#BlogTour: Close Your Eyes by Darren O’Sullivan @darrensully @joe_thomas25 @HQstories @HQDigitalUK

Book Blurb:

Close your eyes…and count to ten.

‘I was gripped by this taut and emotional thriller.’ Louise Jensen, author of The Sister.

He doesn’t know his name. He doesn’t know his secret.

When Daniel woke up from a coma he had no recollection of the life he lived before. Now, fourteen years later, he’s being forced to remember.

A phone call in the middle of the night demands he return what he stole – but Daniel has no idea what it could be, or who the person on the other end is. He has been given one warning, if he doesn’t find out his family will be murdered.

Rachael needs to protect her son. Trapped with no way out she will do anything to ensure they survive. But sometimes mothers can’t save their children and her only hope is Daniel’s memory.

Perfect for fans of Holly Seddon, Gillian Flynn and BA Paris.

From the best-selling author of Our Little Secret comes a new psychological thriller with a shocking twist.

My Review:

I read a lot of thrillers so it’s always great to find a book that offers something different or has an original angle.  Close Your Eyes definitely does that with the main character, Daniel suffering from amnesia and unable to remember the crime he has been accused of.  I thought the author handled this superbly, never straying into clichés when it would have been very easy to.  Daniel gradually remembers things which makes the story seem very real and more chilling because of it.  The author has clearly done his research and it really shows .

The story is told from the point of view of Daniel, Rachel and Thomas which helps give the reader a better insight into the story and how everyone is feeling.  It was especially poignant to read about the story from Thomas’s point of view as I don’t think he really understood what was happening and his fear and confusion was almost palpable at times which made me really feel for him.

This story is quite fast paced with a lot of action happening quite quickly.  The book is split into days which count down until Daniel’s deadline and helps add to the tension as you know what might happen if Daniel fails.  This made the book quite hard to put down and I found myself reading long into the night.

My favourite character was Rachel.  I really admired the strength she showed when being held hostage and her determination to keep her son safe.  Her love for her son is very obvious and it brought a tear to my eye reading about what she was going through.  As a mum I know I’d do anything for my kids, so I can imagine the anguish she must have been going through.

This is the second book that Darren O’Sullivan has written but the first u have read.  I will look forward to going back and reading his first book very soon .

Huge thanks to Joe Thomas from HQ Stories for my copy of this book and for inviting me onto the blog tour.

If you like gripping, original thrillers then you’ll love this book!

About The Author:

Darren is the ibooks and Kobo number 1 bestselling author of ‘Our Little Secret’ and theatre practitioner. He lives in Peterborough, England where his days are either behind his laptop writing or in front of a group of actors directing.

His thriller ‘Our Little Secret’ was published on the 5th April 2018 and his currently second novel ‘Close Your Eyes’ is due for publication 5th May 2018.

You can follow him on Twitter @Darrensully or on Facebook via his author page
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