gemelizabeth's reviews
177 reviews

'A moving and masterful novel about sex, death, passion and prejudice in a sleepy village in the south of France'
the perfect get away read, escape in the beauty of these pages and float away...

A three-act tragedy meets a masterly plotted thriller in this propulsive story about the search for normality, a couple’s uneasy journey to commitment, and how the ghosts of the past wreak havoc on both.

Haunted and haunting…brilliant brilliant book!

Animal by Lisa Taddeo

Oooh my, this was one of those books that I had to split through several sittings, not because it wasn’t gorgeous and tempting and rich with colour and taste but because sitting in someone’s mind and slowly witnessing them turn from prey to predator in this male dominated world was so fresh and raw and dark as hell it spun me out.
Taddeo’s writing is mesmerising, her fiction debut is a fucking masterpiece.

Trigger warnings: rape, sexual assault, miscarriage, paedophilia, car crash, drug abuse and suicide.

Synopsis –
‘Joan has spent a lifetime enduring the cruel acts of men. But when one of them commits a shocking act of violence in front of her, she flees New York City in search of Alice, the only person alive who can help her make sense of her past. In the sweltering hills above Los Angeles, Joan unravels the horrific event she witnessed as a child—that has haunted her every waking moment—while forging the power to finally strike back.’

This One Sky Day is a wonderfully immersive read, you could easily float through these pages for days feeling perfectly happy and content.
I thoroughly enjoyed this five star read.