I’m going to be honest (no point of lying on my own blog, right?)
This book started slowly, and I wasn’t quite sure that it was going to be an engaging read. However, I’m glad I stuck with it because the author actually built the suspense gradually before picking up at the halfway point and eventually finishing with several revelations that rocked the entire plot.
Told from multiple points of view, it is mainly Amanda’s story. At first, she seemed like a pathetic milquetoast of a person with unachievable dreams. That ended up being extremely untrue, but you’ll have to read it to see just how opposite she was.
The prologue starts with a memorable event, but (again) it’s a long way into the book before the significance of it becomes clear.
Having a lot of the action take place on a train was a bold choice, as it could have felt static and dull. Fortunately, that wasn’t the case. Atmospheric and claustrophobic (especially to anyone who has ever commuted via train), the closed location lent itself to the suspense of how events would unfold.
I certainly do not want to give anything away, but the crosses, double-crosses and double backs were very well done and had me quickly turning pages, especially in the last third of the book.
I definitely got a better sense of Amanda – I wish there had been a bit more of Louise. I would have loved to have seen her get a real piece of the action once everything started happening at once. That would have been a nice twist.
But no matter – give this one a try and stick with it. The author had me questioning what was going to happen right up until the very last page (I was waiting for another shoe to drop).
P.S. This is also a fairly quick read, as I finished it one setting. I’d suggest picking it up to read on your commute…just beware of charming strangers.
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About Daniel Hurst:
Daniel Hurst writes psychological thrillers and loves to tell tales about unusual things happening to normal people. He has written all his life, making the progression from handing scribbled stories to his parents as a boy to writing full-length novels in his thirties. He lives in the North West of England and when he isn’t writing, he is usually watching a game of football in a pub where his wife can’t find him.
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