I was so excited for this one, the plot intrigued me so much when CRH first promoted it on her Twitter account!
The Covid aspect didn't bother me, as I know some readers feel it is too close to home at the moment and don't want to read about it at the same time as living it!
If done well, I think this could have been a belter. But I have to say I am disappointed. The plot sounded RIGHT up my street but the execution just confused me to the point I lost a lot of enjoyment. The constant changing of POVs and timelines didn't initially bother me, but the police detectives' working out the timeline of events just didn't click with me so I could relate that back to the 56 days previously. The descriptions of evidence lost me frequently and I had to refer back for it to make sense. I felt a little bombarded with information.
The characters were complicated and not wholly likeable, but I think this was probably intentional. It just means I struggle to get truly invested in the story.
I think my expectations were a little too high going into this one!
The Covid aspect didn't bother me, as I know some readers feel it is too close to home at the moment and don't want to read about it at the same time as living it!
If done well, I think this could have been a belter. But I have to say I am disappointed. The plot sounded RIGHT up my street but the execution just confused me to the point I lost a lot of enjoyment. The constant changing of POVs and timelines didn't initially bother me, but the police detectives' working out the timeline of events just didn't click with me so I could relate that back to the 56 days previously. The descriptions of evidence lost me frequently and I had to refer back for it to make sense. I felt a little bombarded with information.
The characters were complicated and not wholly likeable, but I think this was probably intentional. It just means I struggle to get truly invested in the story.
I think my expectations were a little too high going into this one!