaneously told.