Book Synopsis:
The phenomenal new thriller from the multi-million-copy bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep.
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to ordinary people.
It used to be a buzzing seaside destination. But now, ravaged by the effects of dwindling tourism and economic downturn, it’s a ghost town – and the perfect place for film-maker Alex to shoot her new documentary.
But the community is deeply suspicious of her intentions. After all, nothing exciting ever happens in Blackwood Bay – or does it?
Blackwood Bay. An ordinary place, home to an extraordinary secret.
Final Cut is available in ebook and hardback now. The hardback is currently only £6. You can purchase your copy of both using the link below.
My Review:
The Final Cut is an intriguing and compelling read which had me gripped from the first page. It’s going to be a hard book to review as I don’t want to give anything away.
The story is told in two parts; the now one follows Alex as she attempts to make a film at a northern sea side town while trying to solve the mystery of two girls who vanished there. The Then part of the story follows a mysterious girl who is found with minor injuries but suffering from memory loss. Both storylines were very interesting and I enjoyed watching them develop especially as I didn’t have a favourite which was unusual for me. It was interesting to see how the two stories fit together and to discover more about what had been going on.
Alex was a very interesting main character, especially as I wasn’t sure if I liked or trusted her. I did feel a lot of sympathy towards all the hardships she had experienced in her life but she seemed to be keeping a lot of secrets from everyone which made me unsure of her motives. I went between feeling irritated with her and her attitude to wanting to give her the hug I felt she needed.
I thought this story was quite fast paced with lots of twists and turns that kept me guessing until the end. There was an fantastic feeling of menace and unease hanging over the story which was very intriguing and made me want to keep reading as I really wanted to know what was going to happen. The ending was absolutely brilliant as it was completely unexpected, shocking and totally original.
Huge thanks to Anne Cater for inviting me onto the blog tour and to Transworld for my copy of this book via Netgalley.
About The Author:
S. J. Watson’s first novel, Before I Go To Sleep, became a phenomenal international success and has now sold over 6,000,000 copies worldwide. It won the Crime Writers’ Association Award for Best Debut Novel and the Galaxy National Book Award for Crime Thriller of the Year. The film of the book, starring Nicole Kidman, Colin Firth and Mark Strong, and directed by Rowan Joffe, was released in September 2014. S. J. Watson’s second novel, Second Life, a psychological thriller, was published to acclaim in 2015.
S. J. Watson lives in London.
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