Clever and gripping; you won’t want to miss a moment!
The opening two pages had me hooked and I found myself immediately invested in learning who the woman was that had been murdered and why there was a camera in the room recording every moment. Perhaps most importantly, how did the murderer know to destroy it afterwards?
As the chapters unfold an array of characters are introduced who all have such varied histories and present difficulties. These include Natalie, a social media influencer, Andrew the manager of Shanamore cottages where Natalie has gone to stay unbeknownst to her husband, Audrey, a writer for an online news website, and Seanie a police sergeant. I particularly loved the use of the various video functions (play, pause, rewind and fast forward) to navigate though the story from the present back to key moments in the characters’ pasts. This made it a really gripping, engaging and fast paced read and I was never quite sure where I would be taken next.
I think this in turn made the reveal all the more surprising and I just didn’t see it coming at all. I love how I found myself directed to think in a certain way and to place my suspicions on completely the wrong people. The final chapter also made me smile and provided a neat conclusion with no issue left unresolved.
In addition, this book cleverly explores the power and knowledge someone can gain from what is posted online, especially in a world where social media is so prevalent. I think it has also reminded me as a reader not to always believe the stereotypes!
As the chapters unfold an array of characters are introduced who all have such varied histories and present difficulties. These include Natalie, a social media influencer, Andrew the manager of Shanamore cottages where Natalie has gone to stay unbeknownst to her husband, Audrey, a writer for an online news website, and Seanie a police sergeant. I particularly loved the use of the various video functions (play, pause, rewind and fast forward) to navigate though the story from the present back to key moments in the characters’ pasts. This made it a really gripping, engaging and fast paced read and I was never quite sure where I would be taken next.
I think this in turn made the reveal all the more surprising and I just didn’t see it coming at all. I love how I found myself directed to think in a certain way and to place my suspicions on completely the wrong people. The final chapter also made me smile and provided a neat conclusion with no issue left unresolved.
In addition, this book cleverly explores the power and knowledge someone can gain from what is posted online, especially in a world where social media is so prevalent. I think it has also reminded me as a reader not to always believe the stereotypes!