A review by natalieandrea
The Cradle in the Grave, by Sophie Hannah

dark mysterious medium-paced

2.0

I did not like this book at all. The plot was overly complex with too many narratives, and characters with unfinished story lines. The protagonist is unlikable at best, and acts in ways that no person does. Fliss - one of the many characters we follow in this novel - is meant to be a young producer, but is so apathetic and uncurious that this seems completely unbelievable (and seems useless at her job). She has an unexplained crush on a man that is redundant to the plot. His “only” use is to give her the opportunity to work on a documentary about crib deaths. This again seems unrealistic given that his reason to do this was to manipulate her to do what he wanted with the project, only to have him ignore her for the majority of the book. 

There are weird inner monologues from police officers sexualizing  women for no reason, love plots that do not go anywhere and mysteries that are so uninteresting that I regret pushing myself to finish this book.

This novel is confusing and irritating. I do not recommend.