The Child | 
pickI enjoyed this thriller! It‘s subject matter was dark but had spots of humor and interesting characters (many of the “love to hate” variety). Thanks for the #LMPBC pick, Amber! It‘ll be on its way to Cynthia on Monday.
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Not my normal read but I still really enjoyed it. Not bad for the second to last book of 2021. I will be mailing this out on Monday.
pickThis is the second book in a series but I had no idea before reading it and it worked well as a stand alone. There were multiple storylines with a lot going on but they were also pretty easy to keep straight. I was interested to finally discover the baby's identity and felt well rewarded by that reveal. I liked this but it wasn't anything special.
A quick #AwesomeAugust update: I haven‘t read too much these past three days. I‘ve been a little all over the place with my reading, but I‘m really enjoying the tagged audiobook. Current time: 28 hr (ish)
Yes, I‘m still feeling all things Halloween. 😂
pickJust like her previous book 'The Widow', Fiona Barton brings the 4 protagonists together using an invisible thread of cause and effect introspection. The chapters are short and the story moves forward by passing the narrative baton between each of these characters.
With a superb emotional storyline, this is a top notch book for mystery and family drama lovers.
#thechild #thriller
pickThis book had me hooked from start to finish! Great twist at the end too!
The story switches between different points of view and at first it is difficult to figure out how some are connected but that adds to the grip of the story.
pickDNA... that pesky little discovery that's been helping to solve crimes since 1953! An infant skeleton is found on a building site and ties together 5 women to solve a decades old mystery!! I didn't see the ending coming at all. 👍
As an old house is demolished in a gentrifying section of London, a workman discovers a tiny skeleton, buried for years. Journalist Kate Waters discovers that decades earlier, a newborn disappeared from the maternity ward in a local hospital and was never found. 🥶
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pickBook 2 in the Kate Waters series and I've got to say I thought it was much better than The Widow. A well written thriller with a really good ending. Kate is a great main character aswell 🙂
Christmas present for me :)
I really take that quote about being pieces of everything you read a bit too far. It does help fill you with useless knowledge & quotes though.
@wen4blu My apologies for this late post as I've been very ill the last couple of weeks or so.
Thank you so very much for this incredibly awesome package....I'm just blown away with your thoughtfulness!😘 I love every single thing: chocolates, books, chocolates....LOL
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pickI guessed the mystery/twist early on, but I still enjoyed the book. Thought it was better than The Widow.
Oddly enough, I visited Ye Old Cheshire Cheese on April 3, 2012. It‘s so incredibly neat when you‘re reading a book and realize you‘ve been exactly where they are. It‘s so incredibly creepy when it‘s almost on the exact same day. 😳 And it definitely smelled of stale beer.
pickI predicted the ending very early on, but I still loved this. I listened to this on CD, and the only place I could play it was my car, so I actually didn't mind traffic. Terrific cast.
bailedI was excited to read this book after the great reviews, but I got to about page 115 and decided I couldn‘t read it anymore. The storyline was slow, which surprised me; I thought by having the story told through the perspective of 3 women would quicken the pace of the story, but it didn‘t. 115 pages in and I could already predict the ending. Disappointed that this book didn‘t work out for me.
Battling back the Monday mopes with a mystery and some Thai. #BookandLunch
pickI loved this book alot more then The Widow. It was a quick and easy listen and kept me hooked the whole time. Plus I love Kate Waters character.
There comes a moment in each reader‘s life when she must ask herself, “What percentage of the books I read should be about dead children?” Stepping aside from this book for a foray into other genres...
pickThe book mostly follows the perspective of these three women, though a few other perspectives are thrown in there, as well. This hooked me at the start and it has short chapters, which kept me wanting to read. I caught on to the ending just about as Kate did, I think, but it wasn‘t spelled out until a couple of pages later.
pickSo I‘ve just finished this book and it‘s been absolutely brilliant!... I loved the way it followed each character (Kate was definitely my fave) and the ending was amazing... although nearer the end I did see it coming. I would definitely recommend giving it a read📖 #TheChild #FionaBarton
pickA workman demolishing an old house discovers human remains of a baby. Kate Waters, a reporter, unearths connections to a newborn stolen from a maternity ward decades earlier. Long buried secrets of three woman will finally come to light. This fast-paced thought provoking story kept me guessing to the very surprising ending. Some characters are likable but some not so likable. Recommended to those who like psychological suspense.
#thechild #barton
pickThis book had me wanting more at every turn. I had no idea what was going on until the very end and it blew me away! I love books that have a turn I never see coming and this was one! 5/5 Stars!
pickI liked this one even more than The Widow! Great read.
pickFINALLY finished this on the bus ride home today. Have to say the end made up for not liking some of the characters much throughout the rest of the novel. I did figure out the twist before it was officially revealed in the story, but not long before. I didn't need to wait for it to be spelled out. But I like it when that kind of thing happens, makes me feel clever. Overall I'd give it a 8/10
Day 10: Author from a different country #agameoffavorites
I chose Fiona Barton, who was born in England, and lives in France and England. I really enjoyed her book The Child. In a list of her favorite crime books, she names Agatha Christie's Five Little Pigs. Look for her next book, The Suspect.
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Using my lunch break to read. Always love starting on a Kate chapter with this book. By far my fave character
Halfway through reading this now. Hoping to get it done by the end of the week. I'm liking it mostly, although some of the characters aren't my cup of tea but the story is interesting. Also loving that it's set in the UK, will be helpful for my reflective analysis
I‘m nearly half way through The Child at the moment and I‘ve got to say it‘s brilliant up to now. I love the different perspectives that are portrayed throughout the book and the way it goes back and forth keeps you connected. It‘s so hard to put down you want to just keep reading and reading because you need to know what‘s going to happen next!
#TheChild #FionaBarton
Picking this one up! Format is so similar to The Widow, which I just finished a few weeks back. Writing is already great, though only a few pages in.
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers, it‘s impossible to ignore.
For one woman, it‘s a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.
For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.
And for the third, a journalist, it‘s the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.
#fionabarton #thechild
pickWithout spoiling anything, there is a fantastic plot twist that is brilliantly executed. A slow burn, but worth your patience.
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Today‘s Prompt: Turn Back The Hands Of Time
Too late to turn back the hands of time for the missing child, but not too late to enjoy a good story twist.
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-child-by-fiona-barton.html
“Dangerous to think you know too much, sometimes, because who really knows someone else? You can scratch the skin, but you never get to the meat of someone else. Into their bones.”
This. Yes.
I‘m almost done with this book. It‘s really frustrating how the author switches narrator part way through a chapter. There are also a few things that make me feel like the research hasn‘t been very thorough. I‘d be interested to hear what any other readers feel about it
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pickIntriguing crime thriller right from the beginning. I can usually guess the twists with these genre books, however the twists in this book were unexpected and suspenseful with realistic and likeable characters. Overall enjoyable read.
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: CHILD
THE CHILD by Fiona Barton took a few pages to get connected, but it was worth the wait.
An unsolved mystery resurfaced when a baby's skeleton was found at a building site.
Have you read this book? What did you think?
https://silversolara.blogspot.com/2017/07/the-child-by-fiona-barton.html
