A review by parksidereads
Little Lovely Things by Maureen Joyce Connolly
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
4.0
Dark. Emotional. Compulsive. Fast-Paced.
A mother's chance decision leads to a twist of fate that is every parent's worst nightmare - her children haven been taken, and the police have no leads.
Little Lovely Things is the story of a family shattered by an unthinkable tragedy. Played out in multiple narrative voices, the novel explores how the lives of those affected fatefully intersect, and highlights the potential catastrophe of the small decisions we make every day.
This emotionally charged plot driven novel has limited character development, (mainly just enough to make the story compelling) but makes up in a dramatic twisty and dark plot that will keep you glued to the pages well into the night... which is why this was a 3.5🌟 read for me. As a mother, I will always connect to the pain of another mother, fictional or not, which is why my only objection to this book is I’d love to see a deeper character development of Claire.
Trigger warnings - If you are sensitive to child abduction, child-harm, or not so happy endings this book is not for you. The best way for a thriller to capture my inner fears is to harness those fears all parents hold. If this one sounds too intense for you, but you’re still wanting to tap into that fear I suggest Fierce Kingdom.
A mother's chance decision leads to a twist of fate that is every parent's worst nightmare - her children haven been taken, and the police have no leads.
Little Lovely Things is the story of a family shattered by an unthinkable tragedy. Played out in multiple narrative voices, the novel explores how the lives of those affected fatefully intersect, and highlights the potential catastrophe of the small decisions we make every day.
This emotionally charged plot driven novel has limited character development, (mainly just enough to make the story compelling) but makes up in a dramatic twisty and dark plot that will keep you glued to the pages well into the night... which is why this was a 3.5🌟 read for me. As a mother, I will always connect to the pain of another mother, fictional or not, which is why my only objection to this book is I’d love to see a deeper character development of Claire.
Trigger warnings - If you are sensitive to child abduction, child-harm, or not so happy endings this book is not for you. The best way for a thriller to capture my inner fears is to harness those fears all parents hold. If this one sounds too intense for you, but you’re still wanting to tap into that fear I suggest Fierce Kingdom.