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Tell Me Your Secret
Pieta has a secret.
Ten years ago, Pieta was kidnapped by a man calling himself The Blindfolder who said he wouldn't kill her if she kept her eyes closed for 48 hours. She never told anyone what happened to her, vowing to move on with her life. But when The Blindfolder starts hunting down his past victims, Pieta realises she may finally be forced to tell her deepest secret to stay alive . . .
Jody has a secret.
Fifteen years ago, policewoman Jody made a terrible mistake that resulted in a serial killer known as The Blindfolder escaping justice. When Jody discovers journalist Pieta survived an attack by him, she realises she may finally have found a way to catch him. But that would mean endangering at least two innocent people . . .
They kept quiet to protect themselves.
Will telling all save or sacrifice each other?
Ten years ago, Pieta was kidnapped by a man calling himself The Blindfolder who said he wouldn't kill her if she kept her eyes closed for 48 hours. She never told anyone what happened to her, vowing to move on with her life. But when The Blindfolder starts hunting down his past victims, Pieta realises she may finally be forced to tell her deepest secret to stay alive . . .
Jody has a secret.
Fifteen years ago, policewoman Jody made a terrible mistake that resulted in a serial killer known as The Blindfolder escaping justice. When Jody discovers journalist Pieta survived an attack by him, she realises she may finally have found a way to catch him. But that would mean endangering at least two innocent people . . .
They kept quiet to protect themselves.
Will telling all save or sacrifice each other?
480 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 27, 2019
About the author
Dorothy Koomson
44 books3,029 followersHello, my name's Dorothy Koomson and I'll try to make this bit that's all about me as interesting as possible.
I wrote my first novel called There's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate when I was 13. I used to write a chapter every night then pass it around to my fellow convent school pupils every morning, and they seemed to love it.
I grew up in London and then grew up again in Leeds when I went to university. I eventually returned to London to study for my masters degree and stayed put for the following years. I took up various temping jobs and eventually got my big break writing, editing and subbing for various women's magazines and national papers.
Fiction and storytelling were still a HUGE passion of mine and I continued to write short stories and novels every spare moment that I got. In 2001 I had the idea for The Cupid Effect and my career as a published novelist began. And it's been fantastic. In 2006, third novel, My Best Friend's Girl was published. It was incredibly successful - selling nearly 90,000 copies within its first few weeks on sale. Six weeks later, it was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club and the book went on to sell over 500,000 copies. Oh, there I go again, this is meant to be about me, not my novels.
Okay, back to me. I recently spent two years living in Sydney Australia, and now I'm back in England. But I can't say for how long I'll be in the UK for because I've been well and truly bitten by the travel bug
I wrote my first novel called There's A Thin Line Between Love And Hate when I was 13. I used to write a chapter every night then pass it around to my fellow convent school pupils every morning, and they seemed to love it.
I grew up in London and then grew up again in Leeds when I went to university. I eventually returned to London to study for my masters degree and stayed put for the following years. I took up various temping jobs and eventually got my big break writing, editing and subbing for various women's magazines and national papers.
Fiction and storytelling were still a HUGE passion of mine and I continued to write short stories and novels every spare moment that I got. In 2001 I had the idea for The Cupid Effect and my career as a published novelist began. And it's been fantastic. In 2006, third novel, My Best Friend's Girl was published. It was incredibly successful - selling nearly 90,000 copies within its first few weeks on sale. Six weeks later, it was selected for the Richard & Judy Summer Reads Book Club and the book went on to sell over 500,000 copies. Oh, there I go again, this is meant to be about me, not my novels.
Okay, back to me. I recently spent two years living in Sydney Australia, and now I'm back in England. But I can't say for how long I'll be in the UK for because I've been well and truly bitten by the travel bug
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January 15, 2020https://youtu.be/2tARQPD3q38 A minha opinião em vídeo em Livros à lareira com chá, já não lia nada da autora há muitos anos, gostei muito mais dos seus primeiros romances.
Aqui encontramos um policial que até se desenrola de forma interessante, temos um "assassino da venda", que durante 10 anos atormeta mulheres, acaba por matar aquelas que durante 48 abrem os olhos sem a sua permissão.
A escrita é fiel e encontramos a Dorothy koomson ao longo das páginas, no entanto o final deixou me triste, faltam me respostas.
É um livro interessante e ligeiro para ser ler.
Aqui encontramos um policial que até se desenrola de forma interessante, temos um "assassino da venda", que durante 10 anos atormeta mulheres, acaba por matar aquelas que durante 48 abrem os olhos sem a sua permissão.
A escrita é fiel e encontramos a Dorothy koomson ao longo das páginas, no entanto o final deixou me triste, faltam me respostas.
É um livro interessante e ligeiro para ser ler.
May 7, 2019
A body of a woman has been found in the park. This seems to be the latest victim of a serial killer who abducted women and then set them free if they kept their eyes closed while they were with him. Now he is targeting his past victims and killing them one by one.
Pieta a reporter was one of his previous victims but has never reported it and is now being sent to interview a another of the victims.
I found this story unbelievable and didn't connect with the main characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
Pieta a reporter was one of his previous victims but has never reported it and is now being sent to interview a another of the victims.
I found this story unbelievable and didn't connect with the main characters.
Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my e-copy in exchange for an honest review.
June 2, 2020
É seguro afirmar que adoro todos os livros desta autora. Este livro não foi diferente.
Neste livro conhecemos a vida de de Pieta e de Jody. Ambas as personagens são distintivas, com vidas opostas, mas ambas escondem um segredo que pode destruir a vida de ambas.
Há um assassino à solta, chamam-lhe o Assassino da Venda. Promete não matar as suas vítimas se mantiverem os seus olhos fechados durante 48 horas. Não podem abrir os olhos perante nenhuma condição, independentemente do que oiçam ou do que ele faça.
À medida que vamos lendo e vamos conhecendo mais a história do Assassino da Venda ficamos realmente surpreendidos com a verdade. Quem será que é o Assassino da Venda? Porque que faz isto com as suas vítimas? Qual é o seu objetivo?
Admito que fui criando expectativas e teorias à volta de quem seria o Assassino da Venda mas quando descobri, finalmente completamente surpreendida.
Uma história bem construída com um enredo excecional que nos deixa agarrados ao livro desde a primeira página. A ideia do Assassino da Venda foi das mais originais que já li.
Uma história intensa, de cortar a respiração, com uma escrita bem elaborada e pensada
Neste livro conhecemos a vida de de Pieta e de Jody. Ambas as personagens são distintivas, com vidas opostas, mas ambas escondem um segredo que pode destruir a vida de ambas.
Há um assassino à solta, chamam-lhe o Assassino da Venda. Promete não matar as suas vítimas se mantiverem os seus olhos fechados durante 48 horas. Não podem abrir os olhos perante nenhuma condição, independentemente do que oiçam ou do que ele faça.
À medida que vamos lendo e vamos conhecendo mais a história do Assassino da Venda ficamos realmente surpreendidos com a verdade. Quem será que é o Assassino da Venda? Porque que faz isto com as suas vítimas? Qual é o seu objetivo?
Admito que fui criando expectativas e teorias à volta de quem seria o Assassino da Venda mas quando descobri, finalmente completamente surpreendida.
Uma história bem construída com um enredo excecional que nos deixa agarrados ao livro desde a primeira página. A ideia do Assassino da Venda foi das mais originais que já li.
Uma história intensa, de cortar a respiração, com uma escrita bem elaborada e pensada
August 4, 2019
Lacking in credibility and pace with an unrealistic police investigation and poor characterisation.
After reading and being thoroughly impressed with Dorothy Koomson’s previous two books, both of which have been a little darker than standard women’s fiction, Tell Me Your Secret proved a huge disappointment so much, so that it proved a slog to get to the end. Yet the basic premise is sound, the modus operandi and reappearance of The Blindfolder original and with a serial killer on the loose and two women both bound by their secrets, the novel appears to have all the elements for a police procedural and psychological thriller all rolled into one. Sadly some woeful execution, characterisation and the utter lack of police know-how combine to make Tell Me Your Secret an unconvincing and deeply unsatisfying read. Two central characters narrate the story with flashbacks to their pasts to illustrate their backstories and the enormous impact they have had on determining their futures.
Ten years ago empathetic journalist and forty-five-year-old mother, Pieta Rawlings, was the victim of a predator who called himself ‘The Blindfolder’ and in whose company she spent a terrifying weekend with after being snatched outside a London nightclub. She escaped with her life after meeting his condition of keeping her eyes shut for the duration no matter how he terrorised her.. scared of reprisals Pieta never reported and instead started a new life in Brighton, working for a local lifestyle magazine and settled with her son, Kobi, but one in which she is forever looking over her shoulder. London detective inspector and vocally direct to the point of chippy, Jody Foster, has never forgiven herself for a crucial mistake she made fifteen years ago when she let her sister down. But the man responsible for her sister’s drastic collapse, ‘The Blindfolder’ and the person whom DI Foster have devoted her life to hunting is back - murdering his past victims and dumping them in Brighton parks, making her interest in the case deeply personal.
As one victim comes forward and DI Foster appeals for more, both fearful Pieta intent on protecting her established life and the safety of her family and deeply flawed DI Foster are forced to consider telling their most precious secrets in order to survive and save the lives of the numerous innocent victims whose safety is in jeopardy. As a police investigation unfolds and the media vie for the story of surviving victim, Callie Beckman, it brings determined journalist Pieta and DI Jody Foster together and sees a battle of wills ensue as they each fight for what means the most to them.
Several of the biggest twists the reader will be quick to see from off, with the author simply holding back pertinent details, but this mattered far less to me than seeing them drawn out in a realistic manner. Sadly, however, the police investigation bears so little resemblance to the actual reality of such a case that in the end it becomes hard to distinguish whether solving the crimes is actually secondary to a burgeoning romance. The result is a complete absence of suspense as the narrative meanders to domesticity and through Pieta’s love of bright colours and pottery and DI Foster’s fibroids.
The pace is pedestrian throughout and with the print hardback stretching to 470 pages the reader will find themselves arriving at conclusions well ahead of the over-explained narrative. Reaching these conclusions ahead of the story wouldn’t have been so infuriating if it wasn’t for that so much of each characters narrative is superfluous. For example in the case of Pieta no reader will need repetitive instances of her childhood bullying to understand her trauma but this is just one of the cases in which Koomson appears not to trust her readers to be draw their own intuitive conclusions.
What really let’s the book down are the unconvincing characters, most notably Detective Inspector Jody Foster, the unnecessarily lengthy flashbacks, the excessive padding and extraneous details that together put too much focus on the narrator’s personal traumas and make the hunt for a psychopath an afterthought. The characterisation is truly dire, with DI Jody Foster an unprofessional and arrogant cold fish with zero interpersonal skills making it an impossibility to empathise or invest in her characterisation. The problem with Pieta Rawlings is simply that her voice isn’t strong enough to move the reader and make her plight feel relevant as she faffs around for pages on end and ruminates on a romance instead of concentrating on her safety.
A melodramatic close to an over-explained and overlong novel with a raft of convenient coincidences make Tell Me Your Secret hard to recommend but I would advise new readers of this author to try The Brighton Mermaid for a more gripping encounter.
After reading and being thoroughly impressed with Dorothy Koomson’s previous two books, both of which have been a little darker than standard women’s fiction, Tell Me Your Secret proved a huge disappointment so much, so that it proved a slog to get to the end. Yet the basic premise is sound, the modus operandi and reappearance of The Blindfolder original and with a serial killer on the loose and two women both bound by their secrets, the novel appears to have all the elements for a police procedural and psychological thriller all rolled into one. Sadly some woeful execution, characterisation and the utter lack of police know-how combine to make Tell Me Your Secret an unconvincing and deeply unsatisfying read. Two central characters narrate the story with flashbacks to their pasts to illustrate their backstories and the enormous impact they have had on determining their futures.
Ten years ago empathetic journalist and forty-five-year-old mother, Pieta Rawlings, was the victim of a predator who called himself ‘The Blindfolder’ and in whose company she spent a terrifying weekend with after being snatched outside a London nightclub. She escaped with her life after meeting his condition of keeping her eyes shut for the duration no matter how he terrorised her.. scared of reprisals Pieta never reported and instead started a new life in Brighton, working for a local lifestyle magazine and settled with her son, Kobi, but one in which she is forever looking over her shoulder. London detective inspector and vocally direct to the point of chippy, Jody Foster, has never forgiven herself for a crucial mistake she made fifteen years ago when she let her sister down. But the man responsible for her sister’s drastic collapse, ‘The Blindfolder’ and the person whom DI Foster have devoted her life to hunting is back - murdering his past victims and dumping them in Brighton parks, making her interest in the case deeply personal.
As one victim comes forward and DI Foster appeals for more, both fearful Pieta intent on protecting her established life and the safety of her family and deeply flawed DI Foster are forced to consider telling their most precious secrets in order to survive and save the lives of the numerous innocent victims whose safety is in jeopardy. As a police investigation unfolds and the media vie for the story of surviving victim, Callie Beckman, it brings determined journalist Pieta and DI Jody Foster together and sees a battle of wills ensue as they each fight for what means the most to them.
Several of the biggest twists the reader will be quick to see from off, with the author simply holding back pertinent details, but this mattered far less to me than seeing them drawn out in a realistic manner. Sadly, however, the police investigation bears so little resemblance to the actual reality of such a case that in the end it becomes hard to distinguish whether solving the crimes is actually secondary to a burgeoning romance. The result is a complete absence of suspense as the narrative meanders to domesticity and through Pieta’s love of bright colours and pottery and DI Foster’s fibroids.
The pace is pedestrian throughout and with the print hardback stretching to 470 pages the reader will find themselves arriving at conclusions well ahead of the over-explained narrative. Reaching these conclusions ahead of the story wouldn’t have been so infuriating if it wasn’t for that so much of each characters narrative is superfluous. For example in the case of Pieta no reader will need repetitive instances of her childhood bullying to understand her trauma but this is just one of the cases in which Koomson appears not to trust her readers to be draw their own intuitive conclusions.
What really let’s the book down are the unconvincing characters, most notably Detective Inspector Jody Foster, the unnecessarily lengthy flashbacks, the excessive padding and extraneous details that together put too much focus on the narrator’s personal traumas and make the hunt for a psychopath an afterthought. The characterisation is truly dire, with DI Jody Foster an unprofessional and arrogant cold fish with zero interpersonal skills making it an impossibility to empathise or invest in her characterisation. The problem with Pieta Rawlings is simply that her voice isn’t strong enough to move the reader and make her plight feel relevant as she faffs around for pages on end and ruminates on a romance instead of concentrating on her safety.
A melodramatic close to an over-explained and overlong novel with a raft of convenient coincidences make Tell Me Your Secret hard to recommend but I would advise new readers of this author to try The Brighton Mermaid for a more gripping encounter.
June 22, 2019
What an utterly sick and twisted mind Dorothy Koomson must have, to have come up with this unputdownable and completely original book.
I've never heard of, or read a crime just like this one, and it is rather horrific, and the amount of years The Blindfolder has been at it is staggering.
Imagine you were kidnapped, told you would live but only if you could keep your eyes closes for 48 hours no matter what you may feel or hear. No matter what torture may occur or atrocities. Well this is what this sick bastard of a villain does, or did.
For it is now back, hunting down past victims, ones that had obeyed and then not gone to the police and had tried to move on with their lives, and killing at regular intervals.
This is a police investigation on a clock before the next body appears like clockwork in a park either in London or Brighton.
This is the story of three women, although we only get two perspectives. There is Callie who we only really get to see from the other women, she is determined to put her experience out there, and to help other women to come forward to help the police with their investigations.
But the main two focal points are Pieta, the journalist who is being asked to write the story, and Jody, the police detective who has been working on the case and is determined to solve it before anyone else is hurt.
Let's just say that there are many many secrets in this book, some more deadly than others, some more chilling than others, and this is a story that has got under my skin and frankly terrified me that these sorts of crimes could be happening.
I really can't say much else about the characters or plot other than it starts of feeling ominously creepy and the tension ramps up as the book progresses. I don't want to risk giving away any vital hints as to even my opinions on the main people but will say keep your eyes open and take in everything.
It is a masterpiece of a book, dark, thrilling, scary, incredibly well written, engaging, had me feeling great sympathy and shock at some points, while at others not really wanting to empathise with the characters, out of fear myself.
I'm a massive fan of Dorothy Koomson's books, and have been reading them for many years and noticed that they appear to be getting darker with each release. And this must be the darkest, most despicable of crimes yet, but still with her trademark style of making you care deeply about the various characters.
This is one amazing book, and I literally can't wait to see what the author writes next
Thank you to Netgalley and Headline for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
I've never heard of, or read a crime just like this one, and it is rather horrific, and the amount of years The Blindfolder has been at it is staggering.
Imagine you were kidnapped, told you would live but only if you could keep your eyes closes for 48 hours no matter what you may feel or hear. No matter what torture may occur or atrocities. Well this is what this sick bastard of a villain does, or did.
For it is now back, hunting down past victims, ones that had obeyed and then not gone to the police and had tried to move on with their lives, and killing at regular intervals.
This is a police investigation on a clock before the next body appears like clockwork in a park either in London or Brighton.
This is the story of three women, although we only get two perspectives. There is Callie who we only really get to see from the other women, she is determined to put her experience out there, and to help other women to come forward to help the police with their investigations.
But the main two focal points are Pieta, the journalist who is being asked to write the story, and Jody, the police detective who has been working on the case and is determined to solve it before anyone else is hurt.
Let's just say that there are many many secrets in this book, some more deadly than others, some more chilling than others, and this is a story that has got under my skin and frankly terrified me that these sorts of crimes could be happening.
I really can't say much else about the characters or plot other than it starts of feeling ominously creepy and the tension ramps up as the book progresses. I don't want to risk giving away any vital hints as to even my opinions on the main people but will say keep your eyes open and take in everything.
It is a masterpiece of a book, dark, thrilling, scary, incredibly well written, engaging, had me feeling great sympathy and shock at some points, while at others not really wanting to empathise with the characters, out of fear myself.
I'm a massive fan of Dorothy Koomson's books, and have been reading them for many years and noticed that they appear to be getting darker with each release. And this must be the darkest, most despicable of crimes yet, but still with her trademark style of making you care deeply about the various characters.
This is one amazing book, and I literally can't wait to see what the author writes next
Thank you to Netgalley and Headline for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
November 22, 2019
8,5 de 10*
“Conta-me o teu segredo” é o mais recente livro de Dorothy Koomson e eu, como fã assumida que sou da autora, fiquei de imediato ansiosa por o ler. Na minha opinião, esta autora consegue conciliar uma escrita irrepreensível com histórias bem construídas que me agarram desde o início. Este novo livro não foi excepção, embora, antecipando já o final da minha opinião, não o tenha achado o melhor da autora. Tudo porque achei que o final não fechou todos os pontos, embora o cerne do livro tivesse ficado resolvido. No entanto, fiquei com a sensação de que ficou a faltar o resto, quase como se a autora pretendesse dar continuidade num próximo volume (será?)
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“Conta-me o teu segredo” é o mais recente livro de Dorothy Koomson e eu, como fã assumida que sou da autora, fiquei de imediato ansiosa por o ler. Na minha opinião, esta autora consegue conciliar uma escrita irrepreensível com histórias bem construídas que me agarram desde o início. Este novo livro não foi excepção, embora, antecipando já o final da minha opinião, não o tenha achado o melhor da autora. Tudo porque achei que o final não fechou todos os pontos, embora o cerne do livro tivesse ficado resolvido. No entanto, fiquei com a sensação de que ficou a faltar o resto, quase como se a autora pretendesse dar continuidade num próximo volume (será?)
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January 12, 2020
“For forty-eight hours you must not open your eyes. If you do, I will end you.”
- The Blindfolder
* * *
“My heart feels like it is in my throat right now, but if you look close enough, you’ll be able to see it hammering away in the middle of my chest, as though it’s trying to escape. Because I know this is going to be number six. I desperately don’t want her to be, I want her to be someone different, someone who isn’t dead because of me. (...) It’s not a simple case of the horror of finding a dead body, the confirmation that people can do terrible things to other people, this is a reminder, like I said to you before, that another woman is dead because of me; that this is all my fault.”
- Jody Foster
* * *
“Who actually looks at something they’ve seen every day for years? Who actually looks at anything closely when they’re used to it just being there? I knew it was there, cracked, broken, badly fixed, but I could live with that secret, I could pretend away what I had done.
This feels like that. I know something is broken, I know I attempted to fix it, but it’s always there, damaged and imperfect; waiting to be discovered, unmasked, held up to scrutiny in its disfigured, damaged state.
Everyone is going to find out.”
- Pietra Rawlings
* * *
“I don’t want publicity and fame. I’m trying to save myself, and all the other victims out there. He’s coming after us. The police have proved they can’t save us, so I want to warn the others out there.”
- Callie Beckman
* * *
“I know that he has had a good life. My bully didn’t get his comeuppance, he didn’t fail in life and need me to step in and be the bigger person by rescuing him. I think things like that rarely happen. We hear those stories because they’re unusual. In reality, I think the bully goes on with their life and never really thinks about the carnage they left behind; in reality, I think the bullied goes on with their life, but is regularly reminded of what happened, sometimes being crushed by it, but ultimately getting on with life. I think, in reality, the bullied and the bully just get on with it.
And I have just got on with it.”
- Pieta Rawlings
* * *
“Sometimes you don’t seem to understand that we get one life. We get one life and we have to make the most of it. We have to try things, we have to take chances and accept what happens if we fail. We don’t always need to throw “yes, but” roadblocks in the way of something.”
- Winston
- The Blindfolder
* * *
“My heart feels like it is in my throat right now, but if you look close enough, you’ll be able to see it hammering away in the middle of my chest, as though it’s trying to escape. Because I know this is going to be number six. I desperately don’t want her to be, I want her to be someone different, someone who isn’t dead because of me. (...) It’s not a simple case of the horror of finding a dead body, the confirmation that people can do terrible things to other people, this is a reminder, like I said to you before, that another woman is dead because of me; that this is all my fault.”
- Jody Foster
* * *
“Who actually looks at something they’ve seen every day for years? Who actually looks at anything closely when they’re used to it just being there? I knew it was there, cracked, broken, badly fixed, but I could live with that secret, I could pretend away what I had done.
This feels like that. I know something is broken, I know I attempted to fix it, but it’s always there, damaged and imperfect; waiting to be discovered, unmasked, held up to scrutiny in its disfigured, damaged state.
Everyone is going to find out.”
- Pietra Rawlings
* * *
“I don’t want publicity and fame. I’m trying to save myself, and all the other victims out there. He’s coming after us. The police have proved they can’t save us, so I want to warn the others out there.”
- Callie Beckman
* * *
“I know that he has had a good life. My bully didn’t get his comeuppance, he didn’t fail in life and need me to step in and be the bigger person by rescuing him. I think things like that rarely happen. We hear those stories because they’re unusual. In reality, I think the bully goes on with their life and never really thinks about the carnage they left behind; in reality, I think the bullied goes on with their life, but is regularly reminded of what happened, sometimes being crushed by it, but ultimately getting on with life. I think, in reality, the bullied and the bully just get on with it.
And I have just got on with it.”
- Pieta Rawlings
* * *
“Sometimes you don’t seem to understand that we get one life. We get one life and we have to make the most of it. We have to try things, we have to take chances and accept what happens if we fail. We don’t always need to throw “yes, but” roadblocks in the way of something.”
- Winston
July 10, 2020
I'm still not quite sure what I thought of this one. This is one of those thrillers that drops you into the deep end and assumes you know how to do an Olympic level butterfly stroke and I'm just not sure I was up to the task.
The story essentially focuses on two main heroines. The lovely Pieta who is a survivor of the horrifying serial killer, the Blindfolder. Thirteen years before the novel begins she was kidnapped and held for 48 hours by a man who told her she needed to keep her eyes closed no matter what he did to her. If she opened her eyes for even a second he'd kill her. She survived but never said a word to anyone about her ordeal.
The other main character is Jody, a cop who, while not a victim herself, was once intimately connected to one. After her mishandling of the situation results in another death she devotes her life and career to finding the Blindfolder herself.
This is a very cool idea that is mostly executed really well. The stakes are super high, the characters compelling and the atmosphere full of tension and suspense. The problem is this book is another candidate for the "everything and the kitchen sink" shelf. There's just to damn much happening to keep track of and everything ends in confused chaos.
The formatting of the book is pretty cool but it gets messy. Chapters that switch between our two main characters (and several others at different points which definitely didn't help my confusion) are interrupted by posts on "the dark web" about the killer and an older series of murders that might be connected. It got very confusing, very quickly. The narrative also moves back and forth through time exploring Jody's past with the victim she let down and Pieta's experience before cutting to a currently kidnapped victim and, randomly, the POV of a couple of kids who stumble into the story, one of whom is, again, randomly trying to locate his missing father and who's mother, conveniently, is a reporter who's also trying to find the killer.
There's also something very "co-ed running up the stairs when she should be running out of the psycho killers house" about the story. People make a lot of very, very, very stupid decisions that seem to only be happening because they have to in order to advance the plot. Then the ending sort of explodes everywhere and I was, no lie, sitting there wondering what in the hell had happened. Like I was straight up not sure if I had hit a cliffhanger setting the stage for a sequel or series or some kind of open ended "did they survive or not" kind of thing. Either way it doesn't work.
So while the premise is a good one and the characters are certainly fleshed out and interesting I found myself having to spend way more time than I wanted working out who was talking, when or where I was and why people were doing such silly things.
The story essentially focuses on two main heroines. The lovely Pieta who is a survivor of the horrifying serial killer, the Blindfolder. Thirteen years before the novel begins she was kidnapped and held for 48 hours by a man who told her she needed to keep her eyes closed no matter what he did to her. If she opened her eyes for even a second he'd kill her. She survived but never said a word to anyone about her ordeal.
The other main character is Jody, a cop who, while not a victim herself, was once intimately connected to one. After her mishandling of the situation results in another death she devotes her life and career to finding the Blindfolder herself.
This is a very cool idea that is mostly executed really well. The stakes are super high, the characters compelling and the atmosphere full of tension and suspense. The problem is this book is another candidate for the "everything and the kitchen sink" shelf. There's just to damn much happening to keep track of and everything ends in confused chaos.
The formatting of the book is pretty cool but it gets messy. Chapters that switch between our two main characters (and several others at different points which definitely didn't help my confusion) are interrupted by posts on "the dark web" about the killer and an older series of murders that might be connected. It got very confusing, very quickly. The narrative also moves back and forth through time exploring Jody's past with the victim she let down and Pieta's experience before cutting to a currently kidnapped victim and, randomly, the POV of a couple of kids who stumble into the story, one of whom is, again, randomly trying to locate his missing father and who's mother, conveniently, is a reporter who's also trying to find the killer.
There's also something very "co-ed running up the stairs when she should be running out of the psycho killers house" about the story. People make a lot of very, very, very stupid decisions that seem to only be happening because they have to in order to advance the plot. Then the ending sort of explodes everywhere and I was, no lie, sitting there wondering what in the hell had happened. Like I was straight up not sure if I had hit a cliffhanger setting the stage for a sequel or series or some kind of open ended "did they survive or not" kind of thing. Either way it doesn't work.
So while the premise is a good one and the characters are certainly fleshed out and interesting I found myself having to spend way more time than I wanted working out who was talking, when or where I was and why people were doing such silly things.
April 1, 2019
I'm a huge fan of Dorothy Koomson's books so was delighted when I received a proof of her latest thriller. I devoured it in two days, and had to read it at every available opportunity. The pace never flags and I really liked the two main characters, Pieta and Jody. The plot was scary and original and the final reveal had me gasping in shock. An excellent, gripping story that, once started, is impossible to put down. Highly recommended.
November 30, 2019
Finalmente, após esperar tão ansiosamente por um novo livro de uma das minhas autoras preferidas, chegou-nos pela Porto Editora um novo livro da Dorothy Koomson: Conta-me o Teu Segredo. Por norma temos sempre a cada ano que passa um novo livro da autora para ler. Este ano não foi exceção, e não resisti a pedir à editora para que enviasse um exemplar para ler e partilhar convosco a minha opinião. Enfim, não há nenhuma surpresa ao saber que gostei deste livro, é raro o livro da autora que acabe por me desiludir. Contudo, há uns melhores que outros, porém isso não é uma trave para gostar cada vez mais da Dorothy Koomson.
Antes de mais, tenho de dizer-vos que este livro é um pouco virado para thriller, não temos assim tanto romance como em outros livros da autora. Sendo que a autora parece cada vez mais estar a gostar de escrever este género de livros mais dramáticos e com um toque subtil de romance, acredito que poderemos esperar para o próximo ano algo do mesmo género. Por um lado estou feliz com esta mudança, é algo que temos notado gradualmente nos livros da Dorothy Koomson, contudo de certa forma sinto saudades de ler um romance dela bem romântico.
"Conta-me o Teu Segredo" foi a leitura que me acompanhou durante as últimas semanas, assim que ele chegou cá a casa dei-lhe logo prioridade. Sabia desde já que seria uma leitura que não iria demorar a fazer, quis de certo modo prolongar a leitura o máximo possível, para aproveitar a escrita da autora que cada vez mais me surpreende. Uma escrita que me deixa deliciada, que me faz voar completamente pela história e esquecer as horas. Virar página atrás de página, e quando nos apercebemos já acabou. Sempre que leio os livros da autora, dou por mim a ler mais de quatrocentas páginas num dia ou dois. É incrível como a Dorothy Koomson tem um talento inacreditável para contar histórias.
O enredo deste livro é intenso. Fiquei de tal forma embrenhada na história que senti que esqueci completamente que era apenas ficção. O papel da mulher negra é forte neste livro, mais ainda do que nos restantes. A quantidade de vezes que sofri ao lado de Pieta e de Jody foram muitas. É raro o livro com duas personagens femininas que me encante, normalmente acabo por gostar mais de uma personagem e odiar a outra de certa forma. Não aconteceu de todo com este livro. Por exemplo, se tivesse de salvar uma das duas personagens seria impossível escolher apenas uma. Admiro a força de superar o passado da Pieta e admiro a forma como a Jody conseguiu manter-se forte, quando estava em cacos por dentro. Duas mulheres fortes e com garra.
Além do mais a história é fantástica. Temos duas personagens femininas de cortar a respiração, as suas histórias são intensas e deixa-nos emocionados. As restantes personagens que aparecem ao longo da ação são deveras bem planeadas e acabam por ser úteis para a história. A cada capítulo surpreendia-me cada vez mais, tanto que quando descobri quem era o verdadeiro assassino fiquei chocada. Claro que criei imensas teorias, achei culpados que não tinham culpa nenhuma. Com imenso mistério, capítulos cheios de ação, "Conta-me o Teu Segredo" foi uma leitura que gostei imenso.
Apesar de tudo, não classifiquei este livro com as cinco estrelas. Acabei por dar-lhe uma classificação de quatro estrelas, eu como já li a maioria dos livros da autora sei que ela possui livros melhores em certos aspetos. Sem dúvida que é um livro bom, tem uma história boa, assim como personagens incríveis. Vale a pena ler este livro, descobrir esta novidade da autora. Por isso, se não sabem por onde começar a ler Dorothy Koomson, comecem por este e avancem para os restantes.
September 15, 2019
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I am a huge fan of Dorothy Koomson’s books and her newest release, Tell Me Your Secret, has such a great premise that I couldn’t wait to get started on it. The plot is intricate and really engaging, but I did feel like some of it was a bit too far fetched, and I don’t usually feel this way with her books – usually I don’t feel like you have to suspend your disbelief too much, but some of the characters’ actions in this one felt a bit too far from reality, as did the conclusion to the ‘whodunnit’.
Saying all this, I definitely still enjoyed this read. It’s really intriguing and, although it’s pretty long at 480 pages, I raced through it. The multiple narratives – mainly told from Pieta and DCI Foster – work well together and allows the reader to slowly unravel more and more about the serial killer who seems to be kidnapping young women, holding and torturing them for 24 hours, and then either releasing or killing them. It is odd that the detective is called Jody Foster (but spelled -dy, not -die) and that this is mentioned quite a few times… why? Still, she’s a likeable and interesting character, as is Pieta. They both make decisions I don’t agree with, or at times that I feel are a bit stupid, but the story moves along at a good pace.
This book will definitely entertain you, I just don’t think it lives up to the high standard of Dorothy Koomson’s other novels. It’s an original and interesting premise, but perhaps some of the plot is just a little too far-fetched for me… It is still well worth a read, though!
[3.5 stars bumped to 4]
Many thanks to Headline for providing a copy of this book on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review
I am a huge fan of Dorothy Koomson’s books and her newest release, Tell Me Your Secret, has such a great premise that I couldn’t wait to get started on it. The plot is intricate and really engaging, but I did feel like some of it was a bit too far fetched, and I don’t usually feel this way with her books – usually I don’t feel like you have to suspend your disbelief too much, but some of the characters’ actions in this one felt a bit too far from reality, as did the conclusion to the ‘whodunnit’.
Saying all this, I definitely still enjoyed this read. It’s really intriguing and, although it’s pretty long at 480 pages, I raced through it. The multiple narratives – mainly told from Pieta and DCI Foster – work well together and allows the reader to slowly unravel more and more about the serial killer who seems to be kidnapping young women, holding and torturing them for 24 hours, and then either releasing or killing them. It is odd that the detective is called Jody Foster (but spelled -dy, not -die) and that this is mentioned quite a few times… why? Still, she’s a likeable and interesting character, as is Pieta. They both make decisions I don’t agree with, or at times that I feel are a bit stupid, but the story moves along at a good pace.
This book will definitely entertain you, I just don’t think it lives up to the high standard of Dorothy Koomson’s other novels. It’s an original and interesting premise, but perhaps some of the plot is just a little too far-fetched for me… It is still well worth a read, though!
[3.5 stars bumped to 4]
Many thanks to Headline for providing a copy of this book on which I chose to write an honest and unbiased review
April 20, 2021
Engaging enough to finish, but unrealistic.
July 30, 2020
Neste livro ficamos a conhecer 2 personagens da historia: Pieta e Jody. Neste livro a autora alterna a narrativa entre Pieta e Jody, ficando assim a saber a historia e o que se vai passando ao longo do livro por parte das duas. É uma historia em que a autora nos prende desde o inicio e ao longo do livro fazemos imensas especulações a cerca de quem é o assassino e pensar se ele ate pode mesmo estar a frente dos nossos olhos. Pieta é uma personagem muito forte, e com traumas do que lhe aconteceu fazendo muito desconfiada e nao conseguindo ter relacionamentos, tanto amigáveis como intimamente. É uma personagem que se nos pusermos na pele dela conseguimos sentir quase o que ela sente e pensar nas mulheres que hoje em dia passam nao pelo mesmo mas por algumas partes. Jody é uma personagem que por fora é forte mas por dentro é bastante vulnerável o que em algumas vezes no livro fiquei com bastante pena dela. No livro a autora aborda temas atuais e sensíveis como, racismo, aborto e violação. É um livro super recomendo para quem gosta de suspense e investigações.
July 9, 2019
Have you read that blurb? Like seriously can a blurb suck you in more than this one? As soon as I read the blurb I couldn’t wait to read this. As I’ve read a few books previously by this author my expectations were high. She blew my expectations out of the water. I absolutely loved this story.
The Blindfolder is a very sick individual. He kidnaps women, keeps them for 48 hrs and then lets them go. He tells them he will find and kill them if they say anything to anyone.
Jody and Pieta are two strong courageous characters that I really liked.
Tell Me Your Secret is a fast paced gripping read that I couldn’t put down. Definitely going to be one of my top reads this year.
The Blindfolder is a very sick individual. He kidnaps women, keeps them for 48 hrs and then lets them go. He tells them he will find and kill them if they say anything to anyone.
Jody and Pieta are two strong courageous characters that I really liked.
Tell Me Your Secret is a fast paced gripping read that I couldn’t put down. Definitely going to be one of my top reads this year.
July 12, 2019
A really absorbing thriller that hooked me from the beginning. I liked the two main characters and the way that the narrative switched between them. I thought the plot was original with several very clever twists. The intensity of the story remains high throughout the novel so it’s a very difficult book to put down.
4.5 stars rounded up to 5
4.5 stars rounded up to 5
June 11, 2020
Thriller fantástico da Dorothy, nada a ver com os típicos romances de cordel que toda a gente continua a pensar que ela escreve. História envolvente, cativante e surpreendente. Mistério arrebatador, que envolve temáticas como a discriminação e abusos sexuais. Sem dúvida, já está no meu top 3 dos livros da autora.
June 11, 2020
This was my first read by this author and I was expecting so much given all of the raving reviews I’d read about her however, I can’t help but feel that this particular book left me slightly disappointed.
The story was well written and it flowed however the main character irritated me. She wasn’t likeable and I found her arrogant. The storyline was quite refreshing and different but due to my dislike of the main character I just couldn’t get into it as much as I would have liked too.
The story was well written and it flowed however the main character irritated me. She wasn’t likeable and I found her arrogant. The storyline was quite refreshing and different but due to my dislike of the main character I just couldn’t get into it as much as I would have liked too.
July 17, 2021
Another Dorothy Koomson book that I've enjoyed.
After taking a while with this book I finally finished it yesterday, I've taking a break at times with this book because of things going on in my own life. However this didn't take anything away from the book itself.
I really like Dorothy Koomson's books and this one is no different.
There is two main protagonists in the book, Pieta Rawlings, a mother and journalist who lives for her son who hides a big secret. Then there is Jody Foster who is a police officer, and she also has a secret.
They both go through the story making what seems like one wrong decision after the other. However yet of course when you least expect it there is a big decision to be made. Or should I say decisions.
Throughout this book there is multiple p.o.v which creates another element to it, I'm unsure of it adds dimensions to the story or not. I think it would have been interesting to see what it was like with one character's point of view.
This book is life like with some elements of dramatic exposure, there is some bits that you know I'd too far fetched yet there is a lot about the story that is life like and realistic. I think this book is more realistic and life like than the previous ones I've read.
I did really enjoy this book and would recommend this to others, along with the author's previous books.
After taking a while with this book I finally finished it yesterday, I've taking a break at times with this book because of things going on in my own life. However this didn't take anything away from the book itself.
I really like Dorothy Koomson's books and this one is no different.
There is two main protagonists in the book, Pieta Rawlings, a mother and journalist who lives for her son who hides a big secret. Then there is Jody Foster who is a police officer, and she also has a secret.
They both go through the story making what seems like one wrong decision after the other. However yet of course when you least expect it there is a big decision to be made. Or should I say decisions.
Throughout this book there is multiple p.o.v which creates another element to it, I'm unsure of it adds dimensions to the story or not. I think it would have been interesting to see what it was like with one character's point of view.
This book is life like with some elements of dramatic exposure, there is some bits that you know I'd too far fetched yet there is a lot about the story that is life like and realistic. I think this book is more realistic and life like than the previous ones I've read.
I did really enjoy this book and would recommend this to others, along with the author's previous books.
June 20, 2019
I found that Tell Me A Secret was a real page turner and it didn't take me long to read, mainly because I like a good serial killer story and this had that as well as two main protagonists I engaged with on several levels.
The idea of "The Blindfolder " was a well imagined and creepy central theme, it was also compelling because he didn't always kill his victims. Meanwhile Pieta hides from the world and Jody (with a Y) Foster hunts the killer obsessively, blaming him for her sister's suicide.
All that I enjoyed, it has to be said. However this wasn't without its faults for me, maybe because it's a slightly different direction for the brilliant Dorothy Koomson and she's feeling her way somewhat, but there were several niggly irritations for this reader.
There was a lot of emphasis on Jody Foster being called Jody Foster but you know, different to Jodie (with an ie) Foster because she spells her name differently. I got it the first 2 or 3 times but it just kept coming up. Pieta's almost instant forgiveness of a man who bullied her relentlessly in her youth but has now changed apparently to the point where he's worth falling into bed with didn't ring true at all and several directions the characters took over the course of the story bordered on idiotic. Also I could have done without the sex. I'm not against sex scenes in books at all but in this case didn't really work.
That sounds like a lot of negative but overall I should be clear the positive outweighed the negative and Tell Me Your Secret was an intriguing read.
The idea of "The Blindfolder " was a well imagined and creepy central theme, it was also compelling because he didn't always kill his victims. Meanwhile Pieta hides from the world and Jody (with a Y) Foster hunts the killer obsessively, blaming him for her sister's suicide.
All that I enjoyed, it has to be said. However this wasn't without its faults for me, maybe because it's a slightly different direction for the brilliant Dorothy Koomson and she's feeling her way somewhat, but there were several niggly irritations for this reader.
There was a lot of emphasis on Jody Foster being called Jody Foster but you know, different to Jodie (with an ie) Foster because she spells her name differently. I got it the first 2 or 3 times but it just kept coming up. Pieta's almost instant forgiveness of a man who bullied her relentlessly in her youth but has now changed apparently to the point where he's worth falling into bed with didn't ring true at all and several directions the characters took over the course of the story bordered on idiotic. Also I could have done without the sex. I'm not against sex scenes in books at all but in this case didn't really work.
That sounds like a lot of negative but overall I should be clear the positive outweighed the negative and Tell Me Your Secret was an intriguing read.
October 5, 2020
3 1/2 rounding up to 4
I really enjoyed this steadily paced thriller. Koomson did a great job conveying the guilt, sadness, frustration, fear, and uncertainty that both main characters felt through the entirety of this story. I was so happy that I was wrong with who I thought was the killer and how things worked out in the end leaving it open to what I hope will be further books featuring DI Jody Foster. Just what I needed to read right now.
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I really enjoyed this steadily paced thriller. Koomson did a great job conveying the guilt, sadness, frustration, fear, and uncertainty that both main characters felt through the entirety of this story. I was so happy that I was wrong with who I thought was the killer and how things worked out in the end leaving it open to what I hope will be further books featuring DI Jody Foster. Just what I needed to read right now.
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Twitter: @monicaisreading
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Goodreads Group: The Black Bookcase
November 4, 2019
Dorothy a ser Dorothy e a não desiludir. Aliás, arrisco-me a dizer que ela está cada vez melhor nisto dos thrillers.
Conseguiu fazer com que cada ponta desse o nó e encaixa-se tudo, viciou-me a cada capítulo e surpreendeu-me com o desenrolar das personagens. Novamente surpreendi-me o assassino e fiquei até à última a achar que não ia ser aquilo e que ia dar uma nova reviravolta, que efetivamente deu e foi muito bem dada.
Acho apenas que o final podia ter sido mais lento e ter vivido ainda mais na pele das personagens, sinto que foi um fim um pouco "contra-relógio".
O outro ponto contra vai novamente para a Porto Editora que volta a ter uma primeira edição com alguns erros e falhas na escrita. Mas pronto, são pormenores :)
Conseguiu fazer com que cada ponta desse o nó e encaixa-se tudo, viciou-me a cada capítulo e surpreendeu-me com o desenrolar das personagens. Novamente surpreendi-me o assassino e fiquei até à última a achar que não ia ser aquilo e que ia dar uma nova reviravolta, que efetivamente deu e foi muito bem dada.
Acho apenas que o final podia ter sido mais lento e ter vivido ainda mais na pele das personagens, sinto que foi um fim um pouco "contra-relógio".
O outro ponto contra vai novamente para a Porto Editora que volta a ter uma primeira edição com alguns erros e falhas na escrita. Mas pronto, são pormenores :)
March 24, 2020
Gostei da escrita e de como por vezes a personagem fala ao leitor. Achei que algumas partes serviam mais para encher chouriços e confesso que algumas páginas foram lidas na diagonal. Não muitas, mas aconteceu. Senti que por vezes era mais palha do que outra coisa, que algumas partes podiam ter sido encurtadas e que não era necessário este número de páginas.
Ter lido isto numa altura em que me andava a faltar a vontade para ler dificultou ainda mais a minha leitura e provavelmente contribuiu para que este livro não me agradasse assim tanto. Arrastei esta leitura por demasiado tempo, tornando tudo pior.
Fiquei decepcionada com a revelação, não achei nada de especial e não acho que teve aquele fator de surpresa e choque que costuma acontecer quando leio livros deste género. Pareceu-me meio básico e fácil para o leitor perceber mesmo antes do momento da revelação acontecer, o que tornou (para mim) a revelação ainda menos interessante.
Não é que a história seja má, mas falam tão bem da autora que acabei por criar uma certa expectativa. Mesmo quando vi alguém que realmente gosta da autora dizer que este não é o melhor livro da Dorothy Koomson.
Não achei a história nada de especial, e tenho muita pena, a sério que sim.
Tenho pena que a dadas alturas me tenha aborrecido um pouco, até. Mas não vou desistir da Dorothy. Gostei da escrita e fiquei curiosa, e quero um dia ler outro livro dela. Espero que, quando o faça, goste mais dele do que gostei deste.
Ter lido isto numa altura em que me andava a faltar a vontade para ler dificultou ainda mais a minha leitura e provavelmente contribuiu para que este livro não me agradasse assim tanto. Arrastei esta leitura por demasiado tempo, tornando tudo pior.
Fiquei decepcionada com a revelação, não achei nada de especial e não acho que teve aquele fator de surpresa e choque que costuma acontecer quando leio livros deste género. Pareceu-me meio básico e fácil para o leitor perceber mesmo antes do momento da revelação acontecer, o que tornou (para mim) a revelação ainda menos interessante.
Não é que a história seja má, mas falam tão bem da autora que acabei por criar uma certa expectativa. Mesmo quando vi alguém que realmente gosta da autora dizer que este não é o melhor livro da Dorothy Koomson.
Não achei a história nada de especial, e tenho muita pena, a sério que sim.
Tenho pena que a dadas alturas me tenha aborrecido um pouco, até. Mas não vou desistir da Dorothy. Gostei da escrita e fiquei curiosa, e quero um dia ler outro livro dela. Espero que, quando o faça, goste mais dele do que gostei deste.
May 17, 2019
Thank you to Netgalley, Dorothy Koomson and Headline for my arc of Tell Me Your Secret.
Synopsis: Ten years ago Pieta was kidnapped by a man calling himself the Blindfolder, he told her that she wouldn’t be killed if she managed to keep her eyes closed for 48 hours. Pieta never told anybody what happened to her and now she’s moved on with her life as best she can. But the Blindfolder is hunting down his past victims, and getting closer to Pieta every day. For Detective inspector Jody Foster the Blindfolder case feels personal, fifteen years ago she made a terrible mistake that resulted in him escaping justice, when she meets journalist Pieta and realises she was a victim, she might have found the perfect way to capture him once and for all, but it means endangering two innocent lives…
I’m sorry to say that I just didn’t get on with this one. I usually really enjoy Dorothy Koomson books but this one was a complete struggle. It didn’t hold my attention very well, the two perspectives were choppy and I didn’t connect with any of the characters, even the structure itself felt really different to her normal style. The story itself felt unbelievable and I wasn’t convinced by any of it, in parts, particularly at the end it just felt ridiculous. There was also a lot of focus on the two women’s name with the reader repeatedly reminded that ‘Jody Foster’ was with a Y so different to the actress and that Pieta is pronounced ‘Peter like the boy’ the second being repeated on what felt like every page. Quite disappointed with this one but it won’t put me off reading Dorothy’s books in future as I usually really like them.
Synopsis: Ten years ago Pieta was kidnapped by a man calling himself the Blindfolder, he told her that she wouldn’t be killed if she managed to keep her eyes closed for 48 hours. Pieta never told anybody what happened to her and now she’s moved on with her life as best she can. But the Blindfolder is hunting down his past victims, and getting closer to Pieta every day. For Detective inspector Jody Foster the Blindfolder case feels personal, fifteen years ago she made a terrible mistake that resulted in him escaping justice, when she meets journalist Pieta and realises she was a victim, she might have found the perfect way to capture him once and for all, but it means endangering two innocent lives…
I’m sorry to say that I just didn’t get on with this one. I usually really enjoy Dorothy Koomson books but this one was a complete struggle. It didn’t hold my attention very well, the two perspectives were choppy and I didn’t connect with any of the characters, even the structure itself felt really different to her normal style. The story itself felt unbelievable and I wasn’t convinced by any of it, in parts, particularly at the end it just felt ridiculous. There was also a lot of focus on the two women’s name with the reader repeatedly reminded that ‘Jody Foster’ was with a Y so different to the actress and that Pieta is pronounced ‘Peter like the boy’ the second being repeated on what felt like every page. Quite disappointed with this one but it won’t put me off reading Dorothy’s books in future as I usually really like them.
August 4, 2019
I have read several Dorothy Koomson books previously and they have been edge of the seat stuff, this one, for me sadly wasn't.
I liked the main character of Jody and Pieta, 2 fabulously strong women very much, their stories were interesting.
I was disappointed with the reasoning behind the crime and how the books direction went towards the end.
I expected more depth from this author.
I liked the main character of Jody and Pieta, 2 fabulously strong women very much, their stories were interesting.
I was disappointed with the reasoning behind the crime and how the books direction went towards the end.
I expected more depth from this author.
November 26, 2019
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June 10, 2022
My first Dorothy Koomson book. Definitely not my last. Could not put this down
December 12, 2019
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October 26, 2019
Não é o primeiro mas não foram muitos os livros de Dorothy Koomson que li. O que sei é que gosto da escrita escorreita, sem subterfúgios, em histórias centradas em mulheres que alternadamente se dão a conhecer. Mulheres de fibra. Mulheres com um drama ou um crime por revelar e superar. Mulheres que sabem o que é o preconceito e a injustiça.
A angústia e a culpa. As duas protagonistas são dominadas por este sentir que tentam recalcar, enquanto o criminoso continua a fazer vitimas num romance que como leitora me arrebatou num crescendo até ao empolgante final, não desprovido de surpresas.
Muito fixe.
A angústia e a culpa. As duas protagonistas são dominadas por este sentir que tentam recalcar, enquanto o criminoso continua a fazer vitimas num romance que como leitora me arrebatou num crescendo até ao empolgante final, não desprovido de surpresas.
Muito fixe.
August 7, 2022
Hard to rate because on the one hand, I really enjoyed reading it for like 80% of the book but then on the other hand, the reveal of the killer/the killer’s motives made no sense, seemed super forced, and was in general just pretty ick.
How to judge a mystery that you were super invested in but then the reveal to the mystery/ending sucked?!!? Does it ruin the enjoyment of the rest of the book?!! In retrospect yeah it does a little, but I also feel like it was a solid enough mystery that she could have just written the reveal/made the killers motives better and made it a really solid book. 2.5ish I suppose??
How to judge a mystery that you were super invested in but then the reveal to the mystery/ending sucked?!!? Does it ruin the enjoyment of the rest of the book?!! In retrospect yeah it does a little, but I also feel like it was a solid enough mystery that she could have just written the reveal/made the killers motives better and made it a really solid book. 2.5ish I suppose??
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