Lies Between Us by Ronnie Turner
Published 1st October 2018 e-book & audiobook
13th December 2018 paperback
13th December 2018 paperback
Published by HQ Digital
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
Genre: Mystery & Thrillers
I feel extremely honoured to be part of the blog tour showcasing an extraordinary debut novel by the lovely Ronnie Turner. The planning of this novel must have taken oh, I cannot imagine how many hours. My sincere thanks to Ronnie and HQ for the opportunity to read and review an advance copy. I am proud to be shouting loudly to promote a book written by a lady who has done so much to promote other people's books.
Book Description:
Will they ever learn the truth?
Three people, leading very different lives, are about to be brought together – with devastating consequences . . .
John has a perfect life, until the day his daughter goes missing.
Maisie cares for her patients, but hides her own traumatic past.
Miller should be an innocent child, but is obsessed with something he can’t have.
They all have something in common, though none of them know it – and the truth won’t stay hidden for long . . .
My Review:
I have been looking forward to reading Ronnie's debut novel from the moment I found out about it, and I was not in the slightest bit disappointed. It's quite a complex presentation for a novel, with 3 seeming separate threads of story going on each with vastly different characters, content and timescales. It takes a few chapters to get into but I would strongly recommend people to stick with it as all will become clear. My problem with the book was not one I can criticise the author for, just myself. In fact it is as a compliment to the author - my brain was constantly looking for the connection between the threads even when I had put the book down; the clues were so subtly there somewhere that I seemed to be missing them! This book had well and truly got under my skin and into my grey cells.
The characters were so diverse in this novel; Miller was so evil for a child it made for some very unsettling scenes; John and Julia really didn't deserve the pain caused by the abduction of their daughter as they're such loving parents - I physically felt the despair they were going through due to the excellent way their scenes were written; and Maisie, I wasn't sure about at first. A bit of an enigma who fell under my suspicious spotlight until I understood what she was hiding.
The pace of this book is so clever as the fibres of the story are eked out perfectly to the end without becoming negatively frustrating. I wanted to know the answers yet I didn't want the story to end.
As a debut novel this is mightily impressive and I am so excited to know what Ronnie has in store for us in future.
I have been looking forward to reading Ronnie's debut novel from the moment I found out about it, and I was not in the slightest bit disappointed. It's quite a complex presentation for a novel, with 3 seeming separate threads of story going on each with vastly different characters, content and timescales. It takes a few chapters to get into but I would strongly recommend people to stick with it as all will become clear. My problem with the book was not one I can criticise the author for, just myself. In fact it is as a compliment to the author - my brain was constantly looking for the connection between the threads even when I had put the book down; the clues were so subtly there somewhere that I seemed to be missing them! This book had well and truly got under my skin and into my grey cells.
The characters were so diverse in this novel; Miller was so evil for a child it made for some very unsettling scenes; John and Julia really didn't deserve the pain caused by the abduction of their daughter as they're such loving parents - I physically felt the despair they were going through due to the excellent way their scenes were written; and Maisie, I wasn't sure about at first. A bit of an enigma who fell under my suspicious spotlight until I understood what she was hiding.
The pace of this book is so clever as the fibres of the story are eked out perfectly to the end without becoming negatively frustrating. I wanted to know the answers yet I didn't want the story to end.
As a debut novel this is mightily impressive and I am so excited to know what Ronnie has in store for us in future.
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About the Author:
Ronnie Turner grew up in Cornwall, the youngest in a large family. At an early age, she discovered a love of literature and dreamed of being a published author. Ronnie now lives in Dorset with her family and three dogs. In her spare time, she reviews books on her blog and enjoys long walks on the coast. She is currently working on her second novel.
Twitter: @Ronnie_Turner
Blog: https://ronnieturner.wordpress.com/
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This sounds really good.
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