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The Other People by C.J. TudorPublished by Michael Joseph on February 20, 2020
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Also by this author: The Taking of Annie Thorne, The Chalk Man, The Burning Girls
She sleeps, a pale girl in a white room . . .
Three years ago, Gabe saw his daughter taken. In the back of a rusty old car, covered in bumper stickers. He was driving behind the car. He watched her disappear. But no one believes him. Most people believe that his daughter, and wife, are dead. For a while, people believed that Gabe was responsible.
Three years later and Gabe cannot give up hope. Even though he has given up everything else. His home, his job, his old life. He spends his days and nights travelling up and down the motorway, sleeping in his camper van in service stations, searching for the car that took her. Searching for his daughter.
Katie spends a lot of her life in service stations, working as a waitress. She often sees Gabriel, or 'the thin man' as she has nicknamed him. She knows his story. She feels for him, because Katie understands what it's like to lose a loved one. Nine years ago, her father was murdered. It broke her family apart. She hasn't seen her oldest sister since the day of the funeral; the day she did something terrible.
Fran and her daughter, Alice, put in a lot of miles on the motorway. Not searching. But running. Trying to keep one step ahead of the people that want to hurt them. Because Fran knows the truth. She knows what really happened to Gabe's daughter. She knows who is responsible. And she knows that if they ever find them, they're dead.
✮ My Review ✮
OMFG!! WOW!! This book has flown to first place for the most epic of 2020 already! Frick! This book boggled my mind when I was reading it. I started it and once I started it I was hooked and like Gabe driving aimlessly around the motorway, it became my way of life for a couple of days (around adulting).
Parts of The Other People left me with chills, big fat chills, especially the epilogue I meant WTF! What an ending! Ok, I won’t get there because I know people don’t like that, but Jesus just be prepared that when you pick this up, you will be like an addict needing your next fix.
THIS.BOOK.WILL.NOT.LET.GO!
There is no fix for you with this book. There is a chill in the air that has nowhere it wants to be but to haunt you! I never want to look in a mirror again and I had that fear years ago thanks to Candyman!
One thing I did love about this book and the sadistic “Other People” is the degree of separation between people. We are all connected and this time it was terrifying how everyone was connected to each other. With each chapter you read, it teases out a bit more information, about the past and the present and the paranormal. With each bit of information I got, the words OMFG leap out of my mouth. I think 15 chapters in I decided to not even bother guess what was going and just go with it. No way can you play detective with this type of book!
I really did bloody love this book! It is just phenomenal, how Tudor manages to draw out the suspense, teases some supernatural, drips tension off every page is just a credit to her. I think she just now ruined every book for me. I am not sure I can read anymore. Short and snappy chapters meant I could inhale this book, I must have been doing some speed reading as on my lunch I read over 100 pages. I switched off from everything and everyone and went on Gabe’s story.
I should really talk about the story but it is hard to do so. If I do, 1 The Other People mind find out and 2. The Other People might find ME! So the best thing to do is to keep quiet about Gabe’s driving up and down the motorway. About how you can never quite be sure about the Samaritan. How Katie is such a wholesome character who I related to so much more than anyone else after the loss of her dad. Or Alice and her sleeping issues and how she can bring pebbles back from her dreams. How karma really is a bitch!! Photos can be manipulated and never accept drinks from other people. And finally, How, I really do not trust anyone after reading this, people really aren’t who they say they are. Oh!!! I think that is too much! I have to stop!
Just read this awesome book! I wanted to read this sooner but someone who shall remain nameless (*cough* Eva *cough*) banned me until they got their copy and then I couldn’t get to it until now! So don’t do a Zoé, don’t wait to read it, be sensible and buy it now and read it!!!
Until next time xxx
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Shalini says
This is in my TBR. I wish and wish and wish the publisher think I am good enough. I get rejected for all their boos. Color me green at the moment.
Brilliant review. Loved your enthusiasm. I haven’t read any book by this author. Though the second book attracted me quite a bit
Zoé says
You are good enough!! I only got the book because I met Caz and she said she would send it to me. I think I got rejected on Netgalley
I’ve not read her first book so looking forward to reading that one for sure!
noveldeelights says
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Janet MacLeod Trotter says
I’m intrigued – but maybe too much of a scardy-cat to read this lol?!
Zoé says
It’s not too scary, probably more intense and suspenseful with a touch of the supernatural lol
Jules_Writes says
I LOVED this book too!
Zoé says
OMG how amazing is it!! Just everything! Aaahhhh
nickimags @ The Secret Library Book Blog says
Fantastic review! xx
Zoé says
Aw thanks lovely! Easy to write when you love a book so much! X
gemsquietcorner says
Cracking review, Zoe! Got to get this one bumped up the pile, I think! x
Zoé says
Thanks Gem! Oh it’s one you defo need to read !! X
Zoé says
Aw lovey! You are awesome thank you ❤️