bookshelves: autumn-2010, published-2010, mystery-thriller, epistolatory-diary-blog, britain-england, families, slit-yer-wrists-gloomy, medical-eew Recommended for: Book at Bedtime listeners Read from September 21 to October 02, 2010 * youtube interview with author (spoilers are rife in this) ht...
Sjældent har jeg været så begejstret for en bog i denne genre. Jeg købte den da jeg var i London sidste år, fordi jeg i lang tid havde følt mig tiltalt af dens cover og beskrivelse. Jeg forventede krimi med et twist, men det jeg fik var nærmere en smuk historie, med en lille smule krimielementer ind...
I was not impressed. I hated that the narrator was unreliable. Instead of thinking that it was a good twist when she admits that her "letter" to Tess has simply been her thoughts while she lies on the floor of the bathroom building, I found it annoying that Lupton tried to pull a "gotcha". I though...
WOW! It grabbed me and didn't let go. It is absolutely fabulous for a debut book.I love the style of writing and the conversational tone of the story in general. Ms. Lupton did a beautiful job of expressing Bee's emotions. At the same time, she kept me on the edge of my seat with what might happ...
I really tried to approach this with no prejudice. I really did. I read it from start to finish in a sitting. I worked out all the threads and strands and the various relationship of sisters in it. I marvelled at the medical sub-plot woven into it. I got more irritated with the writing as I keep hea...
This was a very well-paced, well-written book that I couldn’t put down. I wanted to read as much as I could at a time in order to find out what really happened to Tess, and the mystery was very well done, with a good build up and satisfying reveal. Bee lives in New York, but returns home to London w...
Double-frame convention ended up being a little awkward at the end...but otherwise quite interesting and fairly well-written. Yay for ending the year on a good read!
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