This is my first Joy Fielding book and I'm now wondering what I've been missing out on. I thought All The Wrong Places was just brilliant and totally unexpected in many ways.
The blurb hints at the story but there's so much more there. It's essentially a story of online dating, the highs and the lows of it and how people can use it to hide their real selves. But although I was expecting a thriller, this is more a family and friendship drama with a serial killer aspect thrown in.
Paige is the main character, a young woman who has been betrayed by her boyfriend. She's moved back in with her mother, Joan, and I thought both women were fantastic. Then there's Chloe, Paige's very best friend who's struggling with her unfaithful husband, and Heather, Paige's really quite unpleasant cousin. This is a book which has a strong focus on women and to be honest the men mostly come out of this story very badly (and rightly so in this case).
What I also didn't expect was the dry humour. This is a book that had me smiling and giggling quite a lot. It's not a funny story but I found so many aspects amusing, such as Joan's first attempts at online dating at 70 and Paige's relationship with her mother.
I just found this such an engaging book. And that ending! I was wondering how it was all going to be wound up and I only just worked it out ahead of the story. I thought it was so clever and such a surprise. I'd most definitely read another book by Joy Fielding as I really like her style.
The blurb hints at the story but there's so much more there. It's essentially a story of online dating, the highs and the lows of it and how people can use it to hide their real selves. But although I was expecting a thriller, this is more a family and friendship drama with a serial killer aspect thrown in.
Paige is the main character, a young woman who has been betrayed by her boyfriend. She's moved back in with her mother, Joan, and I thought both women were fantastic. Then there's Chloe, Paige's very best friend who's struggling with her unfaithful husband, and Heather, Paige's really quite unpleasant cousin. This is a book which has a strong focus on women and to be honest the men mostly come out of this story very badly (and rightly so in this case).
What I also didn't expect was the dry humour. This is a book that had me smiling and giggling quite a lot. It's not a funny story but I found so many aspects amusing, such as Joan's first attempts at online dating at 70 and Paige's relationship with her mother.
I just found this such an engaging book. And that ending! I was wondering how it was all going to be wound up and I only just worked it out ahead of the story. I thought it was so clever and such a surprise. I'd most definitely read another book by Joy Fielding as I really like her style.