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People tried to make sense of tragedy, when the point of tragedy was that it was senseless. Bad things didn't happen for a greater purpose. They just happened.

I really liked this. The beginning pulled me in right away and I wanted to know what happened. Gabe himself has some secrets we learn about along the way, as well. A really enjoyable book (for me) in what is my current favourite genre

🎧 Gabe‘s driving home from work & sees a little girl in an unfamiliar car mouthing “daddy”. It‘s his daughter Izzy or is it?

Izzy & her mom Jenny were killed by an intruder earlier.

3 years later me meet Fran who‘s on the run with her daughter Katie or is she? Gabe‘s still looking for his daughter & ‘Samaritan” is helping him.

Tudor‘s books are twisty & come together in the end.

Richard Armitage is a perfect narrator!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️3/4

Book 76🎧 4.1⭐️

What a ride!! Oh the depths. We truly create our own reality.

When justice has failed, you can always contact the other people…

A scary-scary, have mercy!

The pic above is from the extra short tale after the end of the novel proper.

No spoilers, but it will mess you up!! 🐍

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This was a very twisty tale that kept me riveted. I didn‘t figure it out before the denouement and in my book (no pun intended), that‘s a good thing!

Ugh! Audible Sale! Book Ban January, CANCELLED. Again. 😆 $5 $6 $7 books. Ends soon.

I didn‘t love this as much as the Chalk Man but still enjoyed it.

From the start I was hooked! There was a little towards the end that went in an odd direction that I didn‘t think was necessary but otherwise it was just the quick, suspenseful read I needed.

C.J. Tudor is one that I will continue to read and have started to recommend to others 😊

#booksandbooze

This is the third book I've read from this author. This book is another interesting plot long with strong characters. I enjoyed this one as much as her others and looking forward to her next one.

Gabe is driving home one night and he thinks he sees his daughter Lizzy in another car. He doesn't see her again. He spents his time driving up and down the motorway, trying to find her. Fran and her daughter are running from some bad people. Somehow Gabe and Fran are connected in this and then there is the strange group called The Other People. It is a dark gripping psychological thriller, very good!

This is the second book I have read by this author. The beginning was a little slow and disjointed for me because of all the varying POV and back stories being told. But once it started coming together I enjoyed it. Not overly fast paced but I was compelled by the mystery itself. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐

My next read!

💛💛💛💛 I did enjoy this read, it was spooky and atmospheric and the plot does keep you very engaged. I did sometimes find the cross over and links between characters a bit much and kept having to try remind myself what the links were. Not sure how sold I was on the supernatural elements either. Otherwise would recommend!

The concept is thought-provoking with a ton of potential. In the end, the author could have done better with fleshing it out, including the supernatural elements and “feeling”.

Thank you @crimson613 my package arrived! Yummy smelling wax tarts and a good book! @MaleficentBookDragon thank you for hosting this wonderful tradition #allhallowsreadswap

In my opinion, this is the weakest out of CJ Tudor's books. I went in expecting a creepy, atmospheric, slow-burn mystery, but this is totally different from her previous stuff-- it left me sort of bummed out. For some reason this gave me strong Harlan Coban vibes, and those types of stories never work for me in book format. Hoping she returns to her original style for the next one!

😟 Unfortunetly, this one of truest statements I've read in a book this year. I've just never found the best way to explain it with words 😞 Hoping it gets better with every passing year.

This was a Buddy Read, otherwise I would've never have read this book. Happily, I did get the chance to get to know C.J. Tudor and her book.

Her intriguing book, that draws you in slowly, but when you realize how deep you are into the story, it's already to late. I just couldn't stop reading, especially not at the end, when it turns out, how complexly built the whole story is.

Now I really want to read more by C.J. Tudor!

Probably my least favourite out of her books but still a good read. I found this one hard to focus on to read but after switching to the audiobook, it was easier to get through. It really doesn't matter what the words are as long as Richard Armitage is reading them 🥰🥰

#JoysofJune 📖 unfinished books 2/5
#ReadYourSign ♌ A book you think is optimistic (Book? No. Gabe's persistence to find Izzie? Yes)

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Working on a little play time/ reading time tonight.

#babiesandbooks

Random House Book Club and ID hosted a virtual book chat with C.J. Tudor, Janelle Brown, and Karen Abbott last week. The purchase of an official ticket came with your choice of the newest release from any of the authors. I loved the conversation between these authors and C.J. Tudor, especially, was so much fun. I definitely want her haircut. 😂 One benefit of lockdown has been all the online book events! #bookmail #pandemicpositives

February book but discussed on March in Literally Dead Book Club hosted by YouTuber BooksandLala.I understand why some people don't like the book because there are many coincidences. Go blind because is a thriller but it's about how to receive vengeance.Someone will offer a pledge to help with that petition but it's all about a chain of retribution that you cannot escape. It kept my attention to know who The Other People were and what they do. 4⭐️

A wild ride of a story.

I still find her writing to be a little clunky and hard to binge. The story had me until she did the same thing she did in her first book which was... acknowledge there are loose ends that won‘t be answered. It just feels clumsy! Also: bad cover art!

I‘m eager to start this one because I think she gets better with every book she‘s put out. Hopefully that trend continues with this one.

I absolutely love the spookiness of Tudor‘s books. These are no normal thrillers. Yes, they keep you on the edge of your seat and undoubtedly are incredible page turners but I love the other-worldliness and the fact that there aren‘t always easy answers to be found. I‘m only sorry I have to wait for her next one!

Picked this up this morning and haven‘t managed to put it down yet...

Books read in February

#FebruaryWrapUp

You can find my written reviews on Goodreads! www.goodreads.com/a_bookish_butterfly! Wrap up video coming soon on BookTube!

The World That We Knew ~ 4 stars

Never Broken ~ 4 stars

The Other People ~ 4 stars

The Holdout ~ 3.5 stars

He Started It ~ 3 stars

Alone in the Wild ~ 4.5 stars

Bloom ~ 2 stars

My Dark Vanessa ~ 5 stars

In the Woods ~ 3.5 stars

Not a Sound ~ 3 stars

The Distance Between Us ~ 5 stars

The first book for the #literallydeadbookclub was a success! I listened to this on audio and couldn‘t put it down. A bit predictable, but nonetheless enjoyable! 4/5 ⭐️

I flew through this book. Part thriller. Part mystery. With a paranormal element tossed in. The concept of this book is thought provoking. I mean, to live in a world where such a thing could truly exist.

Next on my agenda is this book for this months book club... excited.

This was not what I was expecting and I liked it kind of, maybe. I mean I read it in 6 hours because I needed to know what happened next but I don‘t enjoy supernatural elements in psychological mysteries. The characters all felt very shallow but the plot was engaging, Gabe felt almost like half a person but it could be his circumstances. I don‘t know, it wasn‘t the best thing I‘d ever read but I didn‘t hate it and that‘s all I can really say.

C.J. Tudor does not disappoint! I‘ve read all of her books and, while this isn‘t quite my favorite (The Chalk Man is!) it definitely is close. So...many...twists! And she does that lovely thing where she peppers it with lots of short chapters with cliffhanger endings...how am I supposed to stop reading and do anything else? I‘ve been very lucky with my thriller picks lately and I hope my luck continues! 🌟🌟🌟🌟

Brilliant. Super twisty. I was able to correctly predict a lot of it but it didn‘t detract from my enjoyment. The way she writes about grief and loss is beautiful and had me teary at many points. Loved this one!

#review #booked2020 #readinggoals #readingresolutions #bookworm

Excellent read. Read it straight through. A man witnesses his daughter being kidnapped. He spends the next couple years searching for her. It leads him down a twisted path full of people and connections he is not sure he should trust but he has nothing left to lose. Page turner for sure. A couple quick "convenient tie ups" but still believable. ?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️?‍♀️

What a book! Loved this alot, much preferred this to The Chalk Man 😊 Great read!

Starting another book off my #tbr !! Really excited for this one!
Unwinding after my 12 hr shift ☺️

#booked2020 #bookworm #readinggoals #readingresolutions

“We all have our addictions. Things we value even more than life itself. Things we know will probably kill us.” ~The Other People/CJ Tudor

It‘s true. Some books fell on my head again the other day. It‘s only a matter of time.

Bk5 of my #JanuaryBookHaul is a signed copy of the new novel by the author of The Chalk Man. I enjoyed that one, though not the best I‘ve read, her 2nd,The Taking Of Annie Thorne,was very strange but a solid read, I‘m hoping 3‘s the charm & this one is the killer.Three years ago, Gabe saw his daughter taken but no one believes him, Katie works in a service station on the motorway that Gabe haunts & Fran is on the run. How do their stories entwine?

This book is shaped like a whirlpool. You start at the edge, not realizing what you‘ve been caught up in, and then you start slowly swirling and moving toward the center of the whirlpool, and then everything comes together, and, SPLASH, you‘re in the center, whirling with the characters and the story comes to a climactic conclusion, and you think it‘s all over, but, there‘s one more whirl and then, you take a big breath, and it‘s done. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“...no fear is truly irrational. To the person who is afraid, it makes perfect sense.” ~The Other People/CJ Tudor

“Hindsight is a shabby conman. A gameshow host in a gold lamé suit and bad hairpiece who mockingly shows you what you could have won.”

A great read - real page turner and you‘re just reading wondering how the author is going to bring it all together. And she does- really well. I have enjoyed all her books so far and look forward to more!
#jennyis30 #thriller

I had an excellent #bookmail week! I think I‘ll start with The Other People by C.J. Tudor 😍!!