If she could rewind the timeline, untwist it and roll it back the other way like a ball of wool, she’d see the knots in the yarn, the warning signs. Now, Laurel Mack’s life is very different: her marriage fell apart years ago and her relationship with her remaining children is tenuous. My wife read this about a month before I did and I looked forward to our nightly rehash sessions of the section I read that day.

i still havent figured out how im going to reward myself for a correct prediction - the game is a work in progress - so suggestions are welcome.

Don't even get me started on characters getting all psychic all of a sudden about things that were happening or that they had a "feeling" about plus the character who sees auras. Then Laurel is introduced to his little girl: Poppy, and she is dumbfounded to discover that Poppy bears a striking resemblance to Ellie, her Ellie. maybe i wont be playing the whole ‘predict what happens based on the synopsis only’ game because it turns out i only got 1 out of 4 guesses right and its not a good look for my ego.

Her emergence from a tortuous state of limbo and her fierce determination to get to the truth, and begin truly living life again was an amazing transformation. Floyd is the second loser in this lovely cast; when he discovers the true origins of his daughter, Poppy, he stalks Laurel, engineers a meeting with her and eventually falls for her. Laurel usually doesn't take chances, but after the last clue in Ellie's case was discovered, Laurel is ready to put her life back on track. S. Geological Survey, leading to “immediate suspension of the National Volcano Early Warning System,” and there’s always someone around looking to monetize the natural disaster and the sasquatch-y onslaught that follows. Lisa is a New York Times and Sunday Times number one bestselling author who has been published worldwide in over twenty-five languages.Someone once mooted the theory that Hanna felt too guilty to have a boyfriend because her little sister would never have one. Then She Was Gone was fine as an undemanding beach thriller, but I wouldn't recommend it for readers looking for something new and innovative. Every moment presented itself to her like a gift and said, Here I am, another perfect moment, just look at me, can you believe how lovely I am? To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Disclaimer: I bloody love Lisa Jewell as a person - she's so nice and generous and supportive to readers and authors alike.