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Good modern gothic
Harriet Westaway is still reeling from the hit and run death of her mother three years ago, desperately trying to survive by reading Tarot cards on Brighton beach and attempting to stay one step ahead of a loan shark who is demanding full payment when she receives a letter from a solicitor informing her of the death of Hester Westaway, her grandmother and indicating that she is named in her will. Harriet quickly realizes that this is an error - the dates don’t work and she cann ...more
Harriet Westaway is still reeling from the hit and run death of her mother three years ago, desperately trying to survive by reading Tarot cards on Brighton beach and attempting to stay one step ahead of a loan shark who is demanding full payment when she receives a letter from a solicitor informing her of the death of Hester Westaway, her grandmother and indicating that she is named in her will. Harriet quickly realizes that this is an error - the dates don’t work and she cann ...more
I think this is my first Ruth Ware. Pretty good plot! Lots of twists and turns. I wearied a bit of the misunderstandings and double/triple crosses. Hal was a very likable protagonist. I wish she had been a bit more consistently hardass, as she described herself at first. The tattoos and short hair and piercings kinda disappeared.
3.5 stars. Good, not great. Started off better and spookier than it ended up being.
This was very compelling, but way too long and leisurely paced.
I felt like Ware would pause to describe the location, pose, and beverage of every character in a scene, every blade of grass in an outdoor setting, and most of all how cold and wet Hal constantly was, for no good reason.
Also, there was a lot of repetitive telling. For instance we start by going around and around in Hal's thoughts as she sloooowwwly comes to the decision to go to Trepassen. We all picked up this novel knowing she w ...more
I felt like Ware would pause to describe the location, pose, and beverage of every character in a scene, every blade of grass in an outdoor setting, and most of all how cold and wet Hal constantly was, for no good reason.
Also, there was a lot of repetitive telling. For instance we start by going around and around in Hal's thoughts as she sloooowwwly comes to the decision to go to Trepassen. We all picked up this novel knowing she w ...more
It was very well written and I was totally rooting for the main character from the first few pages, but I knew who her unknown father was early on and figured out the basic plot well before the ending. Still a fun fast read.
Not bad, but her other stuff is better.
This was an amazing audiobook! The narrator, Imogen Church, was brilliant and I was always sad when I arrived at my destination and had to turn off the book. Highly recommended!
May 17, 2018
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