Whilst I have both of Mary Kubica’s previous novels sitting on my kindle, I have yet to read them. Story of my life, I know. I love this kind of book, so couldn’t wait to delve in.
Straight away the writing was descriptive and while it was slow paced for the first 40%, I think this book benefitted from it while the mystery and confusion was built. It completely drew me in, enrapturing my attention so I was concentrating on every single detail.
This book is shown in two different perspectives, Alex and Quinn. However they don’t know each other and live in different towns, so there was always something in the back of my mind wondering the connection. Both characters were really interesting to get to know.
Quinn was really relatable to me as we’re similar in age. While trying to solve the mystery surrounding the sudden disappearance of her roommate Esther, she went through a broad spectrum of emotions, and one scene on a bus got tenser and tenser where I found myself almost holding my breathe. I loved with how she teamed up with Ben, a welcome addition to the book, not only giving Quinn a sounding board and someone to talk to, but giving her a different side to her than just the slightly slobby-turned detective roommate.
Alex was a different kettle of fish. in the second quarter of the book he done something that I found slightly creepy and I wondered his obsession with the doctor opposite, it seemed to be more than just the connection he saw between the doctor and Pearl’s appearance. However my overall feeling about him was how strong he was. His mother left when he was about five, and he was bought up with his father, who is an alcoholic. He almost had seemed to give up on his own life, resigned to staying and earning money to pay the rent and bills, while his father just stayed at home, rather than making friends or going to college. It was heart breaking to see, but he stayed pretty strong throughout never showing vulnerability.
The conclusion of this book was fast paced and fascinating as all the clues fell into place. This book is a fantastic read and I cannot wait to get stuck into more books by Mary.
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Gratefully received from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
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