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A review by karlyo83
Little Rumours by Bryony Pearce
2.0
Little Rumours is the first novel I have read by Bryony Pearce and I thought the premise of the book was very interesting.
Three mothers each with their own story to tell or to hide, three children who are best friends by the end of the day one child won't make it home. Quite a chilling story of a missing child in a weird village that doesn't accept 'incomers'. The group of PTA mums that feel they own the community was kind of annoying and they got well in the way of the police, which I can actually see happening in real life.
The story is told from three perspectives Kelly (a woman with a dark secret), Naomi (a woman who has never left the village and holds a lot of sadness) and Aleena (a Muslim woman who married a local and just wants some friends). I find this style very appealing and enjoyed finding out more and more about each of the characters. Spun throughout is a host of other characters that make you wonder who took this child.
There were a number of red herrings along the way but ultimately I kind of guessed who did it but couldn't guess why which threw me off. For me there were some likeable characters (Aleena) and some very unlikable characters (Naomi and Fi)
When I read the twist of who and why this child was taken it just seemed very convoluted and not very believable. While I enjoyed the majority of the story I felt it dragged on a bit and I wasn't a fan of the ending.
I want to thank NetGalley, Avon Books UK and the author for an advanced copy for my honest review.
Three mothers each with their own story to tell or to hide, three children who are best friends by the end of the day one child won't make it home. Quite a chilling story of a missing child in a weird village that doesn't accept 'incomers'. The group of PTA mums that feel they own the community was kind of annoying and they got well in the way of the police, which I can actually see happening in real life.
The story is told from three perspectives Kelly (a woman with a dark secret), Naomi (a woman who has never left the village and holds a lot of sadness) and Aleena (a Muslim woman who married a local and just wants some friends). I find this style very appealing and enjoyed finding out more and more about each of the characters. Spun throughout is a host of other characters that make you wonder who took this child.
There were a number of red herrings along the way but ultimately I kind of guessed who did it but couldn't guess why which threw me off. For me there were some likeable characters (Aleena) and some very unlikable characters (Naomi and Fi)
When I read the twist of who and why this child was taken it just seemed very convoluted and not very believable. While I enjoyed the majority of the story I felt it dragged on a bit and I wasn't a fan of the ending.
I want to thank NetGalley, Avon Books UK and the author for an advanced copy for my honest review.