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4.5★
Inside, outside, upside down. Backwards and forwards. We meet Nicolette, ‘Nic’, living in the city, engaged to Everett, a handsome, up-and-coming lawyer, when she gets a call from her brother. Come home. Dad’s in a bad way.
“Everett is old-money Philadelphia. His whole family is that way, like old stately buildings and cobblestone and ivy."
He’s smart, loving, caring and she has been looking forward to her new life with him. Ten years ago, she had fled Cooley Ridge with not so much as a f ...more
Inside, outside, upside down. Backwards and forwards. We meet Nicolette, ‘Nic’, living in the city, engaged to Everett, a handsome, up-and-coming lawyer, when she gets a call from her brother. Come home. Dad’s in a bad way.
“Everett is old-money Philadelphia. His whole family is that way, like old stately buildings and cobblestone and ivy."
He’s smart, loving, caring and she has been looking forward to her new life with him. Ten years ago, she had fled Cooley Ridge with not so much as a f ...more
May 07, 2016
☮Karen
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I had my doubts that a story told in reverse would be able to grab and hold my attention. I'm happiest when stories are told straightforward and chronologically. But I quickly caught on and stayed fascinated through every lie revealed and every twist of the story. Things are not as they seem to be in the beginning, or should I say in the end because the end is at the beginning and the beginning is at the end. Don't worry, though, it's set up perfectly and flows at a nice pace.
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This is a fairly typical missing person mystery made unique by being unfolded in reverse. The middle section of this book begins two weeks after the girl disappears and works backward. Unlike most mysteries where the resolution is revealed weeks or months after the event, the big reveal here comes on Day 1. It was an interesting technique, but slightly confusing. Holes in the narrative seemed to be obscured by a literary slide of hand.
Meh. I'm one of the few who didn't really like this book. I think the telling in reverse was unique, I liked that about it, but there were way too many loose ends that were never addressed, never mentioned. Small details in relation to the story but I was hyper-focused on the details thinking they would be explained at some point, but they never came up again. If I knew someone reading this I would tell them not to get hung up on the details, not try to remember all the little stuff for further
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very cool book set up. couldn't put it down, but I did figure out the major plot points many chapters before the end.
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Apr 16, 2017
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I really enjoyed this. The narrative structure made it a little confusing, and I wish I could read it again to see what I missed.
Apr 20, 2016
Melanie
marked it as to-read
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Dec 08, 2016
Kathi Early
marked it as to-read
Nov 15, 2017
Tautchia
marked it as to-read
