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britrheahart's review against another edition
3.0
The only book by this author I've read. It was intriguing and kept my interest but I will say I was a bit bored at times and felt he spent more time than needed describing scenery/landscape. I also wish the afterword would have been about the main character rather than his reasoning for the book.
balthazarlawson's review against another edition
3.0
Most crime novels are basically from the point of view of the police investigating the crime, with a bit from the perpetrator or victim. This novel is different in that it’s about a crime from the point of view of the victim and how she tries to get her life back together. The police play a very minor role in this book.
The book is structured with each chapter alternating between two characters, Kirsten and Martha and then Susan. The thing is they are the same person, Kirsten, at different points of her recovery after being viciously attacked. You could read every second chapter and than the ones you missed and still get the whole story. I didn’t particularly like this style of layout and think it might have been more exciting if the whole story had flowed in chronological order.
There was a lot of soul searching by Kirsten about why she was a victim, why she was chosen. This is where the story dragged and got so bogged down as to be boring.
I recently read an Inspector Banks novel, Friend Of The Devil, and in that book there were several old crimes that played a part in the new crime featured in the story. Those old crimes are the crimes featured in this book, which was written 20 years before Friend Of The Devil. This is not an Inspector Banks book.
I only found this interesting in so far as it’s connected to Friend Of The Devil. Without that connection I would have been bored silly.
The book is structured with each chapter alternating between two characters, Kirsten and Martha and then Susan. The thing is they are the same person, Kirsten, at different points of her recovery after being viciously attacked. You could read every second chapter and than the ones you missed and still get the whole story. I didn’t particularly like this style of layout and think it might have been more exciting if the whole story had flowed in chronological order.
There was a lot of soul searching by Kirsten about why she was a victim, why she was chosen. This is where the story dragged and got so bogged down as to be boring.
I recently read an Inspector Banks novel, Friend Of The Devil, and in that book there were several old crimes that played a part in the new crime featured in the story. Those old crimes are the crimes featured in this book, which was written 20 years before Friend Of The Devil. This is not an Inspector Banks book.
I only found this interesting in so far as it’s connected to Friend Of The Devil. Without that connection I would have been bored silly.
kingfan30's review against another edition
3.0
This started off so well, sat on a campsite, I was gripped and was half way through before I knew it, despite the fact I worked out how the two characters were linked. But it slows right down at the midway point, I know I was back at work by then too, but it just didn't grab me so much. I was also a bit disappointed with the ending. Really enjoy the DCI Banks books, so felt a little let down by this one.
nonna7's review against another edition
1.0
ok. This just didn't cut it. It didn't grab me. It's a bit too hyperbolic for my taste.
sdc46250's review against another edition
4.0
This was such an odd book. Hard to review! I loved it enough that after I started reading I quite literally couldn't stop. I feel asleep but that's all that stopped me. Amazing writing. Amazing plot. Weirdest ending. Ever. Strangely unsettling and not quite satisfying.
marystevens's review against another edition
4.0
psychological thriller set Yorkshire seaside town about the survivor(s) of a serial killer
dontmissythesereads's review against another edition
3.0
Book #14 read in 2016
Figured out the "twist", if it can be called that, about halfway through. Good read.
Figured out the "twist", if it can be called that, about halfway through. Good read.