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Well where do I start with this absolute gem? I mean I am a little lost for words. We are introduced to a plot with a missing child- twenty three years prior to this novel. As a reader, this is presented from multiple points of view- this is an element I love because it really gives us a true representation of the different characters.
This is filled with themes of toxicity (hope that's a word) and revenge. I LOVED IT!! This is a fast paced and thrilling novel. I have been completely addicted to this one and admit that this is a novel which kept me awake at night because I was desperate to find out where this was going.
I am ashamed to admit that I haven't read anything by this author previously but it definitely hasn't disappointed and I 100% need more. This is multi-layered and intriguing. I have enjoyed unravelling each layer and delving deeper into the dark side.
I am a converted fan of the author and this is a novel which I have no doubt or hesitation in recommending. I NEED MORE!!!
TRAVELS ALONG MY BOOKSHELF:
Ooh this is juicy!
A child that has gone missing never to be found, wreaking havoc through peoples lives. There is blame everywhere, especially of Christine, who lost sight of her daughter whilst trying to speak to her lover.
We get inside the heads of the people involved in this story. Christine who shut down and blamed herself now seeking psychiatric help again. Greg her husband who hates her for losing their child and now spends time shagging Amber his young lover. Then their friends Janine and Miranda and their kids Ellie and Daniel who can't stand their mother, who never loved them. Then there's Dr Cousins the Psychiatrist, cool and professional - well we have a brilliant set up.
With short sharp chapters alternating along timelines and through the different characters heads we start to unravel what has happened.
There is a creeping sense of tension and it transpires early on that Heidi is still alive and wanting revenge, or is she?- is it her? Who held her and brought her up as her 'mother'? There are so many clues drip fed through this to keep you hooked, I just couldn't put it down - so cleverly done!
No one seems to be able to tell the truth, so many twisting secrets we go from one unreliable narrator to many!
I felt myself constantly questioning what I thought and changing my mind about who Heidi could be and who her 'mother' was. You are inside their heads and they mess with your mind! There are quite a lot of double standards going on and ultimately the characters are very selfish individuals. It is full of dark obsession, manipulation and deceit, it's fabulous and will have you gripped until the very end!
SHELF LYFE
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ป'๐ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐บ๐ฎ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ๐ป'๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ, ๐๐ผ ๐๐ต๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐ฑ'๐ ๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐? ๐ช๐ต๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ ๐ฏ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐, ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ธ ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐, ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐บ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ?
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She's Mine is a fast-paced and complex thriller, with interesting characters throughout.
The plot is centred around the disappearance of a child, Heidi, who is abducted when her mother, Christine, turns her back to take a phonecall in a busy shopping centre.
Christine's life is turned upside down, especially as she has no closure about what happened, and she blames herself, arguably with good reason.
Several years later, a mysterious note appears claiming that Heidi is still alive, once again throwing Christine's life into turmoil. But is it true, and who sent the note?
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I๐'๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐๐น๐ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ. ๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐'๐ ๐๐ต๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ ๐ฑ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ป๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐. ๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฒ ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ.
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The story evolves and is revealed through multiple character perspectives, which switch between past and present to build tension well.
There are a whole raft of characters surrounding Christine, including her partner Greg, their two grown up children, and their two close friends Janine and Miranda (with an added layer of complexity in that Miranda used to date Greg).
Another key character is Christine's new therapist who seems to be making headway and encouraging Christine to genuinely open up, after years of hiding secrets and punishing herself.
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๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐บ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐? ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐น๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ, ๐ฏ๐๐ ๐ถ๐โ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐.
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There are various themes tackled throughout the book, including infidelity, jealousy, revenge, guilt, and what hiding secrets can do to a person.
This is a story that focuses on the dark side of humanity and the messiness of people's everyday lives. Although it's centred around a child's disappearance, the story is rich and complex, and the abduction doesn't simply do all the work to drive the plot.
There are twists aplenty, and Chaudhuri really kept me guessing throughout with subtle hints and misdirections before revealing the truth.
Also, for those who like a bit of spice in a book, there are also a number of very steamy scenes throughout.
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๐ช๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ฎ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ผ๐บ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป. ๐ง๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ ๐๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ ๐๐ฒโ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐พ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฑ๐, ๐ณ๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐น๐, ๐ฐ๐ผ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ด๐๐ฒ๐. ๐๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ด๐ด๐ฒ๐๐๐ ๐ผ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ. ๐๐ ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น.
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Overall I would highly recommend She's Mine if you enjoy thrillers, and would definitely read more by A A Chaudhuri. I think fans of Call Me Mummy by Tina Baker would enjoy this thriller for sure.