Review: She's Not There by Joy Fielding

I loved this! I couldn't put it down! It took a couple of pages for the story to set itself up, but once the mystery and suspense began, I couldn't stop reading it until I was finished.

Caroline doesn't know if she will ever find out what happened to her two year old daughter, who was kidnapped while they were on holiday in Mexico. I like the fact that the story flits between the past and the present, as this means that we are able to find out exactly what happened a bit at a time.

There is also a shocking twist at the end that I definitely did not see coming, but it wrapped up the story nicely. The one thing I would say about this book is that it ended kind of abruptly. The story sort of wraps up and ends in the space of a couple of pages, and while the ending is good, it seemed a bit rushed.

I would definitely recommend this if you're a fan of suspenseful mystery/crime books, it was great!

Review: The Perfect Victim by Corrie Jackson

This book was incredible. There were so many twists and turns that it is impossible to be bored. This book kept me guessing right until the very end, and even then it turns out that I had the completely wrong idea.

When her best friend Charlie Swift is accused of murdering Sabrina Hobbs, Sophie Kent goes out of her way to prove his innocence. Sophie was such an interesting character, and discovering the details of the case along with her is definitely what made this book interesting.

Probably the most questionable character was definitely Charlie's wife, Emily. The way she is written means that you spend most of your time trying to figure out what her deal is, and by the time you do, you find out something else that completely changes your mind.

This story was thrilling and original - I could certainly have never predicted the end. You can't really ask much more of a crime novel than that.

Review: Norma by Sofi Oksanen

I was so excited to read this book because I thought the idea of it sounded so original and interesting, but honestly, I don't really get it. At all. The whole time I was reading it I was waiting for the 'Ah, I get it!' moment, but that never came, and having just finished the book, I still don't really understand what it was about or what happened.

The way it was written was also confusing - it jumped back and forth between various characters with no real way to tell who's point of view it was, and this made the story incredibly difficult to follow.

It is a gorgeous book, there's that to be said for it. The cover is absolutely beautiful, and one of the reasons that I was so excited to read it, but unfortunately the story just wasn't for me.