Review: The Orphans by Annemarie Neary

The Orphans by Annemarie Neary
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

t took me a while to decide what star rating I was going to give this book because I'm not 100% sure how I feel about the story.On one hand I did enjoy the mystery elements of the story but I was disappointed with the ending and there were a number of issues that were raised but left unresolved.

The story is voiced by the alternating perspectives of Jess and Ro who recounted what they remembered from their childhoods as the story which was set entirely in the present day unfolded.Jess and Ro where complex characters who had completely different personalities and if I'm honest I didn't like either of them very much.Actually all of the main characters where unlikable apart from poor baby Ruby and Maya.My problem with Jess who was a lawyer and therefore supposed to be a intelligent woman was she was such a door mat.She let everyone walk all over her from the idiot bully at work,her horrible husband,her bitch of a nanny and her psycho brother.And if you suspected that things where going missing from your home wouldn't you change the security code and the locks,I mean come on...it's not rocket science is it.

It's not a fast paced story but it is Intreguing at times.I never felt like giving up and not finishing the book and despite my mixed feelings it was a enjoyable read.

Many thanks to Random house uk/cornerstone for a arc of this book via Netgalley in exchange for a honest review