Book Review – Strangers by C. L. Taylor
Ursula, Gareth and Alice have never met before. Ursula thinks she killed the love of her life. Gareth’s been receiving strange postcards. And Alice is being stalked. None of them are used to relying on others – but when the three strangers’ lives unexpectedly collide, there’s only one thing for it: they have to stick together. Otherwise, one of them will die.
Three strangers, two secrets, one terrifying evening. novel will keep you guessing until the end.
My rating:
I received this book in audio form from the publisher via Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.
I found the concept here really interesting, and it was hard to guess where the gaps between the three storylines would begin to converge. This is both good and bad – I couldn’t see where it was going which is always good, but also it felt a little harder to connect with the story as a whole.
I think the second half of the book really goes from strength to strength – you really feel their fear and desperation. Ursula’s story in particular ramps up the tension, though I was more engaged with Alice’s throughout the book. Other than at the end, I have to say I wasn’t loving Gareth as much – though honestly I felt every second of his pain around his mum. That was very hard for me to read. The stalker aspect definitely propelled this book along, but it was nice to see all the various storylines fold together.
Also I love at the end we get a couple of chapters from additional perspectives, to explain things, these are lovely additions.
As with all of C.L. Taylor’s books, this was pacy and very human, I definitely recommend if you like a good thriller mystery. 3.5 stars.
Buy Strangers from Waterstones.
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