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mbpartlow's review against another edition
4.0
Well written. But sometimes I found myself drifting out of the story, wondering how these separate threads were going to tie together.
fluffyllama789's review against another edition
4.0
I won this book in a Goodreads giveaway and I really enjoyed how all the characters who, despite being spread across the globe, linked in some way. There were twists and turns in the story that kept me guessing right to the end. However, the majority of the book was about Petra, Bev and Jeremy, and I would have liked Li-Jing and Lorrie's parts to have been explored in the same depth.
jascolib's review against another edition
3.0
This was a good book until the end. I really don't like when stories wrap everything up into a neat little package. This books deals with the story lines of 3 different women, and near the end of the book, it seems like two of the story lines disappear.
dcmr's review against another edition
3.0
S0-so story with some good lines and moments, like this:
"Nobody says this about ageing, how the glow bleaches out until one gradually becomes colourless, like an etching of one’s own self-portrait."
"Nobody says this about ageing, how the glow bleaches out until one gradually becomes colourless, like an etching of one’s own self-portrait."
bitofabookworm's review against another edition
3.0
Hooked all the way to around 175 pages in, I think at that point the author must've realised she was running out of time and scribbled whatever ending came into her mind. I was very disappointed that having created such full and rounded characters from the start there was a fuller emphasis on just Bev & Petra (approx 2/3 of the book it felt like!) the other characters had their stories loosely tied off but without a viable conclusion to their tale if you ask me - the ending was not believable enough to feel it did justice to the characters - no convincing emotion or conviction, it left me feeling very disappointed as it had held such promise until that point *sad face*
book_sniffer's review against another edition
3.0
It is nice to see an original storyline or three actually. I read this book very quickly; it was engaging as were the characters and their situations. Even though the outcomes were just as I had predicted I felt it did not impact the likeability of the book as a whole. A light read after all. The third storyline about Lorrie was not given enough time or development in my mind. It was such an interesting predicament and I think the end or wrap up was abrupt and almost an afterthought. I would have like to have had a little less Bev/Petra/Jeremy and more Lorrie. That would have afforded another star or half a star for me. All in all a good read. Best to buy on sale.
sarahsloveofbooks's review against another edition
3.0
It's all chance, the toss of a coin. You meet somebody who will change your life; at that moment, the story of your future begins to be written.
Well I certainly didn't expect to like this after reading the blurb, but I can tell you that I did!
It really helped that every chapter centered around a different character from the one before and these characters had absolutely no connection with each other at the start, but as their individual stories unravel we begin to connect the dots. The women in these stories, all coming from different backgrounds, each have their story to tell and we as readers, travel the globe with them.
Well I certainly didn't expect to like this after reading the blurb, but I can tell you that I did!
It really helped that every chapter centered around a different character from the one before and these characters had absolutely no connection with each other at the start, but as their individual stories unravel we begin to connect the dots. The women in these stories, all coming from different backgrounds, each have their story to tell and we as readers, travel the globe with them.
dani_reviews's review against another edition
4.0
Below is my quick review. You can read the not so quick version on my blog: http://danireviewsthings.com/2015/06/14/something-to-hide-by-deborah-moggach/
Something to Hide follows the lives of three very different women on three different continents, all somehow connected by the massive but often forgotten continent that is Africa. Who they really are and how they are connected is not immediately made clear, and Moggach takes her time weaving the intricate storylines until the reader finally experiences the satisfying moment of the last puzzle piece fitting into place. While the book is not necessarily fast-paced or action-packed, there is a sense of mystery: who are these people and what are they hiding?
This was not a book I finished quickly, as it really only gripped me in the last third, but Moggach did write some very rich characters that were so real that I didn’t like them as people. The plot had a number of twists and a few shocks, but once you reached the unexpected ending, you could see how all the little signs laid out along the way pointed towards the conclusion. I would recommend this for any contemporary fiction fans with a love for complex characters, international settings a bit of whodunnit.
Something to Hide follows the lives of three very different women on three different continents, all somehow connected by the massive but often forgotten continent that is Africa. Who they really are and how they are connected is not immediately made clear, and Moggach takes her time weaving the intricate storylines until the reader finally experiences the satisfying moment of the last puzzle piece fitting into place. While the book is not necessarily fast-paced or action-packed, there is a sense of mystery: who are these people and what are they hiding?
This was not a book I finished quickly, as it really only gripped me in the last third, but Moggach did write some very rich characters that were so real that I didn’t like them as people. The plot had a number of twists and a few shocks, but once you reached the unexpected ending, you could see how all the little signs laid out along the way pointed towards the conclusion. I would recommend this for any contemporary fiction fans with a love for complex characters, international settings a bit of whodunnit.