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alisonannk's review against another edition
3.0
Fine. Characters are all extreme caricatures of personality types. The perfect housewife versus the ditzy friend. Also other extremes that, rather than make the character three dimensional, make them less believable as real people.
Fair enough light reading for a long plane journey and kept me interested but is not in any way outstanding.
Fair enough light reading for a long plane journey and kept me interested but is not in any way outstanding.
mackhickey8's review against another edition
5.0
I thought this book was a smash! Great characters and a biting story-line. It was hard to put down!
katejfarley's review against another edition
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
3.5
caitlinsyearinbooks's review against another edition
4.0
I love Adele Parks I’ve read a couple of her books now and every single one of them draw me in. This book in particular has rather a suspenseful plot and left you wondering in places just as the characters were. It was great that you got to see the story from different points of view and it was done well enough that the story still flowed well. Overall this is a great read and would recommend.
seequinn's review against another edition
3.0
My first Adele Parks! Really enjoyed it! Can't wait to read more!
thebookendreviews's review against another edition
3.0
I have been a long time avid reader of Adele Parks and was very happy when I received this book as a gift. I had high expectations and I’m glad to say I wasn’t disappointed.
The book centres around a no-doubt highly debated topic: would you lie for your best friend? This isn’t an ordinary little lie to family and friends, this would mean lying to the police.
The beginning of the book provided a glimpse in to the two main characters childhoods. Steph and Pip have been friends since school. They always had each others backs, helped out with the children and you couldn’t ask for a better friend.
When the character Kristen was first introduced I was puzzled as to her role in the story, but it all does become clear. However, she was definitely not a character I liked very much and preferred Steph and Pip’s voices over hers.
I read quickly, devouring the pages, wanting to know what happened on the fateful night in question. Parks cleverly kept the true events back until later in the book, drawing it out without the reader getting bored. I was constantly questioning myself; who did it?!
Overall, this really was an enjoyable read. I knew it would be.
The book centres around a no-doubt highly debated topic: would you lie for your best friend? This isn’t an ordinary little lie to family and friends, this would mean lying to the police.
The beginning of the book provided a glimpse in to the two main characters childhoods. Steph and Pip have been friends since school. They always had each others backs, helped out with the children and you couldn’t ask for a better friend.
When the character Kristen was first introduced I was puzzled as to her role in the story, but it all does become clear. However, she was definitely not a character I liked very much and preferred Steph and Pip’s voices over hers.
I read quickly, devouring the pages, wanting to know what happened on the fateful night in question. Parks cleverly kept the true events back until later in the book, drawing it out without the reader getting bored. I was constantly questioning myself; who did it?!
Overall, this really was an enjoyable read. I knew it would be.
photogfrog's review against another edition
3.0
Finished this book in 1.5 days. Easy, light reading.
I'm noticing a theme in Parks' books. Long-suffering, delusional housewives married to traders/bankers who are liars/cheaters. And round and round we go.
Steph's married to a stable, loving banker. Pip's husband left her. Steph and Pip could not be more different, but are BFFs.
When Steph finds out her husband is a cheating scumbag, things go from bad to worse in a fire hurry.
Predictable, light and easy to read.
I'm noticing a theme in Parks' books. Long-suffering, delusional housewives married to traders/bankers who are liars/cheaters. And round and round we go.
Steph's married to a stable, loving banker. Pip's husband left her. Steph and Pip could not be more different, but are BFFs.
When Steph finds out her husband is a cheating scumbag, things go from bad to worse in a fire hurry.
Predictable, light and easy to read.
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