I couldn't have cared less what happened to any of them, their children, or their children's children.

I was crying when I fed her because I was sad about being fat and unattractive, and Cynthia—who is supposed to be a friend—had been flirting with my husband all evening. ” The series shows the claustrophobia where people are watching and everyone seems to know your business,’ she adds. ‘But we don't know what’s going on behind closed doors." Having read The Birthing House and, I admit to having being intrigued by it, if confused by the finale, I thought I would give his third novel a go, despite being 'harangued' by fellow readers not to......

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They both immediately run up the stairs and into the baby room. They look into the crib and Anne screams.....

Also no offense but I kind of resent the whole mental illness makes people violent thing especially when people try to involve DID (or MPD before DID was a thing). Like yeah people dissociate that's real but they're not going to do shit that they hadn't been thinking about or had in their heads to begin with. Anne unraveling to the point of murdering at the end just got on my nerves because it felt unnecessary and it's just a pet peeve when people's mental breakdowns or history of mental illness leads them to homicide and/or violence . Unfortunately, there’s a problem with the house that the realtor didn’t disclose and as Ash goes away to work, leaving Ellie to work on getting the house settled, she gets to know the only nearby neighbor, who seems creepy but spends most of his time taking care of his unwell sister, Virginia.Normalmente suelo tener un gran problema en las novelas de misterio, y es que no me suelen convencer las razones o los desenlaces. En este caso la verdad es que estoy bastante satisfecho, y el final es de esos que te hacen tener ganas de aplaudir. Maravilloso. Tony Parsons (born 6 November 1953) is a British journalist broadcaster and author. He began his career as a music journalist on the NME, writing about punk music. Later, he wrote for The Daily Telegraph, before going on to write his current column for the Daily Mirror. Parsons was for a time a regular guest on the BBC Two arts review programme The Late Show, and still appears infrequently on the successor Newsnight Review; he also briefly hosted a series on Channel 4 called Big Mouth. I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy it, although 'enjoy' is maybe too string a word. I kept reading because, like with The Birthing House' I wanted to know the end, the answer, the mystery, and although the ending was better than with The Birthing House, it was flat. The true story of an unhappy wife who ran away. The true-crime of a happy family who lived – and so tragically died – in Lana and Roman’s new home.

This book is dealing with a crucial topic- Bullying. We can see what bullying does to the psyche of a person through Anne. The author tells us about the dangers of bullying. If you want a fast-paced psychological thriller where nobody is really what they seem and your allegiances are challenged throughout then this is definitely one for you. I love psychological thrillers and have read them off and on for many years. The genre seemed to change very little until the mega success of ‘Gone Girl’ caused a spike in its popularity. Now, I see a whole new, fresh crop of debut novelist, giving the genre a little facelift, which is a very welcome change. But, for me, I thought this one was a nice blending together of the traditional, ‘old school’ style with the new and improved structure.With that being said, this is a case of a highly readable story being tainted by the ridiculousness of it all. If you took away the frantic pace, I’m not sure where that would have left me. This wasn’t a story that focused on the depth of the characters or even really forging a connection with them. It was simply about unraveling the truth. Neighbours Benjamin and Virginia appear to have plenty of secrets but I liked watching how Ellie felt comfortable enough to try and develop a friendship. The description of Benjamin’s garden sounded envy-inducing and I could vividly imagine such a lush, colourful landscape. It actually made me want to go and emulate some of his successes in my own garden, if it wasn’t for the fact that we are rapidly approaching winter! Evie and Pete have been together since university and are settled into life," says Eleanor, 31. "Evie’s brilliant with children and wants to be a mum herself. A seriously messed-up and downright creepy physiological thriller. This was my first book by this author, and wow, that was a wild ride!

Towards the end, things get a little messy, however, and there were a few too many convenient connections and red herrings to make it as satisfying as it should have been. The story and plotting was so good, but the impulse to make it "and THEN there's THIS part to make you even MORE surprised!" kind of ruined it. Okay, not ruined it, but it took some of the joy out of it. Overall, I liked Ellie and Ash and thought they were good together. Ash’s best friend, Pete seemed a likable character as well. I detested Pete’s wife, Roxanne. I found her to be an overbearing and controlling character. She talks down to Ellie and is hyper-critical of everything Ellie does, from the house to the dog. The more I learned about Roxanne, the less I liked her.The plot is fantastic, nothing at all is clear-cut in this book and seriously the number of twists and reveals were bloody brilliant. It was like being slapped over and over again! I could go on and on about this book but all I can say is I loved it, I loved the journey, it had me on edge the whole time and I highly recommend to anyone looking for a read that hooks you and holds you. 5 stars! Loved the characters and the setting ( and the local gossips in the Spar Shop ) and the way the book turned into a very tense, and yes at points scary read that had me sat up at certain bits shouting encouragement to the victim (s), dark but enjoyable and have to give a big mention for 3 legged doggy Poppy 😍 Ransom's writing style is well-suited to this thriller/horror of a beach read. Unfortunately, he used so many brand names and products in the descriptive details of this book that it manages to sound dated only 6 years after it was published, which proved to be a little jarring.