The Girls: The gripping Richard and Judy Book Club pick

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Hagestadt, Emma (21 September 2001). "Lisa Jewell: Inside the cappuccino conspiracy". The Independent . Retrieved 9 January 2011. [ dead link] The story is intriguing and there are plenty of clues and misdirection as to who is responsible and it kept me guessing to the end. However, I found the ending of the book anticlimactic and disappointing. The tension builds to a crescendo and then basically fizzles out. The story was so compelling but I couldn’t help but feel dissatisfied by the ending. The Girls Lisa Jewell Book Review: Summary A tasty, if not always tasteful, tale of supernatural mayhem that fans of King and Crichton alike will enjoy. However, the idea of hiding scars and trauma was such a powerful theme, as well as the anguish, suffering, and distress felt by many but hidden and ‘invisible’ to the people around them. The theme continued with the offenders as invisible aggressors and how they can remain undetected in society and even within their own family units.

Saffyre Maddox, in treatment for self-harm, is released by her therapist, Roan Fours, before she’s ready. This leads her to stalk him and spy on his family. Mysterious, life-threatening injuries to a teenage girl cause previously close-knit neighborhood families to examine each other with concern and suspicion.

An intelligent story with an engaging plot that kept me gripped from start to finish. I’m excited to read more from this author. Next, neighbors. Please if you are one of mine who happen to stumble upon this, don’t confuse my enjoyment of reading about neighborhoods with actually wanting to interact with any of you because that is most certainly not the case. However, I am a voyeur at heart and I love sneaky peaks into various family dynamics so stories like these feed my fetish without the risk of me going to jail for being a creeping peeper. Also, any time you give me a place where you can look into multiple dwellings courtesy of a shared courtyard (or in this case garden) I can’t help but think of . . . . . Another sweltering month in Charlotte, another boatload of mysteries past and present for overworked, overstressed forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan. This story really puzzled me, and not completely in a good way. I find it hard to decide exactly which genre it falls under - its a little drama, a little mystery, a little crime. Jewell is known for stories featuring complex family and friend orientated issues, which this book does well. However, there is no one lead protagonist, which makes it difficult to fully understand any one character. This book reads like a kaleidoscope of already been done ideas: a cross being The Life of David Gail and the Netflix series, You. It was enjoyable to read although unoriginal. The writing style also is underdeveloped with very short sentences that seem rudimentary at times.

Cate Fours is a stay-at-home mom to two teenage children, Georgia and Josh. Her husband, Roan, is a child psychologist, who keeps late hours and isn't particularly present in the day-to-day functioning of the home. I move from my hiding place in the shadows. I stride out, toward the man, toward danger, my actions my own but my fate left wide-open." The catalyst in Lisa Jewell’s story are Clare, Grace and Pip. Clare’s husband is a schizophrenic who has just torched the family home. Striking out on their own, Clare and her two pre-pubescent daughters move into a flat. It is cramped by comparison with their previous surroundings, but there is a significantly redeeming feature – a large and very beautiful communal garden shared by the residents of Virginia Terrace, an elegant mix of flats and houses that surrounds the shared space. The Priest’s Wife – A G Rivett | Blog Tour Extract | #ThePriestsWife @bryn.glas.books @RichardsonHelenThe narrative alternates between Cate, Saffyre, and Owen. I enjoyed Saffyre’s chapters the most. It was hard to read about what she has experienced, but at the same time, her character was the one I felt the most sympathy for. These characters are lonely and suffering in states of despair. Past traumas leave them wounded and searching for connections. All share the desire to truly be seen. Jewell's twists create many layers of a puzzle with characters that have depth. She throws in handfuls of truths and unexpected turns. Lisa Jewell (born 19 July 1968) is a British author of popular fiction. Her books include Ralph's Party, Thirtynothing, After The Party (a sequel to Ralph's Party), [1] and later Then She Was Gone, The Family Upstairs, Invisible Girl and The Night She Disappeared. [2] Her latest book None of This is True was published in July 2023. [3] Life [ edit ] Nonetheless, Lily clearly knows that something is wrong considering the fact that her husband has never come home late from work. Alice clearly knows what time her husband reports home from work such that she could even predict the exact moment that he could walk in. It almost felt like Jewell spent a fair amount of time throwing out red herrings and creating possible suspects, only to get tired of her own book and decide to just wrap things up and close it.

Although the suspense is right at that sweet spot t Lisa Jewell is probably in my top 5 favorite authors and I’m starting to realize that I’ve almost exhausted all of her works. Most being 5 ⭐️ reads, mind you. 😄 Lisa Jewell is a brilliant storyteller and I love how she creates realistic characters with depth. As a mum of a 12-year-old, I found the behaviour of these tweens and young teenagers alarming, which I’m assuming is Jewell’s intention. Within the garden, the children seem to roam free without any rules or consequences. I found it uncomfortable to read at times. This is my second Lisa Jewell book after I found you ( I DNF watching you and family upstairs) so you can say I don't like her stories at all. So what happened to Saffrye? Did her stalking tendencies to her old therapist put her into trouble or did her rapist finally catch her? Did the suspicious man, harassing women around the neighborhood hurt her? Or did Owen get anything about her disappearance?

Lisa Jewell was born and raised in north London, where she lives with her husband and two daughters. Her first novel, Ralph’s Party, was the bestselling debut of 1999. This book felt so dark, foreboding, and hopeless. I wanted to keep reading but I felt like nothing good was going to happen, I didn't see how anything could get better, anything could improve, or anyone could ever be happy. This book was bringing me down but I was enjoying it. Who should read it?: If you like thrillers or mysteries, I wouldn't say this necessarily fits into that niche, but I still think you would probably enjoy it. It wouldn't surprise me if we saw this in theaters in the future. The plot was excellent, dark, and gripping and delivered with the same sense of thrill that is customary with Lisa Jewell novels. An author I do like a lot. You've known your neighbours for years and you trust them. Implicitly. You think your children are safe. But are they really?

Following multiple perspectives in one UK-neighborhood, the story builds tension the entire way through.I have to say I like the writing. It is unique and flowing. Even those super long ass run on sentence (paragraphs more like). It's something different than the formulaic crappola being pumped out en masse. I was a little concerned by that dear diary ass opening, but she found her way with the prose. Unfortunately, she couldn't locate what she wanted this book to be.