Not only the secluded location really added to the atmosphere, there’s was also some great humour too.

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After what happened in London, Kirsty needs a fresh start with her family. And running a guesthouse in the Welsh mountains sounds idyllic. Following a difficult 18 months, Kirsty and Adrian decide to relocate from London to the village of Hywelphilly in the beautiful Breacon Beacons, Wales with their two daughters, Amelia and Evie, to open a Bed & Breakfast with Kirsty's mother. Leaving behind the only life they've known and all of the memories associated with 'The Big Smoke' after Adrian suffered a nervous breakdown, they feel that this is the change they so desperately need. As if that's not enough upheaval for them to deal with, her mother invites Selena to stay, the niece that they had previously cut out of their lives due to her blatant untruths and have not spoken with in over sixteen years. Now that they are both adults, Kirsty decides to put the past behind her after seeing Selena with daughter Ruby. Later, more estranged family members suddenly appear at the guest house including Kirsty's adopted brother, Nathan and his wife and one of Selena's former boyfriends who wants to rent a room. Trouble is certainly in the air and soon terrible things start to happen! This was a gripping read from the very start. I instantly knew something was going on in the plot but it would only reveal itself in tiny pieces leaving you wanting more. I read it straight in three days and was quite sad when I had finished it. A very modern suspense thriller.” This book is a slow starter. The tension builds chapter by chapter, but not a lot happens. Until suddenly everything happens, and then the book becomes a lot more gripping.Kirsty, husband Adrian, their young daughters and Kirsty’s mother move to the Brecon Beacons to fulfil the dream of opening a guest house. The place needs a lot of work - and not all the locals are friendly - but they’re finally ready to open the doors and welcome the first guests. I loved it, but now I feel the need to stay away from twins/siblings everywhere. No offense, of course. The angry mob of villagers wield camera phones, the twenty-first century equivalent of pitchforks and flaming torches.” As the daughter of a librarian Jen's love of books started from a very early age. Her reading obsession continued throughout her teenage years when she studied both English Language and English Literature at college. As for the plot, mystery-wise it’s not the worst one I’d ever read in a debut but to call it a thriller would be an exaggeration. Let’s put it this way- It did not keep me on my toes but admittedly I just did not care enough to try and keep up.

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This hodgepodge of different personalities along with strange occurrences eventually cumulates into a set of circumstances where all are pointing fingers and nobody knows who is innocent or guilty and quite who to actually trust. The narrative style is perfect for this type of tale – creeping up on you, bright sunshine and seemingly happy people but underneath it all a distinctly menacing feel – Claire Douglas builds the tension absolutely superbly, changing the game with almost every other chapter and keeping you firmly off kilter. I had seen The Sisters around a lot and knew it was a book I wanted to get to though it took me a fair while. My reading mountain is alarmingly huge!! We find out that Kirsty and Selena were very close as children but had a big falling out when they were eighteen, and this is the last time they saw each other.Twenty years ago: One rainy night, Olivia Rutherford is driving three friends home when a figure in the road causes her to swerve and crash. Regaining consciousness, she finds herself alone in the car – her friends have vanished. The story opens with the main protagonist Kirsty awoken by screaming at 5:37 a.m., she discovers her mother crouching over a body covered in blood!