A little too much work ~ Sheila.
When Nick Radcliffe reaches out to Nina Swann, an old friend of her deceased husband, Nina is flattered by his kindness. Ash, Nina’s adult daughter, is not as easily impressed. There’s something a little too extra about Nick.
Martha and Alistair have a wonderful marriage and a sweet baby. But lately, Allistair seems to be distracted, his travelling for work is more often and longer days away. Everything seems legit, but Martha has a bad feeling…
Something is going on, and it involves both Nick and Alistair. While Nina and Martha see things differently in their relationships, Ash is going to keep digging… because there is more at stake here than meets the eye.
Even re-reading the synopsis on Goodreads now, I think, “It sounds so good!” But maybe it was just too much of a good idea.
What starts out as interesting, soon to me, became a little hard to follow as we switch timelines, points of view, back and forth and sideways….
I was listening to this one on audio and great narration… but for the storyline, I felt like I was always trying to catch up to what is happening and where we are now.
It was the ending that pulled it together (#kickass) and probably raised my overall thoughts on this one, but man, the getting there was harder than I wanted in a psychological thriller.
I have enjoyed Lisa Jewell’s book in the past (None of This Is True), and I will most likely read her again. Just too much muchness in this one.
Rated: 2.75 out of 5
Read Author Before: Yes
Read Author Again: Most likely
Who Should Read This: Psychological Thriller readers should give it a try. This one has mixed reviews overall – some really like it, and others, like me, found it confusing
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Nice review, sorry it wasn’t a great read for you. I have not read her books before.
HI Cindy! She is usually pretty good – this one just felt like trying to hard to amaze us… 🙂
“Too much muchness” sums up a lot of thrillers for me.
I get that, there are some authors I really enjoy in that genre but there are a lot of misses too
I was glad to see your comment on my SS post. I had no idea you were blogging again. Sorry it took me so long to comment, my son took me out to eat and a few places today. I’ll have to backtrack and see what books you’ve posted about. I did check out the last few and they look good! I hope you have a good week!
Hi Vicki! Great to hear from you! Its been fun to see who is still out there after all these years! I was pretty sporadic the last 10 years – usually started chatting around 1st book if the year and often hung on through spring, vacation time when I tend to read more – but this year it stuck – not only reading but reviewing too 🙂
Switching timelines and POVs can make things hard to follow. I have one of her other books on my TBR list, but not this one. Hopefully that one is a little easier to track. Thanks for commenting on my blog earlier. 😀
She is usually pretty good and this style of writing I believe is new to her – she writes mystery but not like this. Hope the other book is a good one for you!
I thank you so much for sharing your honest thoughts about this book.
Thank you Deb 🙂 I try to always keep it real as to how I felt about a book – doesn’t make it a bad one, just not always for me 🙂
I am laughing at “too much muchness” – that could be a description for many things. 😉
I enjoyed your video and read your “About Me” page with great interest, sadness, and some “I get it” moments. Thank you for your blog visit. 🙂
It could be used to describe me sometimes lol – one of my favorite lines from Alice in Wonderland 🙂
Thanks for popping in!
great, right on review. and while i love audiobooks, i’m generally multi-tasking. trying to figure out where i am or catching up might be too daunting for me tho.