Behind Her Eyes
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By Sarah Pinborough
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Don’t Trust This Book Don’t Trust These People Don’t Trust Yourself And whatever you do, DON’T give away that ending… *Now a major new Netflix series* Louise Since her husband walked out, Louise has made her son her world, supporting them both with her part-time job. But all that changes when she meets… David Young, successful and charming – Louise cannot believe a man like him would look at her twice let alone be attracted to her. But that all comes to a grinding halt when she meets his wife… Adele Beautiful, elegant and sweet – Louise’s new friend seems perfect in every way. As she becomes obsessed by this flawless couple, entangled in the intricate web of their marriage, they each, in turn, reach out to her. But only when she gets to know them both does she begin to see the cracks… Is David really the man she thought she knew and is Adele as vulnerable as she appears?Just what terrible secrets are they both hiding and how far will they go to keep them?
‘Bloody brilliant’ Stephen King ‘Piledriver domestic thriller with pull-the-rug-out ending’ Ian Rankin (on Twitter) ‘A dark, electrifying page-turner with a corker of an ending’ Harlan Coben ‘This year’s must-read thriller’ Evening Standard ‘The most unsettling thriller of the year… Read it now before someone spoils the ending for you’ John Connolly ‘Everyone will be talking about this book’ Stylist ‘Masterful writing that crackles with tension, before detonating that ending’ Angela Clarke ‘One of the best endings to a book’ Prima ‘Just when you think you’ve nailed it, Pinborough pulls the rug out from underneath you’ Sam Baker ‘The ending’s a shocker that makes you want to read the novel all over again’ Woman and Home TweetReviews
Behind Her Eyes was a difficult book to get into but, once there, the majority of our members really enjoyed.
We found the beginning parts quite slow and tedious and it was difficult to keep track of who was who and what time zone we were in. None of the characters were particularly likeable and David seemed an almost shadowy figure compared to the others. However we found the story as a whole unusual and interesting and we all thought the twist at the end was particularly clever and unexpected.
We all thought it was well written but it was suggested that perhaps it had been written “backwards” i.e. the author had started with an ending and then written the rest of it.
We thought it was cleverly marketed and the cover was particularly striking and would have tempted us to buy off the shelf.
All in all we enjoyed it and gave it an average mark of 6 out of 10.
