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sarah5's review against another edition
3.0
A good book overall, well-written and developed characters. It focuses on a woman who disappears after having an affair with a well-known and distinguished consultant. She receives a lot of negative press, and is compared to a modern day Christine Keeler.
I guessed at the ending though which is always a let down, it seemed predictable at times. It also didn’t portray females in a very positive light, the men seemed to come away blameless.
I think the book has been re-marketed as a thriller and it doesn’t really fit into this genre for me.
I definitely would read more by this author though.
I guessed at the ending though which is always a let down, it seemed predictable at times. It also didn’t portray females in a very positive light, the men seemed to come away blameless.
I think the book has been re-marketed as a thriller and it doesn’t really fit into this genre for me.
I definitely would read more by this author though.
jade314's review
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
oonareads's review
medium-paced
1.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Car accident, Death of parent, Child death, and Infidelity
Moderate: Alcohol, Stalking, Grief, and Dementia
lizzicrystal's review against another edition
1.0
What started as a promising mystery descended into a thinly-veiled moral monologue in favor of adultery, or specifically, pretty young women having affairs with older married men. It's okay if you're sad and self-obsessed, apparently, and if their wives are middle-aged, as all middle-aged women are jealous, insecure, and vindictive nags. It's not a leap to deduce why an author would write an entire book devoted to gaining sympathy for the young, pretty, and morally bankrupt; a quick Google search indicates this is a letter written to her public, defending her choices. My real complaint is that by doing so, she completely lost focus on building a decent plot, killed the mystery with the "big reveal" that wasn't a reveal at all, and stole five hours of my life.
auteaandtales's review
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lassinthelibrary's review
2.0
I was sort of enjoying this book and then it went hideous. At the end I wanted to throw it at a wall. What kind of ending was that? *sigh*
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