She’ll Never Tell is a psychological thriller about decisions that can rip a family apart.
Olivia’s mom Sonia has died, her body found
on the banks of a river, and Olivia is trying to find solace in her downstairs
neighbour Elena. Her father is in a home and can barely speak, and she and her
husband are having some time apart as Olivia suspects him of cheating. Surely
nothing more can happen in her life?
Well, Olivia finds out that there is no way
Sonia could have been her mom, as her post mortem reveals she’d never had a
child. Wanting to turn to Elena for comfort, Olivia realises Elena has moved
away without telling anyone she is going. Olivia decides to take it upon
herself to find out the truth about her parentage, and this opens avenues that
will solve many mysteries but also create more, and could very well lead to her
own demise too.
I didn’t connect with this book as much as other
reviewers did. It’s not to say that the book is not written well, I just felt
that the acceptance of what a mother would do to protect their child was not
okay. Very early on in the book you can figure out who the mother is, and I
felt that every familial revelation bar one after that was not a surprise. The characters
are difficult to like, which is correct for the story, but it made justifying actions
difficult. I guess it came across more of “I” and what is best for me (even
though the story is geared towards what is best for others).
Some things like the lack of hard section
breaks were distracting, and I found it odd that the searches for family ties
were so quick and easy. I also got annoyed with characters telling other
characters that they had to see them to be able to explain certain things. While
nothing inherently wrong with the book, I didn’t feel it as much as others did
so won’t write too much on it.
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