I received an ARC of this book from the publisher in exchange for a review. This did not effect my opinions of the book, or the review itself.
"Be careful what you assume, is what I'd say to that. Be very careful. I should know."
Rachel Jenner's son Ben is missing. This readers know this from the start; Rachel tells us directly. But that is all we truly know.
What She Knew explores exactly that-what can we truly ever know, about ourselves, about those we love? Every character has something in their past or present yet to be revealed. If we can lie to others, others can lie to us. While the story is ostensibly the hunt for a missing child, and all the emotional and professional turmoil that entails, it is also the story of what it means to be human, to be family, to be a best friend, to be a mother. It is a cautionary tale to assume nothing.
What She Knew is also a suspenseful mystery with a well-done plot twist ending, and a book that utilizes the format of social media and book and newspaper excerpts well. This is a read I would definitely recommend.
I love a good mystery and definitely one with a great plot twist! Going to add this one to my to read list now. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad! It really kept me on my toes, lots of great twists.
DeleteA thing that I look for in a mystery novel is the good twist at the end. If I can see where the plot is going, I can't keep my interest. Luckily, this sounds like a well-written mystery, so I'll give it a try :)
ReplyDeleteAeriko @ The Reading Armchair
I love good twists in my mysteries too, and this one has a lot of them!
DeleteI picked this up at the bookstore and then put it back down. Missing children stories are just way too disturbing to me!!! But now your review has given me FOMO...
ReplyDeleteJen @ YA Romantics
I usually have trouble with missing child stories too, I've only read a few, but this one was really well-written, and once I started reading it, I had to find out what happened.
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