A new thriller to me this summer is ‘Lost You’ but Haylen Beck. To begin with, well from the title, I thought it may be the usual tale of relationships within a family. However, I was a little wrong. This was a clever and slick tale which did not at all follow the path I was entirely expecting. In fact, it raises quite some moral questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do not wish to spoil the plots and twists of this book – always an issue when you come to review\/share thoughts on a thriller. However, this is certainly not your usual missing child thriller – it is far more complex that that. All the moral questions are raised around the ideas of surrogacy – and potential power games and manipulation of vulnerable people (for many different reasons).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the tale develops, I am not sure that the twists are a surprise, however it is still a well constructed narrative and a page-turner. Quite a study of people’s psychology and the impact events can have.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A book for fans of modern thrillers, especially with a very modern theme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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