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A review by zoer03
The Other Half by Charlotte Vassell
3.0
Right where to start with this one…. I am in two minds about this book, one I found it gripping and the mystery interesting. But at the same time I couldn’t get my head around the fact of why the hell should I care about what happens to these people… I found myself being confused with what was going on… why the police didn’t really feel like the police, also it all just felt a bit off. I get that there’s a lot of trauma to get through in this, but some of the stuff that is mentioned by the characters just didn’t really give me much emotion, also Nell I do feel some sympathy for as in she had to deal with the most narcissistic, gaslighting controlling and obsessive stalkerific friend/ boyfriend (he wishes actually more than that in his creepy deluded mind) and this is where I just felt a bit lost and irritated. I have given it 3 stars because though I wish I could give it more I just can’t because I like it but at the same time I find it mildly perplexing and frustrating because I can see how good it could be. There’s not enough for me to feel anything either sympathy or find anything amusing. I am just a bit confused as to the whole point of the book.