I loved this book because it was impossible to predict, and I had to know how it would all unfold.
It was tightly plotted and cleverly executed. I didn't particularly like the characters, but I was intrigued by them. I read this while on holiday with my family, and I have to say, I largely ignored them until I'd finished this book.
I love Lisa's books, but this one, for me, is her best, as it really made me question the assumptions I make about people. At times, I wasn't sure who the victim was. It was a really enjoyable read.
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Celebrating her 45th birthday at her local pub, podcaster Alix Summer crosses paths with an unassuming woman called Josie Fair. Josie is also celebrating her 45th.
Okay, full disclosure: I almost didn't pick up this book because of all the prizes it had won. I made two assumptions - one, that it would not live up to the hype, and two, that it would be too 'clever' and therefore, I wouldn't enjoy it. Let me tell you, it lived up to ALL the hype, and yes, it was clever but also accessible.
My heart ached for Demon. It made me so thoughtful about people born into such terrible poverty and circumstances and how difficult it is for them to ever get on in life because the world forever drags them back down. He is a character that will stay with me for a very long time.
Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.
In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty isn't an idea, it's as natural as the grass grows. For a generation growing up in this world, at the heart of the modern opioid crisis, addiction isn't an abstraction, it's neighbours, parents, and friends. 'Family' could mean love, or reluctant foster…
I grew up on a peculiar diet of the classics and horror. So, when I wasn't reading Little Women, I was reading Pet Sematary, and I have been a horror fan ever since. The Drift is one of the best of recent years, in my opinion.
Talk about a masterclass in suspense. There's the wry humourthat I love with my horror and the astute observations and relatable characters. It's a world that is far removed from our every day and yet felt all too familiar at the same time.
It's one of those 'one more chapter' books that makes you turn off the light too late.
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When Beth's husband dies in an apparent suicide, it's up to her to unravel his secrets and find out what drove Oscar to his death. But instead, she discovers a web of lies.
Too late, Beth realises that those closest to her had the most to gain by her husband’s death and that what she knows could get her and her family killed.
