THE FRIEND
AUTHOR: TERESA DRISCOLL
PUBLISHER: THOMAS & MERCER
GENRE: PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
PUBLICATION DATE: 13th AUGUST, 2018
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
PAGES COUNT: 292
GOODREADS RATING: 4.19/5 (4,295 Ratings)
MY RATING: 4/5
BLURB (Taken from Amazon)
On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben.
She thought she could trust Emma, her new friend, to look after her little boy. After all, Emma’s a kindred spirit—someone Sophie was sure she could bare her soul to, despite the village rumors. But Sophie can’t shake the feeling that she’s made an unforgivable mistake and now her whole family is in danger.
Because how well does she know Emma, really? Should she have trusted her at all?
Time is running out. Powerless to help her child, still hours from home, Sophie is about to discover the truth. And her life will never be the same.
MY REVIEW:
'The Friend' by Teresa Driscoll is an intriguing psychological thriller with the amalgamation of thrill, suspense, drama, and mystery which keeps you at the edge of your seat until you find out the climax.
The story starts with Sophie, who is at present on a train journey when she gets a piece of shocking news that her four-year-old son Ben and her friend Emma's son Theo got severely injured in an accident and has been admitted to a hospital. The story then moves back to the past where we get to know about Emma, how her friendship developed with Sophie and other such circumstances that leads to the present scenario.
The story moves to and fro, from the present day to the past through a series of flashbacks. At the beginning of the story, the chapters were a little slow-paced and boring as I was unable to understand what is actually happening. But the more the story progressed, the more it became captivating as one by one all the secrets came out in open.
The writing style of the author was brilliant and very engaging. She has been successful in creating and keeping the suspense till the end and has added all the right amount of twists and turns in between. Never did I for a single moment could predict what is going to happen in the next chapter. The ending was a surprise and was not something I expected will happen.
All in all, 'The Friend' was an intense, petrifying and spine-chilling story which all the thriller lovers, especially all those who are fond of psychological thrillers will enjoy reading.
To buy a copy of the book, click on the link here
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
*I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*
For more bookish updates, follow me on Instagram
AUTHOR: TERESA DRISCOLL
PUBLISHER: THOMAS & MERCER
GENRE: PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
PUBLICATION DATE: 13th AUGUST, 2018
FORMAT: PAPERBACK
PAGES COUNT: 292
GOODREADS RATING: 4.19/5 (4,295 Ratings)
MY RATING: 4/5
BLURB (Taken from Amazon)
On a train with her husband, miles from home and their four-year-old son, Ben, Sophie receives a chilling phone call. Two boys are in hospital after a tragic accident. One of them is Ben.
She thought she could trust Emma, her new friend, to look after her little boy. After all, Emma’s a kindred spirit—someone Sophie was sure she could bare her soul to, despite the village rumors. But Sophie can’t shake the feeling that she’s made an unforgivable mistake and now her whole family is in danger.
Because how well does she know Emma, really? Should she have trusted her at all?
Time is running out. Powerless to help her child, still hours from home, Sophie is about to discover the truth. And her life will never be the same.
MY REVIEW:
'The Friend' by Teresa Driscoll is an intriguing psychological thriller with the amalgamation of thrill, suspense, drama, and mystery which keeps you at the edge of your seat until you find out the climax.
The story starts with Sophie, who is at present on a train journey when she gets a piece of shocking news that her four-year-old son Ben and her friend Emma's son Theo got severely injured in an accident and has been admitted to a hospital. The story then moves back to the past where we get to know about Emma, how her friendship developed with Sophie and other such circumstances that leads to the present scenario.
The story moves to and fro, from the present day to the past through a series of flashbacks. At the beginning of the story, the chapters were a little slow-paced and boring as I was unable to understand what is actually happening. But the more the story progressed, the more it became captivating as one by one all the secrets came out in open.
The writing style of the author was brilliant and very engaging. She has been successful in creating and keeping the suspense till the end and has added all the right amount of twists and turns in between. Never did I for a single moment could predict what is going to happen in the next chapter. The ending was a surprise and was not something I expected will happen.
All in all, 'The Friend' was an intense, petrifying and spine-chilling story which all the thriller lovers, especially all those who are fond of psychological thrillers will enjoy reading.
To buy a copy of the book, click on the link here
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
*I received a copy from Writersmelon in exchange for an honest and unbiased review*
For more bookish updates, follow me on Instagram
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