enjoyed it

the story was very good , but so much missing ,Violet the main character is complicated person ,life as a child as difficult , but the ending was so disappointing , infarct i didn't quite understand the ending , unless I missed something that is .

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Loved it

Beautifully read by the narrator great story throughly enjoyed the book drawn I by the characters and love for Maria. 5 stars didn't want to stop reading
🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Don't want to give story away so don't want to say too much loved the way flicked back to her childhood

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Very good book

I loved it but wished a few of the unexplained things were cleared up by the end. I was happy they all got away and had a nice life though.

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Not an easy listen.

Without giving too much away this is not easy to listen to. It is a clever story, well presented, but it is just really depressing. I feel that there could've been so much more, and I really did not enjoy the ending.

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Excellent! dark, suspenseful, realistic…

Laura wake has written a very clever storyline which after only a few sentences of reading, I didn’t want to put down. The main character, although committing the crime of kidnap, is still extremely likeable and I found myself routing for her often. Feeling many emotions triggered by the story I almost cried in more than one occasion and I loved the visual descriptions which made it very easy to picture the scene. The narrator was well suited to the role and really did this story justice. I cannot wait for Wake’s second novel to become available, she has such an extraordinary talent.

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A Hidden Gem

This book was funny , sad , harrowing , violent and happy,in no particular order flitting from chapter to chapter. I became totally invested in Violet, on her side all the way.

This was a strange and beautiful Novel

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Had potential

This had the potential to be a really good story but, as others have said, too many holes and unanswered questions, like, why doesn’t violet have a mobile phone? What happened at school in detentions? We’re the police actually looking for them? Did she imagine the Tricia show couple? It’s like the author got bored of writing it.

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Disappointing

Found this book really slow. Kept waiting for something exciting to happen, but was left feeling a bit bored. Don't think I can recommend. Narrator was excellent though

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I want more!

This was a fantastic story with multiple levels and interesting takes and explorations into mental health. However, as many of my fellow reviewers have mentioned, there are so many loose ends.
*spoilers ahead*
Why did Violet hallucinate the Trisha couple on the boat? Was it sleep deprivation or more? Did the real Maria in fact die because of the neglect of Violet and Lisa? Did Violet then kidnap another little girl, another “Maria” from the Trisha couple? What happened with the lunchtime detentions with the sociopathic teacher? Why was Violet estranged from her parents? Plus about 10000 other unanswered questions. It could be that this is the start of a series and I really hope so, because I enjoyed this book so much! It sort of reminded me of my favourite series “Sweet Pea” by CJ Skuse… if you haven’t read that and enjoyed this, definitely check that one out too!

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Didn’t want to like it

But got sucked in. It was quite sad at times and almost hopeless steering towards a bad ending or unpleasant climax but it was surprisingly captivating. The narrator was a big part of it to bring the story across. I was wondering about a lot of the loose ends along the way but it wasn’t bothering me finally as I think it was meant to be happening in our heads what to make of it. I hope there will be more from the author but it’s not an easy success to follow I guess. I’d definitely be on the waiting list though.

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