Extremely readable thriller with an intriguing premise.
SYNOPSIS
Louise, a recently divorced single mother receives a disturbing FB Friend Request from a former high school classmate, Martha. Not only is Martha dead, but Louise was not very nice to her in high school and she may have played a part (indirectly or possibly even directly) in her death. With a class reunion coming up and ominous Facebook messages popping up, Louise is desperate to find out who is behind these messages. As she digs into a past she has tried hard to forget, she comes to terms with the teenager she once was and the adult she is now.
WHAT I LOVED
Yet another Brit-lit book! Man, I love those British books. This one in particular was great because I did the immersion reading/audio. There were several phrases which the book "Americanized" but the audio book left pure Brit. For instance, if we lived in England, instead of attending a prom, we would have gone to a "leavers party!" My prom sucked. I think I would have had much more fun at a "leavers party."
Great plot. There were times I was convinced Louise was paranoid and creating the whole thing in her mind because I couldn't piece together exactly what happened. In fact, at one time or another, I found myself suspecting every character in the book with the exception of four year old Henry. It turned out I had part of it correct but parts of it never even crossed my mind.
I could very much relate to one of the main themes in the book; the idea of doing some stupid things when you're young and being unable to foresee how potentially damaging these things could turn out to be. Not that I may or not have been involved in anyone's death BUT there are times I wished I had been nicer or didn't mind my own business and instead stopped someone from doing something mean. Unfortunately, you cannot change the past and erase those mistakes.
I love books with complex characters and I felt like Louise was a good example of that. She had made mistakes in life but was not a bad person at all. I loved Esther. She was just such a spunky nerd. Loved it.
WHAT I DIDN'T LOVE
There are often times in books, particularly in the thriller genre where the characters do something stupid, trust the wrong person or omit something big when talking to the police or another character which makes things go awry. Louise did this and it annoyed me! She could have saved herself a lot of trouble if she had come clean about a few things. Sometimes I couldn't relate to her instincts.
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The chilling story of the abduction of two teenagers, their escape, and the dark secrets that, years later, bring them back to the scene of the crime. | Learn more
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