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A review by adperfectamconsilium
The Lodge by Sue Watson
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
4.0
A fast paced psychological thriller full of twists and turns told from dual perspectives of the wife and ex-wife.
The set up for getting this very dysfunctional family together is Angela's 75th birthday which she hints could be her last so although no one wants to they all set off to Kynance Cove in Cornwall to a holiday lodge on the cliffs.
Scott, headteacher and Angela's son, with his young wife Danni and baby Olivia.
Fiona, ex-wife and mother.
Georgia and Sam, the college aged children of Fiona and Scott.
Jenna, a young chef hired by Angela for the weekend
All arriving at the lodge in treacherous weather conditions they soon find they are cut off by snow and when the police call with news of a hit and run near them they are ordered to stay where they are. This sets up a remote lockdown situation where everyone has secrets, the wives hate each other, and someone in the family could be a murderer!
The most unbelievable aspect is the weather. I'd be surprised if it snows in Kynance Cove more than one day a decade but here they're snowed in, knee deep for a week! We really don't get that much snow in Cornwall.
Still, fantasy element aside it provides a good excuse to keep all these nasty people together. My allegiance between Fiona and Danni kept shifting with different revelations in their chapters.
The second half of the book piles on the shocks, twists and surprises and is skillfully written and good fun.
A fast read that provides good entertainment.
The set up for getting this very dysfunctional family together is Angela's 75th birthday which she hints could be her last so although no one wants to they all set off to Kynance Cove in Cornwall to a holiday lodge on the cliffs.
Scott, headteacher and Angela's son, with his young wife Danni and baby Olivia.
Fiona, ex-wife and mother.
Georgia and Sam, the college aged children of Fiona and Scott.
Jenna, a young chef hired by Angela for the weekend
All arriving at the lodge in treacherous weather conditions they soon find they are cut off by snow and when the police call with news of a hit and run near them they are ordered to stay where they are. This sets up a remote lockdown situation where everyone has secrets, the wives hate each other, and someone in the family could be a murderer!
The most unbelievable aspect is the weather. I'd be surprised if it snows in Kynance Cove more than one day a decade but here they're snowed in, knee deep for a week! We really don't get that much snow in Cornwall.
Still, fantasy element aside it provides a good excuse to keep all these nasty people together. My allegiance between Fiona and Danni kept shifting with different revelations in their chapters.
The second half of the book piles on the shocks, twists and surprises and is skillfully written and good fun.
A fast read that provides good entertainment.