What a damn fun ride! This was so fast-paced and twisty and *constantly* had me guessing.

This book doesn’t get bogged down in the “my daughter is alive” plot, as these stories are wont to do. Instead CJ Tudor jumps right into action and starts spitting out puzzle pieces left and right! It’s not about proving to the cops that Izzy is alive, it’s about finding her where she’s currently at, and figuring out who has a part to play here.

There’s also a really fun speculative element woven throughout this story that I really enjoyed! I love trying to guess whether a thriller is contemporary or paranormal and this kept me guessing.

The pacing of the final act is the only thing that kept this from being a 5 star read. The speculative element was fairly well executed and you can see all the breadcrumbs laid, but CJ Tudor rushed to overexplain everything at the climax and it was too much, too fast. A little more time and finesse could’ve taken that final act from cheesy to mindblowing.

This was still a hella enjoyable read though, and feels like a definite step up from The Chalk Man! It’s fast, compelling, and kept me guessing - and that’s all I want in a thriller. Cue me adding CJ Tudor to my thriller autobuy list

Really good concept but did not like the paranormal extraworldly twist

Told from the point of view of three characters whose past will haunt you as well as it does them. There is Gabe, whose wife and daughter were killed – only Gabe is sure he saw his daughter alive and has been searching for 3 years. There is Kate who also has a tragic loss in her past, and then there is Fran and her daughter Alice who are running for their lives. The Other People is a creepy, eerie thriller that you will devour in one sitting.

CJ Tudor’s 3rd book. A psychological thriller that was difficult to put down. I felt that the supernatural aspect was unnecessary in this story line and didn’t really fit in. Interesting topic but too far-fetched at times and how the two major characters meet is way too much of a coincidence. Overall 3.5 ⭐️stars.

2.5 stars

Antes de mais nada, quero só dizer que gostei imenso deste livro, até mesmo ao final.
Estava extremamente curiosa para descobrir o que se passava e não conseguia imaginar uma explicação plausível para os acontecimentos do livro.
Infelizmente, a autora também não conseguiu encontrar uma explicação a tempo, porque o final é uma surpresa sobrenatural.
Não me interpretem mal, gosto bastante de thrillers sobrenaturais, mas este livro só o é nas últimas páginas, o que estragou um bocado a história do meu ponto de vista.

"None of us know, until pushed, what our limits truly are"

This book had me hooked from the very beginning. I've read and enjoyed both of C.J. Tudor's previous books, but for me this one was on a whole new level

We follow Gabe a man who, three years ago, received a phone call telling him his wife and young daughter had been murdered: except, on the drive home, he sees his daughter in the back of a car he doesn't recognise. This sets him on a journey of vengeance and obsession to prove that the little girl found dead wasn't his daughter, and that she is still alive somewhere

The short snappy chapters and vague, tantalising details made it so I couldn't put this book down. Flitting between POVs also kept the momentum up, while ensuring we couldn't grow too attached to any one character in particular before returning to the others

As with Tudor's previous books, the mysteries are established and gradually reveled expertly. We find snippets of information out exactly as and when we need to, building to the small and big reveals

Parts of this are a bit gruesome, in regards to corpses and crime scenes, but nothing too bad. I would warn for child death, spouse death, parental death, murder, and general grief

*This book was sent to me by the publisher in exchange for an honest review*