Community Reviews
Esme and Benedict live in a very small community. Making friends with their neighbours was easy, because they are who they meet everyday of their lives. Attending and hosting get-togethers often, this neighbourhood seem very close. But is it, really? When a car accident happened, secrets and lies come up one by one, and at the end of the day, you wonder if these neighbours were even friends at all.
At first, I was a little confused. The accident happened right in front of everyone in broad daylight, so what mystery was there to solve? And then as I slowly went through the pages, I began to understand. The author's style of writing was extremely captivating. As each chapter passed, going between the past and present, I found myself looking forward to more. But the ending left a lot to be guessed, and I found that a good and a bad thing, but mostly bad, to be honest, because I was frustrated and wanted to know what would happen if things didn't go off-course all of a sudden. The question of 'what if?' is very real. It may seem unfair, but it felt too convenient for the author to pen the ending this way. Loopholes scream out at me, and glossing over details seemed pretty lazy. I wanted to know more.
That said, how the book had enraptured me could not be easily ignored. Even the (very) poor decisions the characters have made â as an adult, mind you â did not turn me off as easily as if this book had been a YA instead. Reading how they dealt with the blows, how hateful some of them can be, made this a thrilling read. That said, I wouldn't recommend this book to those with little tolerance towards rape, drugs, drinking problems and infidelity.
Thank you to the publisher on NetGalley for sending me an ARC of this book.
At first, I was a little confused. The accident happened right in front of everyone in broad daylight, so what mystery was there to solve? And then as I slowly went through the pages, I began to understand. The author's style of writing was extremely captivating. As each chapter passed, going between the past and present, I found myself looking forward to more. But the ending left a lot to be guessed, and I found that a good and a bad thing, but mostly bad, to be honest, because I was frustrated and wanted to know what would happen if things didn't go off-course all of a sudden. The question of 'what if?' is very real. It may seem unfair, but it felt too convenient for the author to pen the ending this way. Loopholes scream out at me, and glossing over details seemed pretty lazy. I wanted to know more.
That said, how the book had enraptured me could not be easily ignored. Even the (very) poor decisions the characters have made â as an adult, mind you â did not turn me off as easily as if this book had been a YA instead. Reading how they dealt with the blows, how hateful some of them can be, made this a thrilling read. That said, I wouldn't recommend this book to those with little tolerance towards rape, drugs, drinking problems and infidelity.
Thank you to the publisher on NetGalley for sending me an ARC of this book.
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