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Thank you to the publisher for a free Netgalley.
First of all, whoever is advertising this as a thriller is hurting the book. This is a mystery w family drama and the aftermath of losing a parent. Not a thriller.
But I still really enjoyed this book. I loved our main character and her relationship with her brother. I loved reading about the past of her dad even if the relationships are far from conventional.
The ending was a little unexpected but also not. And I’m ok with that. Loved it.
First of all, whoever is advertising this as a thriller is hurting the book. This is a mystery w family drama and the aftermath of losing a parent. Not a thriller.
But I still really enjoyed this book. I loved our main character and her relationship with her brother. I loved reading about the past of her dad even if the relationships are far from conventional.
The ending was a little unexpected but also not. And I’m ok with that. Loved it.
Thank you to the publisher for a free copy of this upcoming new release.
Katherine Wood spun quite the story here. Gia and Abby have been friends since they were teenagers. Abby's mom worked for Gia's dad, but supported Abby in her raising After a traumatic event when they are 18, Gia and Abby's friendship changes. Years later, Gia wants Abby to fly to Sweden for her birthday. However, when she gets there Gia is not.
Told in alternating perspectives- Abby's and Gia's through a manuscript she is writing-- we slowly find out what happened to Gia during recent events. I found Gia's manuscript to be a tad more interesting than Abby's perspective. I enjoyed the plot overall, and liked the ending for the most part.
Definitely recommend this fast paced suspense novel.
Katherine Wood spun quite the story here. Gia and Abby have been friends since they were teenagers. Abby's mom worked for Gia's dad, but supported Abby in her raising After a traumatic event when they are 18, Gia and Abby's friendship changes. Years later, Gia wants Abby to fly to Sweden for her birthday. However, when she gets there Gia is not.
Told in alternating perspectives- Abby's and Gia's through a manuscript she is writing-- we slowly find out what happened to Gia during recent events. I found Gia's manuscript to be a tad more interesting than Abby's perspective. I enjoyed the plot overall, and liked the ending for the most part.
Definitely recommend this fast paced suspense novel.
Just a fun beachy read. I have read quite a few EH books and while some are fine there are quite a few that are just really good. This was one of them. :)
4.5 rounded up
Ok. I have read every Sarah Pekkanen from her early days in women's fiction. I can honestly say I have enjoyed all of her books.
As for her thrillers, they have been really good. The Wife Between Us was a massive hit and I felt when she separated from co writing her book Gone Tonight from 2023 was her best since then. Then she writes House of Glass and I can honestly say I have found my favorite SP thriller book.
I was absolutely hooked from page 1. This fast paced thriller was well written and characters to cheer for an despise. Stella was fleshed out enough as a main character that you felt for her in every situation, and she was not one the protagonists you yell at the whole time. The Barclay family is dysfunctional, which just made the story that much better. But they were not so dysfunctional that you had to suspend belief, which for me tends to be a turn off sometimes.
About 75% of the way through the book, SP did throw something in for Stella's life that honestly just felt forced. Like it's fine and it didn't really change the story. It just felt like "where did that come from"?
I obviously recommend this one highly!
Ok. I have read every Sarah Pekkanen from her early days in women's fiction. I can honestly say I have enjoyed all of her books.
As for her thrillers, they have been really good. The Wife Between Us was a massive hit and I felt when she separated from co writing her book Gone Tonight from 2023 was her best since then. Then she writes House of Glass and I can honestly say I have found my favorite SP thriller book.
I was absolutely hooked from page 1. This fast paced thriller was well written and characters to cheer for an despise. Stella was fleshed out enough as a main character that you felt for her in every situation, and she was not one the protagonists you yell at the whole time. The Barclay family is dysfunctional, which just made the story that much better. But they were not so dysfunctional that you had to suspend belief, which for me tends to be a turn off sometimes.
About 75% of the way through the book, SP did throw something in for Stella's life that honestly just felt forced. Like it's fine and it didn't really change the story. It just felt like "where did that come from"?
I obviously recommend this one highly!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for a free copy.
I really enjoyed this thriller/suspense. It was well written and it had enough depth to the plot. Each character’s story was well done. Stella was extremely likable. The Europe travel made me jealous. LOL
Def recommend this one!
I really enjoyed this thriller/suspense. It was well written and it had enough depth to the plot. Each character’s story was well done. Stella was extremely likable. The Europe travel made me jealous. LOL
Def recommend this one!
