The dark, twisty new domestic suspense that will leave you gasping - from the author of Cuckoo She's married to him. But does she know him at all? Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she's married to a stranger - one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she's determined to leave Duncan. But finding out the truth about Duncan's secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned ...
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The dark, twisty new domestic suspense that will leave you gasping - from the author of Cuckoo She's married to him. But does she know him at all? Claire lives with her family in a beautiful house overlooking the water. But she feels as if she's married to a stranger - one who is leading a double life. As soon as she can get their son Joe away from him, she's determined to leave Duncan. But finding out the truth about Duncan's secret life leads to consequences Claire never planned for. Now Joe is missing, and she's struggling to piece together the events of the night that tore them all apart. Alone in an isolated cottage, hiding from Duncan, Claire tries to unravel the lies they've told each other, and themselves. Something happened to her family ... But can she face the truth? Perfect for readers who loved The Whisper Man, Here to Stay, and Sleep 'A deftly dark, creepy and disturbing psychological thriller' LoveReading 'Great for anyone who loves an enticing thriller' Marie Claire 'An eerie page-turner' Crime Scene Magazine 'Chilling and heart-rending, a creepy, atmospheric story with a beautifully-drawn, bleak setting and memorably flawed characters' Roz Watkins 'Beautifully written, with a chilling mystery at its core, Magpie is a suspenseful and twisty pleasure of a read' Howard Linskey 'This eerie tale lingered with me for days after I'd read the final page. I didn't see the final twist coming!' Nicola Rayner 'I could not stop reading this - creepy and compelling. I loved it' Sarah Ward
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Claire and Duncan's marriage is falling apart and she is finding the courage to leave with her son Joe, but what will be the consequences of her actions?
After having enjoyed Cuckoo by Sophie Draper before (check out my 5* review here: https://www.kindig.co.uk/post/cuckoo) I was excited to get the chance to read Magpie. Perhaps the build up of expectation ultimately let the book down for me but I didn't really enjoy it as much as I'd hoped. The book is extremely slow from the start; you get the story from two perspectives - Duncan and Claire and the chapters also jump timelines to before and after a major incident in the plot. This did lead to confusion of getting the timelines straight but also there are a lot of chapters that don't really add anything to the plot and I felt they could have been really easy cut to make it a pacier, more enjoyable read.
The end twist did surprise me although brought up quite a few more questions than it answered in some regards which are not resolved in the rest of the book. I also didn't really feel much for either of the characters or even Joe - in fact, I hated Duncan with a passion so I didn't really get too invested in the plot as a whole. There also seemed to be quite a few sentences and phrases repeated which got a bit jarring as well, particularly when as a reader you are crying out for the pace to increase and for something interesting to happen.
Overall Magpie is a slow read and one that would have benefitted from being a lot pacier. Thank you to NetGalley & Avons Books UK for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
