*Edit for those asking you don't NEED to read the first two books first, this can be read as a standalone but this wouldn't of had the same impact for*Edit for those asking you don't NEED to read the first two books first, this can be read as a standalone but this wouldn't of had the same impact for me without reading the other two first*
I am speechless. 24 hour read. My new favourite of the Part Of Your World Series (how is that even possible).
Wonderful characters, deep seeded emotional trauma written in the best way, incredible supporting characters and the BEST plot twist.
This one personally wasn't for me, it felt a little meh to get through, but it's also not a bad book and I can totally understand why this one's populThis one personally wasn't for me, it felt a little meh to get through, but it's also not a bad book and I can totally understand why this one's popular!
Pro's: super realistic Italian villa setting (I felt like I knew every nook of this place), believable characters and a good amount of characters. Also, super short!
Con's: not enough thriller, definitely more suspense.
Think Daisy Jones and the Six as psychological suspense. Just mid for me so straight down the middle at a 2.5....more
Absolutely hurrendous. Should of DNF’ed. Don’t recommend at all.
Not gripping, way too many POVs (5!!) and timelines (3!) so much so it was almost impoAbsolutely hurrendous. Should of DNF’ed. Don’t recommend at all.
Not gripping, way too many POVs (5!!) and timelines (3!) so much so it was almost impossible to keep up. Especially when all the characters are SO unlikeable and one dimensional.
1 ok plot twist hence the second star but honestly if I cared enough about this book I would have figured it out. Still have no idea who Nate is or his relevance to this story.
Everything you could possibly want in a thriller book!
Please please please go in with caution. There is probably every trigger warning possible in thiEverything you could possibly want in a thriller book!
Please please please go in with caution. There is probably every trigger warning possible in this book…
Aside from that, it was absolutely brilliant! Amazing detective plot line alongside our FMCs jess’ account. Great romantic subplot. Incredible plot twist ending.
Yessss Clare Mackintosh does it again!!!! Maybe I should be a Clare Mack fan account at this point...
I absolutely loved getting to know our FMC Ffion Yessss Clare Mackintosh does it again!!!! Maybe I should be a Clare Mack fan account at this point...
I absolutely loved getting to know our FMC Ffion Morgan, what a woman! I literally finished this book and immediately picked up Game of Lies the next in the DC Morgan series. I adored the Welsh representation in this and Ffions growing relationship with Leo.
However... this one took me a lot longer to get into than Clare's other books, there was a lot of characters to get your head round introduced quite quickly. Around 20% I nearly gave up but had faith in my love for Clare's writing and of course I'm incredibly glad I did!
Absolutely brilliant debut novel from Louise Minchin! and thanks to Louise herself for gifting me a signed copy.
The concept was excellent and the settAbsolutely brilliant debut novel from Louise Minchin! and thanks to Louise herself for gifting me a signed copy.
The concept was excellent and the setting was extremely well described I really could picture our location (this would be so great to read in a remote cabin somewhere cold). The character pool was diverse and well represented, and empowering topics were touched upon.
However, I do wish the stakes had been a little higher from these characters and we got more of an outsider looking in POV maybe from the film crew or family/friends on the outside to give it more depth. I also would have loved a few chapters after the final reveals from the characters after the main story took place.
I did guess the overall murder mystery element but I feel that's based on the volume of books I read not on the author's imagination. But I would definitely recommend and would pick up another book by this author x...more
Great twist, pulled everything full circle. But there were one too many POVs in this for me, and too many sub plots 3.5 Liked the but didn’t love it.
Great twist, pulled everything full circle. But there were one too many POVs in this for me, and too many sub plots I could barely keep up! Maybe if I had read this in one sitting I may have been less confused.
The main female character was absolutely reckless and not an FMC I could root for either....more
Yeeeeees so cute! Amazing palette cleanser I absolutely adore Abby Jimenez. Rating it a 4 because I prefered Your Truly and the small town vibes are jYeeeeees so cute! Amazing palette cleanser I absolutely adore Abby Jimenez. Rating it a 4 because I prefered Your Truly and the small town vibes are just not my cup of tea, but that’s my preference nothing at all of the quality of the book ...more
3 stars. Great story and brilliant narration! Felt as life like as a film.
But overall I was slightly disappointed with the predictability. I was so c3 stars. Great story and brilliant narration! Felt as life like as a film.
But overall I was slightly disappointed with the predictability. I was so convinced there must be a big plot twist coming as it was more than obvious for the first few chapters what had happened. The story was gripping and emotional but just needed some more turns.
But I think this is very fitting with Lucinda Berry's normal writing style. I could have predicted here as the author a mile away.
I devoured this book in less than 5 hours. Everything else I had to do yesterday went completely out the window. I could not stop reading it. Millie aI devoured this book in less than 5 hours. Everything else I had to do yesterday went completely out the window. I could not stop reading it. Millie and Enzo are back 11 years later and are moving into their own house with their 2 children. But when they get there the neighbours are SUPER sus.
As a thriller girly (who isn’t a fan of detective stories) thriller series are RARE. Especially with characters who are as BADASS as Millie. So you best believe I was dying to read the third housemaid book.
This instalment definitely took a different direction than what I was expecting. It was a lot more suspenseful than thriller, but had an AMAZING change of pace half way through. Most of the action did happen in the latter half of the book which wasn’t maybe needed as it’s a series, but Freida probably left this open so it could also be read as a standalone. The best part was seeing previous characters and the relationships they had built.
4.5⭐️ Another phenomenal read from Clare Mackintosh. I really really enjoyed this. This author has such an easy to read writing style while still givi4.5⭐️ Another phenomenal read from Clare Mackintosh. I really really enjoyed this. This author has such an easy to read writing style while still giving depth to each character. Brilliant plot twist ending as well ...more
Enjoyable and very well written, but incredibly predictable.
The narrator absolutely sold me on this book. We never find out his real name but he goes Enjoyable and very well written, but incredibly predictable.
The narrator absolutely sold me on this book. We never find out his real name but he goes by the alias Tobias. He would literally do anything for his wife, who is… a psycho (putting it lightly).
Not my favourite thriller ever but definitely had a good time and will pick up more books by the author for sure ...more
This is one for fans of shutter island for sure. The setting was SUPER eery. I started this on audio and loved it so much I switched to the physical cThis is one for fans of shutter island for sure. The setting was SUPER eery. I started this on audio and loved it so much I switched to the physical copy. Our 2 main characters are brilliant and well developed.
I feel like this could have been about 50 pages shorter but I still loved it nevertheless. I was so routing for the two main characters to get together, what is wrong with me haha.
Great premise and brilliant ending. 4.5 stars....more
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