Good evening everyone I’m excited to share my review for Too Close by Natalie Daniels. Huge apologies to Transworld publishers and Anne Cater for missing my spot in the tour due to writing the wrong date down.
Too Close is available now in ebook and you can purchase your copy here.
Before I share my review with you, here is a little bit about the book.
Book Synopsis:
How close is too close?
Connie and Ness met in the park while their children played. As they talked, they realised they were neighbours. Perhaps it was only natural that they and their families would become entirely inseparable.
But when Ness’s marriage ends in a bitter divorce, she is suddenly at Connie’s house all the time. Connie doesn’t have a moment to herself, no time alone with her husband, not a second to chat to her kids.
It’s all too much. Something has to give.
Connie has woken up in a psychiatric hospital. They say she committed a terrible crime but she says she can’t remember a thing.
My Review:
Too Close is a dark, emotional and disturbing psychological thriller that I will definitely remember. I think the thing that most most hits you about this book is how real it feels. This is a scenario that could actually happen, the things that happen seem so innocent that the reader is lulled into a sense of false security which makes the twists seem even more shocking. As a mum with young children I can’t tell you the amount of times I’ve struck up conversations and created friendships in the playground so for me this was especially chilling. I’ll definitely be finding out more about people before getting too close now.
The characters are all very well drawn but mostly hugely unlikeable ones that I just couldn’t warm to. I did however find Connie to be quite a sympathetic character. Yes she came across as quite rude and shocking at times but the reader can emphasise with her due to what she’s been through in the past. I found myself feeling quite protective of her as the book progresses and wanting her to have a happy ending.
This story intrigued me from the start with its realistic opening and I soon found myself fully immersed into the story. The tension is slowly increased throughout the book which helps create a very tense, almost meanacing atmosphere. The twists and reveals in the book are well paced and surprising which definetly made me want to keep reading. The ending was brilliant, really shocking and totally unexpected which I thought very cleverly done by the author.
This unbelievably is the author’s debut novel and I’m really looking forward to reading more from her in the future. If you like dark, gripping and emotional psychological thrillers then you’ll love this book.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld publishers for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
About the Author
Natalie Daniels is the pseudonym for screenwriter, author and actress Clara Salaman who you may recognise as DS Claire Stanton from The Bill. She lives in London and in Northern Spain.
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