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Samantha H. (Golden, CO)
Highly recommended
The French Girl is the best book that I have read in quite some time. The voice of the main character, Kate, is very engaging -- I was drawn in by her story from the start. Little by little we learn about the complicated relationships within her circle of friends and see how they change as the threat of a criminal investigation develops. This is an interesting story with compelling characters. I highly recommend it.
Mary G. (Purcellville, VA)
The French Girl is Tres Bien!
The body of young French woman, Severine, is found 10 years after she goes missing. Six college friends on holiday are the last to see her alive. This book kept me engaged from the opening line. It is a really fun and fast read. I highly recommend it!
Carole P. (Framingham, MA)
The French Girl
Six college friends spend a week in a secluded farmhouse in France. Severine, a mysterious woman joins them. Then she disappears. Fast forward 10 years and a body is found. Is it Severine and if so, what really happened to her?
Kate Channing is the voice of this novel. She is haunted by the ghost of Severine and stuck emotionally in the past. Although Kate and her friends are British, it is the French police conducting the investigation. The detective forces Kate and her friends to revisit a time that all of them want to forget.
Once I began this book, I did not want to ever stop. I was hooked right from the
…more beginning and that never changed. This is one of the top mysteries I have read in a very long time.
Now my negative. The author introduces one the main characters by his BIG nose. Ok once, but this reference is mentioned too many times. Really who cares about his nose. It was annoying. But despite this, I highly recommend this book! (less)
Sandi W.
Who killed Severine....
On the last night of their stay in a French farmhouse Severine was killed. Six college friends were on holiday and Severine was from the neighboring farmhouse. It took 10 years for the cold case to be reopened and to bring everyone back together. Severine's body has been found. Everyone is a suspect. However it is Kate Channing who is visited by the memories of Severine and also appears to be the prime suspect for the murder. Does she have an alibi, does any of her 5 college friends? Once they are brought back together it is obvious what each of them have to lose. Will the murderer be found before they lose
…more everything - to focus on one person and ignore the rest may be the biggest mistake.
I found Lexie Elliot to be easy to read. Having not read her before, I found the development of her characters to be very good. The story seemed to lurk just out of sight around a dark corner as you waited for answers that were just out of reach. Her writing allowed you to follow strings randomly crisscrossing, then starting to align so that they led to one point - but is it possible to predict that point? Elliot was good at worming her way into your subconscious, until the words said and unsaid, and the series of disclosures brought you to the things that were as they always had been. (less)Thank you to Berkley Books for this Advanced Reading Copy. Expected publication is February 20th 2018. My rating = 4 stars
On the last night of their stay in a French farmhouse Severine was killed. Six college friends were on holiday and Severine was from the neighboring farmhouse. It took 10 years for the cold case to be reopened and to bring everyone back together. Severine's body has been found. Everyone is a suspect. However it is Kate Channing who is visited by the memories of Severine and also appears to be the prime suspect for the murder. Does she have an alibi, does any of her 5 college friends? Once
…more they are brought back together it is obvious what each of them have to lose. Will the murderer be found before they lose everything? To focus on one person and ignore the rest may be the biggest mistake.
I found Lexie Elliot to be an easy read. Having not read her before, I found the development of her characters to be very good. The story seemed to lurk just out of sight around a dark corner as you waited for answers that were just out of reach. Her writing allowed you to follow strings randomly crisscrossing, then starting to align so that they led to one point - but is it possible to predict that point? Elliot was good at worming her way into your subconscious, until the words said and unsaid, and the series of disclosures brought you to the things that were as they always had been. (less)Written in first person narrative, we find the main character(narrator) dealing with events that happened 10 years ago. The story begins with the group at the center of the events having to reconnect. Some have remained friends through the years, others have not for various reasons. The question throughout the book is, has a crime been committed and if so, is someone from the group responsible? One of the characters is an apparition of the main character, which adds much to the story line. I liked the book from the start. The story kept the me the reader not quite sure who to trust. This book would be a good
…more choice for book clubs especially if they enjoy mysteries with a bit of a twist. (less)I did enjoy this book. It is not a story line that I would have chosen to buy, so I'm happy I picked it to review, I loved the way she intertwined the relationships between the characters and drew out the suspense. She tied everything together in a neat little bow at the end. I look forward to her future works.
Courtney B. (Monroe, WA)
New Mystery
Who doesn't love the smell of a new mystery? The French Girl had me captivated from page one. I feel like it was sort of haunting me to finish it every time I looked at it! This is coming from a person who's life has been so busy the last couple months that I haven't even finished a book. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a new mystery to fill the void of The Girl on the Train or other similar books. I really enjoyed this book.
