![]() ![]() I would have found every last gimmick utterly ridiculous if the writing hadn’t also been so spot on with its prose and characters and pacing. ![]() Reviewers who were annoyed by the abundance of thriller tropes have a point. I mean, we’re told she’s in a coma, but that’s not really how comas work, right? So this is really the tip-off at the very beginning that something is going on besides the car accident that landed Amber in that state. And in the Now, she is in some kind of coma where she can hear and understand what’s happening around her, but can’t move or respond. In the Then, she’s a struggling TV producer with a horrid boss and suspicion that her husband is cheating on her. ![]() But in this instance, I promise it is done right and it enhances every sizzle and pop this fast-paced plot possesses. At this point, we mystery/thriller readers have a love/hate relationship with the past/present storytelling trope. It let me know I was always getting closer to something happening. The narrative fluctuates between Now (Boxing Day and beyond) and Then (the week before Christmas.) I liked the shorter span between the duelling timelines. I don’t know that I can write this review without spoilers, because every single aspect of the book is somehow involved in the twists & turns, but I will definitely try and give fair warning if I’m going to let something spoiler-y slip. ![]()
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