Book 19/30.
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Louise is a single mom, a secretary, stuck in a modern-day rut. On a rare night out, she meets a man in a bar and sparks fly. Though he leaves after they kiss, she’s thrilled she finally connected with someone. When Louise arrives at work on Monday, she meets her new boss, David. The man from the bar. The very married man from the bar…who says the kiss was a terrible mistake but who still can’t keep his eyes off Louise.
And then Louise bumps into Adele, who’s new to town and in need of a friend, but she also just happens to be married to David. David and Adele look like the picture-perfect husband and wife, but then why is David so controlling, and why is Adele so scared of him? As Louise is drawn into David and Adele’s orbit, she uncovers more puzzling questions than answers. The only thing that is crystal clear is that something in this marriage is very, very wrong, but Louise can’t guess how wrong―and how far a person might go to protect their marriage’s secrets.
This is a dual POV novel with the story being told in alternating chapters by Louise and Adele. The narrative also switches from first person in the present to third person in the past, making the story unveil itself from every angle possible. The pages flew by so fast and I was so involved in the story as Sarah Pinborough’s writing is strong and she paints a picture well without having to tell us the colours she is using.
The marketing campaign for Behind Her Eyes used the hashtag #WTFThatEnding to promote the book, and WTF, indeed. I watched the Netflix adaptation when it came out and was BLOWN AWAY by THAT TWIST 🤯 I’d have loved to read the book before watching the TV show, because the book is almost always better 🤓 but hey, it be like that sometimes 😅
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** A guide to ratings **
1 star – did not like it
2 stars – it was okay
3 stars – liked it
4 stars – really liked it
5 stars – it was amazing
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