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Dec 02, 2020 Pat rated it really liked it

This was NOT a fast paced thriller but I still found it utterly compelling reading. The story is told in two timelines from the POV of Carol Cage. In the past timeline (1969/70) Carol is 15 and 16 years old, growing up in a council estate and discovering young love and a burgeoning sexuality. She is smitten by 20 year old uni student Frankie from a wealthy London family. For Carol it is star struck love - but it doesn’t end well.

In the second timeline it is 2016 and Carol been living as a virtua This was NOT a fast paced thriller but I still found it utterly compelling reading. The story is told in two timelines from the POV of Carol Cage. In the past timeline (1969/70) Carol is 15 and 16 years old, growing up in a council estate and discovering young love and a burgeoning sexuality. She is smitten by 20 year old uni student Frankie from a wealthy London family. For Carol it is star struck love - but it doesn’t end well.

In the second timeline it is 2016 and Carol been living as a virtual recluse at Oaktree House, a manor house and land she inherited in a quirk of fate from Frankie’s mother. She is quietly content until she gets the letter that informs her that a part of her land, including the house plot, is to be resumed for the construction of a major ring road. Carol is horrified. Not only would she lose her home but the skeletons of her past would be dug up - both figuratively and literally! She has a plan to rebuild her home elsewhere on the estate but the ghosts of her past clamour to be released and the 16 year old girl that still lives on inside the mature woman demands to be let out with disastrous consequences.

It is quite a long book but I never felt it lagging. And, although I don’t normally like internal monologues, in this book they hit the right notes. This is very much a character driven drama and the main characters are wonderfully rendered. None of the characters are totally likeable, although I found myself quite sympathetic to Carol. Although she made some terrible choices she was quite feisty and I liked that about her. I did mark the book down because there was one plot thread about a young boy found buried (also from around 40 years ago) that went nowhere. We never found out who he really was (beyond the name) or how he was killed or how he came to be buried where he was. But overall it was a highly enjoyable book that I recommend. Many thanks to BookSirens and Elizabeth Hill for providing a copy to review. My opinions are my own. ...more

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Sep 25, 2019 Linda Strong rated it really liked it

Shelves: read-in-2019, booksirens

Carol Cage has been living in fear in her mansion for more than 40 years. Because it is mandatory that she leave her home, she is afraid her decades-old secret will be dug up.

She is writing her confession now because she wasn't the only one living a lie. The events that turned her fairy-tale life into a living hell were not all they seemed.

She’s determined not to pay for the mistakes of others; if she has to face justice, then they will too.

In her teens, Carol marries Frankie, a man who was char ...more

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Oct 18, 2019 Kayla Krantz rated it it was amazing

Shelves: psychological, indie-authors, thriller, booksgosocial, suspense, dark

If you’re a fan of dark twisty thrillers, this is a book to consider.

Our MC, Carol, has a dark past and for decades she got away with the darkest deed a person could do. However, a chain of events start that will reveal the truth. Against herself, Carol decides to write her confession because she isn’t quite sure herself what happened all those years ago.

This book is slow to start, but once it gets started, it is thoroughly gripping. In the beginning, there are lots and lots of descriptions whic ...more

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May 31, 2023 Bookworm86 rated it really liked it

BLOG TOUR REVIEW

Review for 'Killing The Girl' by Elizabeth Hill.

Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Elizabeth Hill and Zooloos Book Tours .

Publication date 14th April 2019.

This is the first book I have read by this author.

This novel consists of a prologue, 73 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!

This book is based in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, UK 🇬🇧. I always enjoy when b ...more

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Jul 18, 2020 Robert Ullrich rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2020-challenge

First Love - Tragic Love

I, for one, clearly remember my first love. I was 17, she was 16. My God, the intensity lingers on to this day. It ended poorly. Elizabeth Hill captures the waves of emotions and feelings that can blind us to reality. The author also takes you to some of the park places a broken heart can lead you to.

The characters are believable and will most likely remind you of who you have known. There is hope, of a new love, a new life life, and a new and better life - for some, sim ...more

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May 31, 2023 Bookworm86 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

BLOG TOUR REVIEW

Review for 'Killing The Girl' by Elizabeth Hill.

Read and reviewed via NetGalley for Elizabeth Hill and Zooloos Book Tours .

Publication date 14th April 2019.

This is the first book I have read by this author.

This novel consists of a prologue, 73 chapters and an epilogue. The chapters are short to medium in length so easy to read 'just one more chapter' before bed...OK, I know yeah right, but still just in case!

This book is based in England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿, UK 🇬🇧. I always enjoy when b ...more

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Aug 06, 2021 G.R. Paskoff rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This was an interesting story to try to review. The author does an exceptional job hooking the reader with the first chapter and the prose/voice is well written. The story takes place along two timelines, with most of the first part of the book from when the narrator was a teenager in the late 1960's and the second half in 2016. The main character is not overly likable in a number of ways (immature, battling depression & mental illness, etc.), which may put off some readers, but did not detract ...more

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