sadiaa's reviews
177 reviews

The narrative was slow paced and I felt like there could have been alot of 'fluff' that could have been edited out to speed up the story as i did find myself constantly checking how much of the story I had left. There were twists and turns and I did not see the ending coming when we finally find out who killed her and why.

The protagonist (Georgie's) constant demonising and belittling of the women around her particularly to Sadie and Kate made me want to put the book down multiple times, it was insufferable. Also her blind belief in her son and her insistence that he couldn't have done it was infuriating, there seemed to be no doubt in her mind that her son could could have been Lauren's killer and that Lauren had to have done something wrong. The author does a great job at creating characters which you love to hate 

The epilogue was a bit random but I guess its to show the transformation of Georgie's character into someone who speaks her mind rather than stay silent(maybe?). 
Ultimately I'd recommend this if you're looking to read a murder mystery, but I'd warn you to prepare to be frustrated by it.

Pros
Interesting oremise - reminiscent of the handmaids tale
Loved the short chapters
Was fast paced, read it in a day

Cons
Second half of the book was lacking, not sure I understood the ending

so Patrick saves the day, but all we know is that he went into the building and ran out as the building was being locked down and was shot by a rooftop sniper but I'm confused on what Patrick actually did.

 
Also I know this is based on jeans story, but I would've liked to have known more about Patrick, his perspective

working for the administration whilst also being a part of the resistance, trying to bring them down

Nostalgic and iconic