“An ending and a beginning now knotted up forever. He expected the hues of the world to change to reflect that, but the earth and heavens remained the same muted shades, and there was no tremble of anger from the trees. No weeping whisper of wind. No siren wailed in the distance. The woods were just the woods, and the dirt was just the dirt.”
Holy moly, what a twisted plot! So the book starts as your classic psychological thriller, a lot of secrets, a lot of unanswered questions and doubts about the characters, their relationship, who is the "bad guy/gal" in the trio.
And really, in my view, it goes a bit too on and on and on, Louise, that in the novel has the roles of mother/secretary/lover/friend, blabbers and overthinks and I could skip pages of her rattling about her doubts. The tension within the novel builds slowly (too slowly in my view), so you know something will happen, you can make some guesses, but you are waiting basically.
Towards two third finally you start understanding more and you think you now know what's this big twist in the plot is, but no, do not be so sure, as you might still have a very final surprise.
The plot is really something you won't think about even in your worse dreams, it has a bit of paranormal and a bit of psychopathic behaviors in it. Fore sure it will not bore you!
In summary, an engrossing, very twisted and a bit sickly novel, could have done with less blabbing on as I said.
Overall rating: 6,5 Plot: 8 Writing style: 6 Cover: 5
Title: Behind her eyes
Author: Sarah Pinborough
Publisher: Harper Collins
Pages: 384
Publication year: 2017
Plot:
Louise
Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets…
David
Young, successful and charming – Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at her twice let alone be attracted to her. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets his wife…
Adele
Beautiful, elegant and sweet – Louise's new friend seems perfect in every way. As she becomes obsessed by this flawless couple, entangled in the intricate web of their marriage, they each, in turn, reach out to her.
But only when she gets to know them both does she begin to see the cracks… Is David really is the man she thought she knew and is Adele as vulnerable as she appears?
Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them?
Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them?
The Author:
Sarah Pinborough is the number one Sunday Times Bestselling and New York Times Bestselling author of the psychological thriller Behind Her Eyes (Jan, 2017). During her career she has published more than 20 novels and several novellas, and has written for the BBC. Her recent novels include the dystopian love story, The Death House, and a teenage thriller, 13 Minutes which has been bought by Netflix with Josh Schwartz adapting.
Behind Her Eyes has sold to nearly twenty territories so far and was sold at auction to the US in a significant deal to Flatiron, Macmillan. There are discussions on going with several movies studios about the film adaptation. You can follow Sarah on Twitter at @sarahpinborough.
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