The story that unfolded throughout this book was a different one from what I initially imagined but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Originally I thought that this would be a story of Leah beginning to question her grip on reality with the big mystery ending up being whether or not Emmy was real. There were still some elements of that within this book but the mystery that ultimately presented itself was rather different and deeply layered.
There were several different things for the reader to question whilst reading this book with secrets waiting to be revealed from both Leah’s past and present. I was eager to learn what had happened in Leah’s career to cause her to run away and start over somewhere new and the answers that I ultimately found were rather chilling indeed. Leah’s past story could have been made into a novel on its own but somehow the author managed to reveal both her past and the mysteries of her present quite expertly. Everything unfolded at a slightly slower pace than some books but I found it very enjoyable and was interested to learn more.
This whole book, in some ways, felt like a puzzle that was gradually getting filled in. Like Leah I kept coming across pieces of the bigger picture but the scene that began to form could often be deceptive without all of the background filled in. I think seeing things from Leah’s eyes – the eyes of a failed journalist – helped with this effect as a whole and also gave the story a rather unique feel and perceptive.
Many of the characters, like the story itself, had hidden layers and secrets waiting to be uncovered. There were some people who I’d love to see more of truthfully but, for this story, I can understand why I didn’t. Everyone was fairly fascinating however. And as for Emmy, well I don’t want to say too much in case of spoilers but she was truly enchanting to learn about. I can honestly say that I don’t think I’ve ever came across a character quite like her before.
Overall I’d recommend this book and will hopefully be reading some more of the author’s work in the future. Having heard of, and wanted to read, ‘All The Missing Girls’ already I will now make a point of doing so sometime soon.
There were several different things for the reader to question whilst reading this book with secrets waiting to be revealed from both Leah’s past and present. I was eager to learn what had happened in Leah’s career to cause her to run away and start over somewhere new and the answers that I ultimately found were rather chilling indeed. Leah’s past story could have been made into a novel on its own but somehow the author managed to reveal both her past and the mysteries of her present quite expertly. Everything unfolded at a slightly slower pace than some books but I found it very enjoyable and was interested to learn more.
This whole book, in some ways, felt like a puzzle that was gradually getting filled in. Like Leah I kept coming across pieces of the bigger picture but the scene that began to form could often be deceptive without all of the background filled in. I think seeing things from Leah’s eyes – the eyes of a failed journalist – helped with this effect as a whole and also gave the story a rather unique feel and perceptive.
Many of the characters, like the story itself, had hidden layers and secrets waiting to be uncovered. There were some people who I’d love to see more of truthfully but, for this story, I can understand why I didn’t. Everyone was fairly fascinating however. And as for Emmy, well I don’t want to say too much in case of spoilers but she was truly enchanting to learn about. I can honestly say that I don’t think I’ve ever came across a character quite like her before.
Overall I’d recommend this book and will hopefully be reading some more of the author’s work in the future. Having heard of, and wanted to read, ‘All The Missing Girls’ already I will now make a point of doing so sometime soon.