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A review by kerryppayne
Her Name Was Rose by Claire Allan
3.0
Rose looks like she has the perfect life, a beautiful house, a wonderful husband and child, and a job she loves. And then a hit and run takes her life, while Emily watches on. Emily see’s what she left behind, and unable to move on, decides to take Roses place; but even the most perfect looking life holds secrets.
This book was okay. It is a domestic thriller, and the writing was good and easy to work through, but for me this book fell flat. I did enjoy the POV in this book, it made me question what I was reading, the narrators felt unreliable and I was second guessing everything that was assumed as fact. My biggest issue was the characters however, they were just not likeable. Cian came across as too much, and he gave me creepy vibes, but not in a good, I’m-interested-the-way-your-mind-works way. Emily was simply a character I couldn’t warm up too, she was desperate, stupid and generally quite annoying; but even so, I was mildly interested to see how the book turned out for her. I struggled to finish this book, there wasn’t anything I could pick out that was memorable, and there wasn’t enough suspense to make me want to keep picking it up. Overall, an average book, with a less than satisfying twist.
This book was okay. It is a domestic thriller, and the writing was good and easy to work through, but for me this book fell flat. I did enjoy the POV in this book, it made me question what I was reading, the narrators felt unreliable and I was second guessing everything that was assumed as fact. My biggest issue was the characters however, they were just not likeable. Cian came across as too much, and he gave me creepy vibes, but not in a good, I’m-interested-the-way-your-mind-works way. Emily was simply a character I couldn’t warm up too, she was desperate, stupid and generally quite annoying; but even so, I was mildly interested to see how the book turned out for her. I struggled to finish this book, there wasn’t anything I could pick out that was memorable, and there wasn’t enough suspense to make me want to keep picking it up. Overall, an average book, with a less than satisfying twist.