A review by nikki_maple
The Stranger Game by Cylin Busby
3.0
The Stranger Game as to me, is a thriller mystery/novel filled with plot twists, talks about dealing with family trauma, dealing with the loss and reappearance of a loved one, the relationship between sisters, discusses the way of investigation by the detectives, the impact it has on the victim’s family.
“There are secrets no one knows about Sarah. No one except Nico. But that is not so. Someone else knows and they are coming.”
The prologue describes a day of Nico after the disappearance of Sarah. Then it starts off with Nico working part time at the local helpline call centre for teens. It seems like she hopes her sister will call her one day. The story then goes around to her parents, how they are dealing with the loss of Sarah. Her mother has helped parents of other missing children, started a small committee/ a club to deal with the loss of her beloved daughter. She is at the same time worried that Nico might disappear one day just like Sarah. There are two people narrating the story, Sarah and Nico.From Nico’s view, we understand that things were not good with the old Sarah, but the new Sarah seems all nice and kind.
The narration of the story was easily understandable.It gave me a clear depiction of what a family would undergo in such circumstances, the scrutiny they would be under because of the overwhelming presence of the media. It satirizes the way people, both acquainted or not, tend to ask questions about the latest hot news without thinking about the feelings of the victim or her family. It depicts the degrading of humanity in this world.
The writing was at times a bit confusing for me, but it was overall a good read. The book is not extraordinary, but is not a bad one either. The author didn’t manage to get my attention during the parts nearing the conclusion because I wasn’t able to follow the viewpoint of the narrator.
Overall rating :⭐️⭐️⭐️
“There are secrets no one knows about Sarah. No one except Nico. But that is not so. Someone else knows and they are coming.”
The prologue describes a day of Nico after the disappearance of Sarah. Then it starts off with Nico working part time at the local helpline call centre for teens. It seems like she hopes her sister will call her one day. The story then goes around to her parents, how they are dealing with the loss of Sarah. Her mother has helped parents of other missing children, started a small committee/ a club to deal with the loss of her beloved daughter. She is at the same time worried that Nico might disappear one day just like Sarah. There are two people narrating the story, Sarah and Nico.From Nico’s view, we understand that things were not good with the old Sarah, but the new Sarah seems all nice and kind.
The narration of the story was easily understandable.It gave me a clear depiction of what a family would undergo in such circumstances, the scrutiny they would be under because of the overwhelming presence of the media. It satirizes the way people, both acquainted or not, tend to ask questions about the latest hot news without thinking about the feelings of the victim or her family. It depicts the degrading of humanity in this world.
The writing was at times a bit confusing for me, but it was overall a good read. The book is not extraordinary, but is not a bad one either. The author didn’t manage to get my attention during the parts nearing the conclusion because I wasn’t able to follow the viewpoint of the narrator.
Overall rating :⭐️⭐️⭐️