Wow.
I have seen Mystic River and Shutter Island (and read the latter - quite different!), and they both left me freaked out, so I was a little nervous about reading this one. However, it was one of those books giving me anxiety because it was still on my shelf from being on my list to read last summer, so in I bravely delved.
I could not put it down. What started out as what I thought would be another poor victimized woman manipulated by men and doubt and fear of insanity became so much more. Typical for Lehane, there are twists and turns and quite a convoluted story. But so worth it.
This book also has one of the best opening lines EVER. Wow.
But I repeat myself. I don't want to say too much here, but this is a mystery, a self-discovery, a thriller, a keep you up at night once you get into it story. Very well done - I did have a few questions about a few plot points, but can't even ask them without spoiling. Rachel is a great and complicated character. I would totally read a sequel - if there was one....... the ending is left wide open so you really can only imagine what will happen next! At first I was shocked by its suddenness; in retrospect, I kinda like it. Well done.
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