56 Days

I struggle with multiple timelines and multiple povs. This one has multiple pov past, middle, and present timelines then adds another timeline and another pov at the end. It’s too much for me personally. The story in itself is good. The twist got me. I had to go back and reread a few chapters to get the story straight.

DNF at about 60%. I mean, seriously, moving in with someone even if it's just for 2 weeks after you've known them a month or two? And then second-guessing your decision and not going back home even though you had the ability to do so over and over and over? It was just a loop of 'I'm going to do this' followed by 'oh no that was probably a bad idea' followed by 'I'm so suspicious of this person.' Over and over. It doesn't go anywhere, at least not for the first 60% or so. By the time I gave up, I had found myself wishing that legit anything else would happen.

Every time I thought I had it figured out I was wrong. Good thriller book.

Two people meet, take a liking to each other, and start dating. Almost right away, The Pandemic hits and people are forced to self-isolate. So the two decide to move in together and continue getting to know each other. But somebody is hiding the truth about what they did years ago. Somebody is hiding the truth about who they really are. And somebody is dead 56 days later. This slow-burning suspense begins building tension right away and consistently keeps it throughout. There are multiple twists, with bits and pieces fed to you to keep you guessing and on the edge of your seat.

Not going to lie, it took me a little bit to get into this book. I thought I had figured out what was going to happen at the beginning, but there were so many genuinely surprising twists that I was happy to be wrong. The use of multiple points of view, even from one character, on the same events in this book was fantastic! Also, always love an Irish setting :)