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luciearan's review against another edition
2.0
I když jsem si zrovna od této knihy, alespoň podle anotace a recenzí, docela hodně slibovala, nakonec mi tedy vůbec nesedla. Na můj vkus to bylo místy dost překombinované a zmatené, nereálné, závěr neuvěřitelně přehnaný. Děkuji, ale ne... i když mám psychothrillery docela ráda, tohle vážně není můj šálek kávy.
hally_p's review against another edition
4.0
This was a real page turner especially as the story unfolded further. I don't usually read thrillers so the suspense was refreshing for me and meant that I could not put it down.
I think I also flew through the book as it felt like a very quick read to me, partly because of the storyline which was interesting but also because the language and sentence structuring was simpler than what I have been used to recently.
I would definitely recommended this book, i am still thinking about it after I have read it which makes me certain of how much I enjoyed it. By far the most enjoyable read for me so far this year
I think I also flew through the book as it felt like a very quick read to me, partly because of the storyline which was interesting but also because the language and sentence structuring was simpler than what I have been used to recently.
I would definitely recommended this book, i am still thinking about it after I have read it which makes me certain of how much I enjoyed it. By far the most enjoyable read for me so far this year
blogginboutbooks's review against another edition
4.0
This dark, atmospheric psychological thriller sheds light on an important subject that I've never seen covered in fiction—PTSD among war reporters. That, plus the novel's exploration of abuse and violence against children makes it a provocative read that gets disturbing and difficult, especially in its second half. Still, it's a tense, twisty thriller that kept me guessing throughout. Even though it's dark and depressing, I still mostly enjoyed this one.
machadofam8's review against another edition
3.0
wow. unexpectedly good. started out slowly but then I couldn't put it down.
deannasaurusrexx's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.5
It was an okay listen, nothing spectacular though.
eva66mm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
hoserlauren's review against another edition
4.0
Kate is a war reporter who has just returned to her home town after her mother has passed away. She has a bad relationship with her sister, who is an alcoholic, so instead asks for her brother in law to pick her up. Taken to her home, Kate reminisces about her childhood in this house with loving mother, abusive alcoholic father, and younger sister who always sided with her father. She also can't put the images from the war in Syria out of her mind. In the middle of the night, Kate thinks she sees a young boy in the garden, but the neighbour next door says she has no children. Is Kate going crazy?
She ends up in custody with the police, as they run a psychiatric evaluation and we learn all about Kate's past. Anything horrible someone can endure, it seems that Kate has had to endure it. This is pieced together for us, interspersed with the events leading up to this evaluation.
We get the story from both Kate's side, and her younger sister Sally's side. There are lots of mysteries to solve in this one: what happened to Kate in Syria, what happened to Sally and Kate when they were children, and is there really a boy next door. This results in an absolutely thrilling read. I stayed up pretty late to finish this off so I could find out the answers to all of this mystery.
This book had a bit of everything: family drama, mystery, the consequences of war and living with post traumatic stress disorder, and telling the story in different states of time and from different points of view. I'll definitely be recommending this to friends.
She ends up in custody with the police, as they run a psychiatric evaluation and we learn all about Kate's past. Anything horrible someone can endure, it seems that Kate has had to endure it. This is pieced together for us, interspersed with the events leading up to this evaluation.
We get the story from both Kate's side, and her younger sister Sally's side. There are lots of mysteries to solve in this one: what happened to Kate in Syria, what happened to Sally and Kate when they were children, and is there really a boy next door. This results in an absolutely thrilling read. I stayed up pretty late to finish this off so I could find out the answers to all of this mystery.
This book had a bit of everything: family drama, mystery, the consequences of war and living with post traumatic stress disorder, and telling the story in different states of time and from different points of view. I'll definitely be recommending this to friends.
constantreader471's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks to the publisher and author for sending me this book. The book is about a reporter, Kate Rafter, who has returned to England from Syria to settle her deceased mother's affairs. She suffers from PTSD and has recurring nightmares caused by horrific memories of people blown up and shot. One especially terrible memory is of a child who is shot in the head when he runs out into the street to get his football.
While she is staying in her mother's house she is awakened several times in the night by sounds in the back garden. She sees a little boy and goes out to investigate. She calls the police when she is convinced that the boy is in danger. The woman next door denies that there is a child living there. Kate loses control and grabs the woman, trying to get her to admit that there is a boy. The police arrest Kate.
The narrative goes back and forth for the first 2/3rds of the book between Kate's interrogation at the police station, under the Mental Heath law, and Kate's experiences leading up to the arrest.
Kate tries to reconcile with her estranged sister, Sally, who is an alcoholic.
Pros: The author does provide a good ending, with all plot threads tied up. She also provides a realistic portrayal of the PTSD affecting Kate and points out that it is an under recognized problem among war reporters.
Cons: The blurbs describe this book as a compulsive read, but I thought that the first half of the book dragged on way too long. If you are interested in the PTSD issue, then this book is for you. However if you are a mystery/thriller fan, you may be disappointed. I realized who the villain was about halfway through. It took me forever to read this book and I almost gave up.
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway. Thanks to the publisher and author for sending me this book. The book is about a reporter, Kate Rafter, who has returned to England from Syria to settle her deceased mother's affairs. She suffers from PTSD and has recurring nightmares caused by horrific memories of people blown up and shot. One especially terrible memory is of a child who is shot in the head when he runs out into the street to get his football.
While she is staying in her mother's house she is awakened several times in the night by sounds in the back garden. She sees a little boy and goes out to investigate. She calls the police when she is convinced that the boy is in danger. The woman next door denies that there is a child living there. Kate loses control and grabs the woman, trying to get her to admit that there is a boy. The police arrest Kate.
The narrative goes back and forth for the first 2/3rds of the book between Kate's interrogation at the police station, under the Mental Heath law, and Kate's experiences leading up to the arrest.
Kate tries to reconcile with her estranged sister, Sally, who is an alcoholic.
Pros: The author does provide a good ending, with all plot threads tied up. She also provides a realistic portrayal of the PTSD affecting Kate and points out that it is an under recognized problem among war reporters.
Cons: The blurbs describe this book as a compulsive read, but I thought that the first half of the book dragged on way too long. If you are interested in the PTSD issue, then this book is for you. However if you are a mystery/thriller fan, you may be disappointed. I realized who the villain was about halfway through. It took me forever to read this book and I almost gave up.
elizzy_91's review against another edition
Zusammengefasst
Eine Geschichte die so aktuell wie auch erschreckend ist. Kate ist Kriegsreporterin und unterwegs in Syrien und anderen Kriegsländern. Bei ihren Reportagen erlebt sie viel Grausames und kann dieses nur schwer wieder von sich abschütteln. Denn auch als sie zurück in ihre Heimat reist, ist der Krieg ein ständiger Begleiter. Sie hört Stimmen, sieht Dinge, die nicht wahr sind und kommt nur schwer in den Alltag zurück. Ihre Familie ist zerrüttet und ihre Kindheit war alles andere als schön. Doch Kate ist stark und lässt sich so schnell nicht klein kriegen.
Darüber Gedanken gemacht
Das Thema des Buches ist wirklich sehr schwierig und obwohl man sich bewusst ist, das der Krieg real ist, verdrängt man diese Tatsache im Alltag doch sehr oft. Besonders tragisch ist der Gedanke, dass besonders Kinder unter dem Krieg leiden und viele gar nicht wirklich verstehen wieso dies alles geschieht.
Wir ärgern uns über banale Dinge, wie zum Beispiel, dass zu spät kommen der Bahn oder über ein paar nervige E-Mails und in anderen teilen der Welt, versteckt sich ein Kind unter einem Tisch, weil die Erde bombardiert wird und ein anderes weint seinen Beinen nach. Für mich ist diese Vorstellung unerträglich und deshalb war dies für mich ein sehr erschütterndes Buch.
Gefiel mir sehr
Die Tatsache, dass das Buch im Präsens geschrieben wurde fand ich durchaus gelungen, denn so blieb die Spannung durchweg erhalten. Auch die Art wie sich die Kapitel untereinander abwechselten fand ich sehr passend und konnte so gut mehrere Stunden am Stück lesen.
Gefiel mir nicht
Das Ende war mir zu unvollständig und ich hätte gerne ein paar Erklärungen mehr gehabt.
Schreibstil & Cover
Ich fand den Schreibstil flüssig und spannend. Mir gefiel die Ich-Perspektive sehr gut, denn so war man nah an der Protagonistin dran. Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut und es sieht in echt viel besser aus!
Fazit
Ein spannender Thriller mit einem schweren Thema. Auf jeden Fall eine Leseempfehlung für zwischendurch.
Bewertung
Buchlänge ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5)
Schreibstil ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5)
Botschaft ♥♥♥ (3/5)
Lesevergnügen ♥♥♥♥ (4/5)
Eine Geschichte die so aktuell wie auch erschreckend ist. Kate ist Kriegsreporterin und unterwegs in Syrien und anderen Kriegsländern. Bei ihren Reportagen erlebt sie viel Grausames und kann dieses nur schwer wieder von sich abschütteln. Denn auch als sie zurück in ihre Heimat reist, ist der Krieg ein ständiger Begleiter. Sie hört Stimmen, sieht Dinge, die nicht wahr sind und kommt nur schwer in den Alltag zurück. Ihre Familie ist zerrüttet und ihre Kindheit war alles andere als schön. Doch Kate ist stark und lässt sich so schnell nicht klein kriegen.
Darüber Gedanken gemacht
Das Thema des Buches ist wirklich sehr schwierig und obwohl man sich bewusst ist, das der Krieg real ist, verdrängt man diese Tatsache im Alltag doch sehr oft. Besonders tragisch ist der Gedanke, dass besonders Kinder unter dem Krieg leiden und viele gar nicht wirklich verstehen wieso dies alles geschieht.
Wir ärgern uns über banale Dinge, wie zum Beispiel, dass zu spät kommen der Bahn oder über ein paar nervige E-Mails und in anderen teilen der Welt, versteckt sich ein Kind unter einem Tisch, weil die Erde bombardiert wird und ein anderes weint seinen Beinen nach. Für mich ist diese Vorstellung unerträglich und deshalb war dies für mich ein sehr erschütterndes Buch.
Gefiel mir sehr
Die Tatsache, dass das Buch im Präsens geschrieben wurde fand ich durchaus gelungen, denn so blieb die Spannung durchweg erhalten. Auch die Art wie sich die Kapitel untereinander abwechselten fand ich sehr passend und konnte so gut mehrere Stunden am Stück lesen.
Gefiel mir nicht
Das Ende war mir zu unvollständig und ich hätte gerne ein paar Erklärungen mehr gehabt.
Schreibstil & Cover
Ich fand den Schreibstil flüssig und spannend. Mir gefiel die Ich-Perspektive sehr gut, denn so war man nah an der Protagonistin dran. Das Cover gefällt mir sehr gut und es sieht in echt viel besser aus!
Fazit
Ein spannender Thriller mit einem schweren Thema. Auf jeden Fall eine Leseempfehlung für zwischendurch.
Bewertung
Buchlänge ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5)
Schreibstil ♥♥♥♥♥ (5/5)
Botschaft ♥♥♥ (3/5)
Lesevergnügen ♥♥♥♥ (4/5)
tobyyy's review against another edition
4.0
Omg. One of the best thrillers I've read in quite awhile. It was not perfect, and I think that if you go into this book looking for tropes, you may have more suspicions about whodunit than I did. I was more interested in the psychological portion of this book, however, focusing on the hallucinations and delusions and dissociation than anything else, and therefore didn't have a clue as to whodunit until the reveal.
Definitely recommend. This book was compared to Girl On The Train but that does a disservice to both My Sister's Bones and Girl On The Train in my eyes. Different styles, different topics. Both enjoyable books.
Definitely recommend. This book was compared to Girl On The Train but that does a disservice to both My Sister's Bones and Girl On The Train in my eyes. Different styles, different topics. Both enjoyable books.