As someone who reads a lot of psychological thrillers, I tend to get a little complacent about the plots and think I have things figured out fairly early. Sometimes, I end up being right; still can make for a good read.
The Quiet Girls went in the opposite direction from where I thought it was going to go, and for that reason, it was truly an addicting story (as the tagline promised). I read it in one sitting.
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The story starts with a bad dream, follows quickly with the adventure of three girls in a seemingly abandoned house, and never really lets up until the very last page.
I thought that there were some unique character choices, which added depth to the story. The allusions to Harry’s past illness, followed by his relapse, gave the whole plot an added dimension and allowed it to make sense. Without his issues, the decisions he made would have seemed farfetched.
There was not a lot of depth to the characters, although we did get a lot of backstory for Carrie, which was suitable for the character but stood out because other characters did not have the same details. For the most part, this worked because it kept the plot skimming along.
About mid-way through, there were a couple of twists that really got the story going. That being said, there were a few parts that seemed a little bit too convenient as well. Carrie’s backstory is one of them.
The messages that the devil is sometimes closer than you think, and in spite of our best intentions we might still make crucial mistakes come through loud and clear and ultimately drive the narrative to a satisfying conclusion. I would definitely recommend this book.
Author Bio
J.M. Hewitt writes crime fiction and is the author of three previous crime fiction novels and has been published in two short story publications. Her work usually incorporates twentieth and twenty-first century events and far-flung locations, and her novels explore the darker side of human behaviour.
In contrast to the sometimes dark content of her books, she lives in a seaside town in Suffolk with her dog, Marley.
When she was ten years old she’d read all the books she owned, all those on her mother’s bookcase and everything the library had to offer. She decided the only course of action to take was to write her own stories. Thirty years later, she is still writing them.
TWITTER: https://twitter.com/jmhewitt
WEBSITE: www.jeanettehewitt.com
