This book is wonderfully full of twists that made sense but I didn’t see coming until the last minute! I found the middle a little weak and was almost ready to given up on this one but I’m glad I didn’t, all the action and reveals are saved for the last third!
I think my initial difficulty with this book was a result of it being told from two different points of view set 16 years a part. I find these sort of setups are really hard to to well, often one point of view is more engaging than the other and it can be a bit jarring switching between the two. This example isn’t jarring but I definitely preferred one over the other! What saved it for me though was the convergence of the two at the end which was really well done and pretty clever.
I found most of the adult characters a little run of the mill but Diamond did a great job of writing the teenagers. They can be really hard to write well but Diamond doesn’t fall into any of the usual traps, accurately capturing the experience of being a teenager and their reactions to the situations they’re put in feel realistic.
I do like a bit more suspense in a thriller but a some good twists almost make up for it! If this had a stronger middle I’d have rated it much higher but this book is certainly worth reading just for the ending!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I think my initial difficulty with this book was a result of it being told from two different points of view set 16 years a part. I find these sort of setups are really hard to to well, often one point of view is more engaging than the other and it can be a bit jarring switching between the two. This example isn’t jarring but I definitely preferred one over the other! What saved it for me though was the convergence of the two at the end which was really well done and pretty clever.
I found most of the adult characters a little run of the mill but Diamond did a great job of writing the teenagers. They can be really hard to write well but Diamond doesn’t fall into any of the usual traps, accurately capturing the experience of being a teenager and their reactions to the situations they’re put in feel realistic.
I do like a bit more suspense in a thriller but a some good twists almost make up for it! If this had a stronger middle I’d have rated it much higher but this book is certainly worth reading just for the ending!
Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.