#BlogTour: Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill @stet_that @noexitpress @annecater #BellevueSquare #RandomThingsTours

Book Synopsis:

Jean lives in downtown Toronto with her husband and two kids. The proud owner of a thriving bookstore, she doesn’t rattle easily – not like she used to. But after two of her customers insist they’ve seen her double, Jean decides to investigate. Curiosity grows to obsession and soon Jean’s concerns shift from the identity of the woman, to her very own.

Funny, dark and surprising, Bellevue Square takes readers down the existentialist rabbit hole and asks the question: what happens when the sense you’ve made of things stops making sense?

My Review:

Bellevue Square is a very intriguing, original book that was a very interesting read.

Apparently everyone has someone, somewhere who looks like you and I’ve often wondered how I would feel if I came face to face with them.  It must be quite confusing and intriguing to find out what they are like.  This is the dilemma facing Jean when she comes face to face with her double and her initial curiosity turns into obsession as she strives to find out everything about her.

I did like Jean, the main character in the book.  Firstly she has my dreams job of owning her own bookshop but I loved her humour and how much she seemed to care for her customers.  As the book went my opinion of her did change and I began to feel a bit concerned as to what she would do next.  I feel sorry for her as she didn’t seem to happy with who she was and the life she lives.

I must admit I did find this book a little difficult to get into and a tad confusing at first though I quickly got into the story.  This is a gripped read as you are always wondering what Jean is going to do next.  There were times when I simultaneously wanted to continue reading to for our what happens and stop reading as I didn’t watch to know what Helen would do next.

Huge thanks to you Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to no exit press for my copy of this book.  If you like unusual, thrilling and unsettling thrillers then you’ll love this book.

About The Author:

Michael Redhill is an American-born Canadian poet, playwright and novelist. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, Redhill was raised in the metropolitan Toronto, Ontario area.