Celia WaldenRecensioni

This was a bit odd. There are chapters from the perspectives of various characters, but perhaps the most prominent is that of Colette the tech consultant, who charges large amounts of money to come and sort out things like forgotten passwords, shattered screens and parental controls, all things which I personally have no difficulty managing myself (and my children would tell you I am no tech wizard, and I'm older than most of the people portrayed here as being dependent on Colette). Having spent a fortune on her services they are always asking if they can get the screen fixed rather than getting a whole new device, which seemed like a bizarre set of attitudes to spending.

Lots of Colette's clients are clustered in a particular London square and they all have secrets and most have reasons to dislike new tenant Leila, but who killed her...? There were a lot of 'issues' going on here, some of which were not particularly developed - what was the point of all that stuff about Colette's mother? and there was at least one character who needed therapy asap. There was a fair amount of clever misdirection, but I was underwhelmed overall and never felt particularly invested.½

Addison Square is a lovely place to live, large Georgian houses and a block of flats, all with access to leafy garden. For the wealthy professional who live there, their lives are private and seemingly content but that is not the case. IT consultant Collette works for many on the Square, anonymous and capable she fixed technology and wifi but is party to all their guilty secrets. When a new resident Leila Mercheri arrives she also learns a lot of secrets but Leila doesn't hide her knowledge.
This is a great little escapist book. The plot is actually quite tight and with lots of little twists along the way. Yes, many of the characters are one dimensional but it's a speedy read that bounces along and keeps the reader hooked. For that reason I would heartily recommend it.

Las tres juntas deciden hacer justicia por sus propias manos. A cada una de ellas, él les había hecho daño. Debía pagar de una vez. Pero descubrirán que nada es tan claro y el plan se descontrola. Debían detenerlo y destruirlo... ¿a cualquier precio?
El evento de la empresa está llegando a su fin. Las tres mujeres han bebido demasiado e inesperadamente se están confesando secretos. Terribles verdades sobre Jamie, el socio y "chico de oro" de la empresa, que revelan cómo ese miserable las ha maltratado aprovechando su poder y su éxito. Hasta ese día ellas apenas se conocían, pero ahora les une la furia y la venganza. Juran hacer justicia. Ha llegado la hora de pagar. Pero a medida que entran en acción, el plan se descontrola y corren el riesgo de perderlo todo, sus carreras, sus relaciones y su integridad. Comienzan a dudar de ellas mismas y entre ellas. Después de todo hay más de un lado de cada historia. ¿Es Jamie un monstruo o hay algo aún más turbio e insospechado en todo el plan? ¿Fue un error confiar cada una en las demás? Ahora no hay vuelta atrás, han jugado todas las cartas, y quizás no era esto lo que buscaban. ¿O sí?