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Violet
Violet | SJI Holliday
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When two strangers end up sharing a cabin on the Trans-Siberian Express, an intense friendship develops, one that can only have one ending ... a nerve-shattering psychological thriller from bestselling author SJI Holliday Carrie's best friend has an accident and can no longer make the round-the-world trip they'd planned together, so Carrie decides to go it alone. Violet is also travelling alone, after splitting up with her boyfriend in Thailand. She is also desperate for a ticket on the Trans-Siberian Express, but there is nothing available. When the two women meet in a Beijing Hotel, Carrie makes the impulsive decision to invite Violet to take her best friend's place. Thrown together in a strange country, and the cramped cabin of the train, the women soon form a bond. But as the journey continues, through Mongolia and into Russia, things start to unravel because one of these women is not who she claims to be... A tense and twisted psychological thriller about obsession, manipulation and toxic friendships, Violet also reminds us that there's a reason why mother told us not to talk to strangers...
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Lel2403
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this is an incredibly tense tale, there is a simmering sense of foreboding, almost smothering, dark and claustrophobic…….you know something is wrong, but you can‘t really put your finger on it until events bring the secrets to light. It just makes you feel on edge, waiting for everything to fall apart….all due to the marvellously intense writing by SJI Holliday..brilliant.

https://orlando-books.blog/2019/11/06/violet-by-sji-holliday-book-review/

Cinfhen Great review 5y
Lel2403 @Cinfhen thank you, it‘s a brilliant book x 5y
Cinfhen Stacked ❤️ 5y
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KT1432 Blurb had me at Trans-Siberian Express. ❄️🚂 Sounds perfect for winter, thanks for the review! 5y
Lel2403 @lele1432 💕💕 5y
Cathythoughts This sounds really good 👍 stacked 5y
ljuliel Sounds good ! 5y
Lel2403 @Cathythoughts it‘s a bit the talented Mr Ripley but darker....x 5y
Cathythoughts Excellent! I like the darker stuff ❤️ 5y
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VanessaCW
Violet | SJI Holliday
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This had me on the edge of my seat at times. It took me on a rollercoaster of a journey and I was never sure where it would end up. There was a definite sense of growing unease and edginess. It became quite sinister, in fact. It‘s a fast paced page turner which had me fervently turning the pages to find out who was who and what was what! “Do not speak to strangers” is probably some of the best advice your mother could ever tell you.