Psychological

Honestly this book had promise. But I fell asleep so many times and had to restart and backtrack so many times that I just cannot rate it above a three. I know that a girl happened across another girl on a bridge, suicide occurs, and the rest is repercussions of somebody’s suicide and giving something away unexpectedly.
That’s pretty much all I can give you on this book. ( )

Goodreads Synopsis: A strange encounter…

Neve comes across a troubled woman called Isabelle on Waterloo Bridge late one night. Isabelle forces a parcel into Neve’s hands and jumps to her death in the icy Thames below.

An unexpected gift…

Two weeks later, as Neve’s wreck of a life in London collapses, an unexpected lifeline falls into her lap – a charming cottage in Cornwall left to her by Isabelle, the woman on the bridge. The solution to all her problems.

A Twisted secret…

But when Neve arrives, alone in the dark woods late one night, she finds a sinister-looking bungalow with bars across its windows. And her dream home quickly becomes her worst nightmare – a house hiding a twisted secret that will

change her life forever…



My Review:

Neve is reeling after breaking up with her boyfriend six weeks before, an sleeping on her sisters couch. What is she doing with her life? Everyone loves to remind her that she’s thirty now, like that’s supposed to mean something. And now? She’s hallucinating.

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Really great creepy suspense/thriller. It really kept me guessing! ( )

Neve Carey is walking home across Waterloo Bridge. She stops to help a troubled looking young woman. The woman asks Neve her name, gives her a parcel then commits suicide by jumping off the bridge. Two weeks later Neve finds out that the woman on the bridge has left her a cottage in Cornwall.

I do love a thriller and with this books title it seemed right up my street. The reader follows Neve who is down on her luck unexpectedly gaining a cottage and things not really going to plan. In true thriller fashion there are secrets to be discovered.

The story simmered along leading up to a final twist, all becomes clear. The trouble I find with thrillers is that they can plod along and the reader waits for that twist. The twist is either draw dropping or predictable. For me the twist didn't surprise and was quite straight forward.

I enjoyed the book. It was a quick read for me, past a couple of hours. It didnt wow me but I enjoyed it for what it was. ( )