Who I Am by Sarah SimpsonMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Wow,now this is my favourite type of thriller,compelling,intricately plotted,unreliable characters and unexpected twists and turns. A page turner that keeps you guessing and frantically turning the pages,wanting to know all the characters secrets but simultaneously not wanting the story to end.
This is the story of two women from totally different social standings,Andi who was loved and adored by her rich parents and never had to struggle for anything and Camilla who felt neglected by her parents who were poor,alcoholics. Andi and Camilla met when they were at University and struck up an unlikely friendship,becoming very close quite quickly and sharing Andi`s flat with two other girls Jo and Clara. They were young and had their whole lives ahead of them. But fate had other plans for them and one night after a graduation party in Cornwall,two of the girls went missing,presumed drowned and swept out to sea.
Years later Andi lives in Cornwall with her husband Kyle and their two young children. Camilla lives in Edinburgh,is single and is the joint owner of a restaurant. Despite being almost two decades later,both women are still haunted by events from the past.
More than one character is not who they appear to be,secrets never stay buried forever. More than one person feels they have been betrayed and want revenge but who and why?
The chapters alternate between Andi and Camilla and flip back and forth between 1999,2000 and 2017. It's a twisted tale of revenge,deception,manipulation,jealousy,friendships,love and discovering that very often the grass isn't always greener on the other side. Sometimes you should really appreciate what you already have. The characters were all vivid,well rounded and realistic,some likeable,some not so. I really loved Kyle,it made a refreshing change to read a book featuring a male character who wasn't the usual stereotypical cheat and abusive bully. There was some chapters that were voiced by some secondary characters including Kyle and Eve who we met in Sarah Simpson's previous thriller Her Greatest Mistake. This book is set six months after the shocking conclusion in Her Greatest Mistake,Eve is back at work and her son Andy is preparing to sit his GCSE`s. Both trying to move on but still affected by events from the past.
This is a mesmerising,enthralling psychological thriller. You really have to concentrate while you read this story due to the constant flipping back and forth in time. The chapters are clearly marked with the year that chapter is set in and which character that chapter is about.Sarah Simpson's words flow with ease,captivating the reader and drawing you into her characters fictional worlds.Amazing book,worth far more than five stars and highly recommended by little old me.
AUTHOR BIO
Her Greatest Mistake is Sarah’s debut novel and this reached 16 in the overall UK Kindle chart and achieved a best-seller flag within the specific genre. It also reached the top 10 in both Australia and Canada and again achieved the best-seller flag.
Her second psychological novel - Who I Am will be released 6th November, 2018 and is now available for pre-order.
Sarah has a first class honours degree in psychology with post-graduate qualifications. She is relatively late to the writing scene, despite a love of books and writing from when she was very young, it wasn’t until 2016 that she sat down to put pen to paper. Her Greatest Mistake was then some twelve months in creation, followed by some vigorous re-writing. In June 2017, she signed with her current agent Broo Doherty and shortly after was offered a three book publishing contract with Aria, Head of Zeus.
Sarah now lives in a small coastal town in beautiful Cornwall with her husband, three children, german shepherd and cat.
Visit Sarah at: https://sarahsimpsonauthor.com
PUBLICATION DATE : 6th November 2018
PUBLISHER : Aria
GENRE : Psychological thriller
PURCHASE LINK...
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Who-Am-psychological-thriller-stunning-ebook/dp/B07FVMWXKY/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1541420453&sr=1-2
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