Review: Where She Went by B.E.Jones

Where She Went by B.E. Jones
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My Son and Daughter occasionally have a playful argument over the fact that you cannot wake up dead but that is exactly what happens to tv reporter Melanie Black.She wakes up one morning in the bed of a strange man,this is not exactly a rare occurrence in Melanie`s life but then something very unusual happens.... he completely ignores her.Things get even stranger when his wife comes in with a cup of tea and also ignores her,that is when Melanie realises the shocking truth....she is obviously dead.

Is the man next to her her murderer and is her body?

As Melanie begins to pierce together the last days of her life and the circumstances that lead up to her death it becomes clear that she has to decide between bringing her killer to justice or wrecking her own punishment on the man who killer her.

This very different thriller is voiced entirely by Melanie who is not exactly a very likeable character,actually most of the characters in this book are not very likeable for various reasons.I thought the idea of the lead character being a ghost or spirit was unique and clever and I enjoyed being part of Melanie`s journey as she learned to adapt to her new life and use her newly discovered abilities to her advantage.It is definitely a story that pushes the boundaries of credibility at times and it is best to just keep a open mind and not over think what you are reading.A lot of the chapters are quite long and in some of the chapters there is flashback scenes of the memories from a characters past.I found some of these flashback sections frustrating at times because I felt they interrupted the flow of the story.

The book is well written,the premise is unique,the characters are well developed and there is a completely unexpected twist towards the end of the story.I think that this book could generate some interesting discussions if it was read in a book group because of some of the issues that are raised throughout the story.

Many thanks to little Brown book group/constable for a arc of this book via netgalley in exchange for a honest review