A brilliant concept and a well written thriller...

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“REWIND This is an explosive story about a murder caught on camera. You've already missed the start. To get the full picture you must rewind the tape and play it through to the end, no matter how shocking...”
Having read Catherine Ryan Howard’s previously successful book “The Liars Girl” and awarding it the full five stars, I was very much looking forward to reading this author’s latest book “Rewind”. I had exceedingly high hopes for it and I’m pleased to report it didn’t disappoint.
Although the story starts off with a cracking prologue it did take me a while to adjust to who everyone was and their connection to the plot, which is why I’d recommend you read this book in as few a sittings as possible to keep up with the threads. Once this all clicked in place, the story rocketed along and with a nod to “Psycho” this story was both creepy and menacing and full of tension.
The premise of the plot, using Rewind and Pause etc as chapters, kept the story very interesting and intriguing and kept you fully invested in the plot as each chapter revealed itself. The author also portrayed the dangers of social media, this time Instagram, and how easy it is to reveal so much about yourself without actually giving away that much detail.
All the characters were very well developed and portrayed and I could easily imagine the village where everyone knew everything and gossip is rife. Andrew was a particularly menacing character and I thoroughly enjoyed reading his in-depth past history and was intrigued by how he came to ‘enjoy’ his degrading proclivities, which leads to one of the bases for the plot.
Another five stars for this utterly engrossing, creepy thriller that literally does tick all the boxes needed for a tension packed novel. I would highly recommend this book and it’s very talented and imaginative author and I look forward to yet even more by her again in the future.

5 stars