review by showhost
I really can’t make up my mind about this book. Although it was a kind of psychological
thriller it was really frustrating, I really wanted Grace to do something more &
stop being so pathetic – take them down to the basement. I may be being really
harsh but thought there was some other way of dealing with it.
Also the ending was a little weak bearing in mind the
excellent forensic work that can be done would find hairs etc from Grace &
her paintings. Too many but & whys
for the end.
Grace is in what appears to be a perfect marriage with
Jack. They seem to adore each other,
Jack is a perfect husband – too perfect.
He never leaves her side, she never has coffee with her friends unless
Jack is there. She gives up her job and
stays at home. Getting the picture? Yes a controlling abusive husband.
Grace also has a sister with mental problems, Millie. Millie is in a home being paid for by
Jack. Millie is due to join Grace in
their new home when she is 18. Jack has
prepared a room for Millie but not the kind of room she was hoping for.
Grace needs to do something before this time, she can’t have
Millie put in that sort of danger. But
she is foiled by Jack everytime she tries to shout for help. He has told people she is mentally unstable
and sent her parents to New Zealand.
I don’t get why he chose her anyway? It was all too simple
and contrite – nowhere near as good as Claire Mackintosh (or even Girl on a
Train).
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