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Authors, if you are a member of the Goodreads Author Program, you can edit information about your own books. Find out how in this guide. Gillian McAllister tells us the story of the relationship between a mother and son through this novel. Ryan’s instant love of a few days and willingness to throw everything away for Jen was a bit too unbelievable.
Initially I was not excited about this premise but then got into it and revelled in the new facts, and twists to the story I just didn’t see coming. Well because they were in the past!!!! She is trying to tell the painful aspects associated with it if you come from a family of liars. As you have already seen the future, it will be difficult for you to face the convincing lies your family members tell. How Jen's character is molded reveals why it is better not to time travel to your past if you are coming from such a family. The author beautifully depicts all the difficulties she faced due to the time travel. Last week, Withersoon marked the fifth anniversary of her book club, writing, “Together, we’ve read over 70 stories with women at the center, championing female authors and connecting them with our community of avid readers. We’ve changed the lives of our authors, and bonded with each other all over the world through our love of reading. I can’t wait for the next 5 years and beyond!” One half star simply because I really like Gillian McAllister usually AND SHE HAS TWO GOLDEN RETRIEVERS. One cannot give less than 2.5 stars to an author with 2 golden retrievers.Then you spot him: he's with someone. And - you can't believe what you see - your funny, happy teenage boy stabs this stranger.
Loved that this book is a thriller focused on figuring out why a murder happens rather than who has done it
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Oh, and the twists! Beginning about a third of the way in, each results in just enough of a shift to the storyline that I could no longer guess what was to come (and I definitely didn’t anticipate any of them). With the clues surreptitiously laced into the story, each reveal shattered my preconceived ideas and ratcheted up well-organized tension.
This is my third Gillian McAllister thriller and it did not disappoint! I listened to the audiobook which was narrated by Lesley Sharp. Her British accent is somewhat difficult to understand, but she does a fantastic reading, so I was able to stay with it. If you want a book that solves a crime in reverse. Then look no further because this is the “right” book for you!!!.
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From the very start we are presented with a ‘very-in-our-face’ scene [that we never forget and sets the stage for the rest of the novel]…. Sloppy plot. The author never committed to the time travel thing, never really explained how it happened, and there were massive plot holes related to this problemat I smiled at a mention of a place smelling of hoovering....something we all notice but rarely mention but there IS always that smell !! So I liked the observation. I liked Jen's pal Pauline as well. She was a gem. How Jen communicated with Andy also intrigued me each time. That was very well done. To have to keep repeating oneself as she did would have driven me round the twist but the way they got round it was very clever. I found that the middle got a little slow for me and I found myself getting distracted easily. I also had to listen to the epilogue twice to fully understand it. Again, I think reading the book might have been more enjoyable for me. She sets the mug on the windowsill, calls Kelly, then rushes down the stairs two at a time, the striped runner rough on her bare feet. She throws on shoes, then pauses for a second with her hand on the metal front doorknob.
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