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The Fear by CL Taylor
400 pages
Avon Books
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‘Grabs you by the metaphorical throat right from the start and doesn’t let up until the end.’ Heat
Lou Smith is used to being headline news as, aged seventeen, she ran away with her 37-year-old teacher, Mike, during a short-lived affair.
Now 32, Lou’s life is in tatters – and she resolves to return home to confront Mike for the damage he has caused. But she soon finds that Mike is unchanged, and is now grooming a young 15-year-old girl called Chloe.
Determined to make sure that history doesn’t repeat itself, Lou decides to take matters into her own hands. But Mike is a predator of the worst kind, and as she tries to bring him to justice, it’s clear that Lou could once again become his prey…
The million copy Sunday Times bestseller returns with a taut, compelling psychological thriller that will have you glued to the edge of your seat
My thoughts:
The subject matter for this novel is potentially very sensitive, but Cally Taylor has written this novel in a manner which makes it quite inoffensive. There are three women of different ages featuring strongly in this story which relates how each woman gets involved with the same man. Lou's experience with him has left her emotionally scarred and afraid to commit to anyone for long, Wendy was married to him until things went horribly wrong and Chloe is currently smitten with him.
Parts of this book could have been uncomfortable to read were it not for the author's ability to put you in the character's shoes so well that you can understand exactly how Mike has captured their attention. The three women really don't click to begin with but as the story progresses and they find that they need to work together to get justice for each other. None of them fully trusts each other until Mike's actions prove to them that he has lied, cheated and deceived all of them in order to get what he wants.
The criminal side of the story cleverly takes a back seat whilst still making its presence felt in the background with the whole novel being more about the effects men such as Mike have on their victims and how these women will never be the same again, even many years on.
Without giving away any of the plot, I was extremely impressed by the ultimate twist in the tale - one that I really wasn't expecting and left me retrieving my jaw from the floor and my eyebrows from the ceiling. Absolutely brilliant.
Cally Taylor continues to go from strength to strength with each novel she writes, which can only bode well for the future. What date is the next one due out....?
Parts of this book could have been uncomfortable to read were it not for the author's ability to put you in the character's shoes so well that you can understand exactly how Mike has captured their attention. The three women really don't click to begin with but as the story progresses and they find that they need to work together to get justice for each other. None of them fully trusts each other until Mike's actions prove to them that he has lied, cheated and deceived all of them in order to get what he wants.
The criminal side of the story cleverly takes a back seat whilst still making its presence felt in the background with the whole novel being more about the effects men such as Mike have on their victims and how these women will never be the same again, even many years on.
Without giving away any of the plot, I was extremely impressed by the ultimate twist in the tale - one that I really wasn't expecting and left me retrieving my jaw from the floor and my eyebrows from the ceiling. Absolutely brilliant.
Cally Taylor continues to go from strength to strength with each novel she writes, which can only bode well for the future. What date is the next one due out....?
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