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Goodreads Synopsis
At first it's the lie that hurts.
A voicemail from her husband tells Sara he's arrived at the holiday cabin. Then a call from his friend confirms he never did.
She tries to carry on as normal, teasing out her clients' deepest fears, but as the hours stretch out, her own begin to surface. And when the police finally take an interest, they want to know why Sara deleted that voicemail.
To get to the root of Sigurd's disappearance, Sara must question everything she knows about her relationship.
Could the truth about what happened be inside her head?
Review
I wanted to really love this book because the synopsis sounds amazing, however this book just fell a bit flat. Don't get me wrong, this book was interesting and the premise is amazing, I just don't feel like it was executed in a way I liked and felt that the story really dragged at points.
Sara was a hard character for me to connect to and at times I wish this book had been told from an outsiders view so that the story could have adapted more, with us seeing more of the police investigation for example. Sara was at times reckless and stupid decisions for a woman as intelligent as she was.
Whilst I found the twist interesting, it really did come out of nowhere and although I'm happy that it was all wrapped up and questions were answered, I felt like it was just a tad bit anticlimactic.
I know it doesn't seem it, but I did somewhat enjoy this book. I ended up reading it quite quickly but it just isn't one that is going to stick with me. I feel like if it had been told from a different perspective the story would have been more flushed out and it would haven't left me feeling slightly disappointed.
Rating: 2/5 stars
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