mary_hoyle18's review against another edition
dark
medium-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
3.5
I guessed who the kidnapper was before I got halfway through the book. It was still an enjoyable read, but the misdirection didn't manage to make me come to the wrong conclusion. Parks was very subtle with the hints at who it really was, so on one hand I am pleased I guessed correctly but equally would've liked to have been proved wrong.
catreader18's review against another edition
4.0
Adel Parks is an amazing writer! This story focuses on two woman who go missing from their families. What happened to them? DC Clements is determined to find out.
This is a multiple POV book, which I love. Parks keeps you in suspense the entire book concluding with a twist I did not see coming. I really enjoyed the mystery and trying to figure out the end result. If you like surprises and shocking twists, you will love this book!
This is a multiple POV book, which I love. Parks keeps you in suspense the entire book concluding with a twist I did not see coming. I really enjoyed the mystery and trying to figure out the end result. If you like surprises and shocking twists, you will love this book!
cleg11's review against another edition
4.0
Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.
Another good book from Adele,
Leigh goes missing on a Monday, her husband Mark and two boys don’t know what happened, only that she went to work and never came home.
Kai goes missing the same week, her husband Daan is distraught.
DCI Clements is assigned to both cases, people go missing all the time but are these two women’s disappearances connected. Can DCI Clements solve the case and find the two women alive.
The outcome is not what you expect.
Another good book from Adele,
Leigh goes missing on a Monday, her husband Mark and two boys don’t know what happened, only that she went to work and never came home.
Kai goes missing the same week, her husband Daan is distraught.
DCI Clements is assigned to both cases, people go missing all the time but are these two women’s disappearances connected. Can DCI Clements solve the case and find the two women alive.
The outcome is not what you expect.
phdee's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
kelsw01's review against another edition
challenging
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
fearthetoaster's review
2.0
It was alright, the beginning and middle was slow, but the end had a decent twist
the_coycaterpillar_reads's review against another edition
4.0
Wow. I went into Both of You blind, and boy am I glad I did. I thought it was going to be another psychological thriller that I would anticipate the twists and turns…I was wrong. I needed to dig further, examine everything closer, be prepared to have my mind peeled apart. This story has the capability of encasing your heart in ice, its harrowing and captivating and pushes ice cold water through your veins. Be prepared for the author to give you a remarkably unique journey through your worst fears and leave you rocking in the corner by the closing of the final page.
Both of You investigates the disappearance of two women in the same week. Leigh Fletcher is a married woman with an average life but a demanding job. She’s step-mum to two teenage boys that she dotes on. She has more than an awkward relationship with her mother, there is a toxicity pulsing off her and you wonder just how Leigh copes with her comments and demands. We see just how her relationship with her husband Mark begins, the instant attraction, the love felt for the boys. It’s how I imagine a lot of marriages are…but what’s that I can see, a creeping shadow that isn’t quite revealing itself.
Kai Janssen. The polar opposite of Leigh. She is married to Daan, a Dutch businessman who wants for nothing. Money is no object, he lives a high-flying lifestyle, women have never been a problem, he can have anyone. He then meets Kai. An older woman that tests his resolve, his purpose. Their relationship is one of passion and spontaneity. She has caring responsibilities for her mother, but their relationship somehow works. When Kai goes missing, why does Daan’s perception of his wife not marry up?
Both of You consumed me, and I allowed it to swallow me whole. I wasn’t disappointed. It indulges all your nightmares, your fantasies, wraps them up and hand delivers it. Adele Parks is a master of investigating the human condition, in both real and ugly terms and still able to make the reader feel empathy but also pity. The trouble with being human is that we always want more, we want what we can’t have, ignoring the morality of it all.
DC Clements interviews the husbands that reported their wives missing. She’s suspicious of both husbands’ involvements. Is the narrative that its always the husband true? What clues are left behind? Is there something that they aren’t telling her? Connect the dots and the truth will come home to roost.
Both of You is a spectacular read. Adele Parks has done a sublime job of creating an fully immersive imagery and invoking real emotion from her readers.
Both of You investigates the disappearance of two women in the same week. Leigh Fletcher is a married woman with an average life but a demanding job. She’s step-mum to two teenage boys that she dotes on. She has more than an awkward relationship with her mother, there is a toxicity pulsing off her and you wonder just how Leigh copes with her comments and demands. We see just how her relationship with her husband Mark begins, the instant attraction, the love felt for the boys. It’s how I imagine a lot of marriages are…but what’s that I can see, a creeping shadow that isn’t quite revealing itself.
Kai Janssen. The polar opposite of Leigh. She is married to Daan, a Dutch businessman who wants for nothing. Money is no object, he lives a high-flying lifestyle, women have never been a problem, he can have anyone. He then meets Kai. An older woman that tests his resolve, his purpose. Their relationship is one of passion and spontaneity. She has caring responsibilities for her mother, but their relationship somehow works. When Kai goes missing, why does Daan’s perception of his wife not marry up?
Both of You consumed me, and I allowed it to swallow me whole. I wasn’t disappointed. It indulges all your nightmares, your fantasies, wraps them up and hand delivers it. Adele Parks is a master of investigating the human condition, in both real and ugly terms and still able to make the reader feel empathy but also pity. The trouble with being human is that we always want more, we want what we can’t have, ignoring the morality of it all.
DC Clements interviews the husbands that reported their wives missing. She’s suspicious of both husbands’ involvements. Is the narrative that its always the husband true? What clues are left behind? Is there something that they aren’t telling her? Connect the dots and the truth will come home to roost.
Both of You is a spectacular read. Adele Parks has done a sublime job of creating an fully immersive imagery and invoking real emotion from her readers.
k_west1984's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. This book did have me hooked even though I found I was skipping pages because I found it boring at times. Didn't really like any of the characters in the book. There us a ok twist at the end.
skbookworm's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A couple of good twists, but I honest to god thought the book had been cut off when it *just ended*. Not sure if I loved the ending or hated it— guess you have to read for yourself and decide!