I’m a huge fan of Megan Miranda’s books, I found one of her older books All the missing girls in a hotel library several years ago and from then on I have read all of her books. This more than lived up to my expectations and I very much recommend it!
Ruby returns to her former home after her release from prison, she had been found guilty of murdering her neighbours and was due to serve a 20 year sentence however she had been freed on a technicality after less than 2 years. She surprised everyone by her return, most of all Harper, her former housemate who certainly wasn’t expecting Ruby to walk back into her life – quite literally when she arrived at the door with her suitcase.
Her return certainly ruffled feathers and I really enjoyed the extracts of the neighbourhood community page! The community of Hollow’s Edge are such characters and their interaction with one another really amused me.
I didn’t know what Ruby was capable of, and I liked that I was kept in the dark – was she guilty, or innocent.. So many odd things started happening after Ruby’s return and this made me both tense and anxious.
I found this completely compelling, very gripping and quite creepy at times. I love a book which makes me feel unsettled; I had feelings of apprehension about what kind of a person Ruby would turn out to be. If I was Harper I would have had to sleep with one eye open!
I nearly stopped reading this after a few pages because I was enjoying it so much(!) I felt I should save it for a special occasion, like a holiday, so after checking that the author has another book out this summer I allowed myself to continue reading! I have been reading her books over a number of years and I can confidently say none of them will disappoint!
Ruby returns to her former home after her release from prison, she had been found guilty of murdering her neighbours and was due to serve a 20 year sentence however she had been freed on a technicality after less than 2 years. She surprised everyone by her return, most of all Harper, her former housemate who certainly wasn’t expecting Ruby to walk back into her life – quite literally when she arrived at the door with her suitcase.
Her return certainly ruffled feathers and I really enjoyed the extracts of the neighbourhood community page! The community of Hollow’s Edge are such characters and their interaction with one another really amused me.
I didn’t know what Ruby was capable of, and I liked that I was kept in the dark – was she guilty, or innocent.. So many odd things started happening after Ruby’s return and this made me both tense and anxious.
I found this completely compelling, very gripping and quite creepy at times. I love a book which makes me feel unsettled; I had feelings of apprehension about what kind of a person Ruby would turn out to be. If I was Harper I would have had to sleep with one eye open!
I nearly stopped reading this after a few pages because I was enjoying it so much(!) I felt I should save it for a special occasion, like a holiday, so after checking that the author has another book out this summer I allowed myself to continue reading! I have been reading her books over a number of years and I can confidently say none of them will disappoint!