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Lädt ... Not That I Could Tell: A Novel (Original 2018; 2018. Auflage)von Jessica Strawser (Autor)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Oy... where do I even start with this book? On one hand, I liked it for what it was: well-written, insightful into the way clique-based, small-town neighbourhoods work, astute in its descriptions of motherhood and female friendships. On the other hand, I was incredibly disappointed with the overall plot, and the mystery-that-wasn't. I wanted so badly for this book to be more than it was. More clever, more mysterious, more thought-provoking. But it developed in such a paint-by-numbers way, and left absolutely nothing for the reader to speculate about. The answers were so clear, spelled out in detail from the beginning, and I read all the way through expecting some interesting plot twist that never came. In the end, that was my main issue with the book: that it had so much potential that never developed into anything, and it left me desperately wanting more than it delivered. “by the very nature of most traps you can’t tell you’re in one until it’s too late. So you really shouldn’t point fingers from the outside the way you do.” ― Jessica Strawser, Not That I Could Tell A group of women have an outdoor cookout and one of them never arrives home. I was pleasantly surprised by how both clever and well written this book was. I finished it in one night. I really got into the world of these women and found the book to be exceptional. It is also a great hook. The mystery here was great but so were the characters who were well drawn and quite enjoyable to read about. The plot was delicious. This thriller had everything and I loved that the central premise was based on an all woman's cookout. Great concept! It took awhile to really get going but once it did I was hooked. The pacing was good, the dialogue was snappy and fun and all of the women and their stories were interesting. f you are looking for a mystery that is both fun and quite clever look no further. Four stars. Actually 4.5 stars because of the creative ending! keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
An innocent night of fun takes a shocking turn in Not That I Could Tell , the next page-turner from Jessica Strawser. When a group of neighborhood women gathers, wine in hand, around a fire pit where their backyards meet one Saturday night, most of them are just ecstatic to have discovered that their baby monitors reach that far. It's a rare kid-free night, and they're giddy with it. They drink too much, and the conversation turns personal. By Monday morning, one of them is gone. Everyone knows something about everyone else in the quirky small Ohio town of Yellow Springs, but no one can make sense of the disappearance. Kristin was a sociable twin mom, college administrator, and doctor's wife who didn't seem all that bothered by her impending divorce--and the investigation turns up more questions than answers, with her husband, Paul, at the center. For her closest neighbor, Clara, the incident triggers memories she thought she'd put behind her--and when she's unable to extract herself from the widening circle of scrutiny, her own suspicions quickly grow. But the neighborhood's newest addition, Izzy, is determined not to jump to any conclusions--especially since she's dealing with a crisis of her own. As the police investigation goes from a media circus to a cold case, the neighbors are forced to reexamine what's going on behind their own closed doors--and to ask how well anyone really knows anyone else. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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