Genre: Crime/Mystery
Synopsis: Mila has an exceptional talent for reading a room—sensing hidden facts and unspoken emotions from clues that others overlook. So when her father’s best friend, Matthew, goes missing from his upstate New York home, Mila and her beloved father travel from London to find him. She collects information about Matthew from his belongings, from his wife and baby, from the dog he left behind and from the ghosts of his past—slowly piecing together the story everyone else has missed. But just when she’s closest to solving the mystery, a shocking betrayal calls into question her trust in the one person she thought she could read best.
This is a book I wouldn't suggest you to buy judging by it's synopsis. I made that mistake. The book got lots of reviews. One whole page of good reviews. Honestly, I found the book pretty boring. Maybe because I`m not a huge fan of details. Although, I would compliment the author on her style of writing. This is the first book where I found the style of writing completely different from any other novels I`ve read. The dialogue writing surprised me.
Writing a book is not a piece of cake. There are so many different forms, styles, ways of putting the image you have in your head on paper. Beginning it right , ending it perfectly, so that the reader is satisfied with what he/she just read and begs for a sequel. - This was just something I really wanted to say. Not related to the book review in any way.
Anyway, back to the book. If you don't like reading about what the character, Mila (apparently named after her dog) eats for breakfast, lunch and dinner then you can skit all the chapters up till chapter 15. Chapter 16 is where the story really begins. Now, I know that the synopsis makes you wanna buy this book, but think twice. You may or may not like it, taste differs after all. But the book talks about so many things, it's like beating around the bush. Actually, I skipped a few pages. Part of me wanted to finish the book as quickly as possible but a part of me also thought it isn't right reading a book just for the sake of it. So I tried my best not to tear it apart, but patiently finish it.
I`m trying not to be rude here, but I guess I`m failing. She did win an award for this book and many reviews, as I mentioned before. I`m going to post some of the reviews here. But, only the ones I completely agree with.
THE REVIEWS:
Teeming with complex adult problems—infidelity, marital collapse, the death of a child—this thought-provoking coming-of-age story requires that readers be at least as mature as Mila as she confronts unpleasant truths. … Mila’s sharp observations of the people she meets and the winter landscape add a fresh, poetic aura to her discoveries and the novel as a whole.” —Publishers Weekly starred review
A brilliant depiction of the complexity of human relationships in a story that's at once contemplative and suspenseful
Having said all this, I adive you not to buy a book based on what others think, it's their individual opinion. Opinions differ.
X Happy Reading, folks! X
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