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slopez123's review against another edition
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Car accident
thebookishhedgewitch's review against another edition
1.0
The story follows Sarah in the aftermath of her divorce when she meets a man, Eddie, who she knows is the one. And she knows he feels the same way about her. Until, he stops calling and seems to just disappear off the face of the Earth. Despite protests from her family and friends, Sarah sets off to find out what happened to Eddie.
Marketed as a thriller full of suspense as Sarah tries to find out what happened to Eddie, the suspense wasn't thrilling, nor very intriguing. Not much is shown to the reader, rather most of the story is reported to us by Sarah, giving it a dull and lackluster pace. Sarah comes across as a pining schoolgirl, not a woman of 40, who is stalking a guy whose just not that into her. The dual timelines was easy enough to follow, but the explanation for Eddie's disappearance and sudden reappearance was rather... formulaic, boring, trite, disappointing. Sarah reminded me a great deal of the main character from The Girl on the Train - someone meddlesome, who was intruding on some of the other character's lives with little thought to the consequences for her or anyone else.
There is almost no details about Hannah's reappearance after her "death," she's wholly unsympathetic, and I don't feel there is any closure to this character's story line, at all. Her actions are never explained, we don't really see her side of the story. This makes absolutely no sense and this character is, save for the ending and the whole "why Eddie is ghosting her" aspect, this character ends up being kind of unnecessary. Hannah could have continued to be portrayed as dead and it wouldn't really have changed the ending at all, to be honest.
Overall, I found this didn't live up to the hype and was rather disappointing.
Marketed as a thriller full of suspense as Sarah tries to find out what happened to Eddie, the suspense wasn't thrilling, nor very intriguing. Not much is shown to the reader, rather most of the story is reported to us by Sarah, giving it a dull and lackluster pace. Sarah comes across as a pining schoolgirl, not a woman of 40, who is stalking a guy whose just not that into her. The dual timelines was easy enough to follow, but the explanation for Eddie's disappearance and sudden reappearance was rather... formulaic, boring, trite, disappointing. Sarah reminded me a great deal of the main character from The Girl on the Train - someone meddlesome, who was intruding on some of the other character's lives with little thought to the consequences for her or anyone else.
There is almost no details about Hannah's reappearance after her "death," she's wholly unsympathetic, and I don't feel there is any closure to this character's story line, at all. Her actions are never explained, we don't really see her side of the story. This makes absolutely no sense and this character is, save for the ending and the whole "why Eddie is ghosting her" aspect, this character ends up being kind of unnecessary. Hannah could have continued to be portrayed as dead and it wouldn't really have changed the ending at all, to be honest.
Overall, I found this didn't live up to the hype and was rather disappointing.
emilianairexo's review against another edition
4.0
It was well written, but the story felt slightly like a “but wait there’s more” feel. I’m glad it worked out for Eddie & Sarah in the end, but also at the beginning she just sounds annoying and desperate. In some ways, it’s relatable though. I’m sure a lot of us have felt that way, but it’s frustrating when you want to tell the character in the book to get her shit together and move on.
acraftyescape's review against another edition
3.0
Loved the premise of this book but the beginning was so slow that I almost had to put it down. I liked the middle, the end felt rushed somehow.
brighroosh's review against another edition
4.0
Excellent book by Rosie Walsh. There was a mystery to be solved, but on the way to one of the reveals,we have Sarah lost in her reverie about a week with Eddie. She knows that they had something but he has "ghosted" her, or so her friends tell her. Sarah re-hashes the week she spent with Eddie in much the same way any woman would - vacillating between having felt a genuine connection, and doubting what she thought they both felt.
Told from first person, I was engaged in Sarah's anxiety and longing for Eddie, and never felt that she was a stalker. A turn in the story 2/3 of the way through meant a reading sprint to the conclusion.
I love when a book draws me in to the characters and pulls me back to sit and read!
Told from first person, I was engaged in Sarah's anxiety and longing for Eddie, and never felt that she was a stalker. A turn in the story 2/3 of the way through meant a reading sprint to the conclusion.
I love when a book draws me in to the characters and pulls me back to sit and read!
emjmartin's review
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5