Publisher: Atria Books
Published: March 1, 2022
Source: ARC Paperback via Publisher
Summary:
The Heights is a tall, slender apartment building among warehouses in London. Its roof terrace is so discreet, you wouldn’t know it existed if you weren’t standing at the window of the flat directly opposite. But you are. And that’s when you see a man up there—a man you’d recognize anywhere. He may be older now, but it’s definitely him.
But that can’t be because he’s been dead for over two years. You know this for a fact.
Because you’re the one who killed him.
My thoughts:
After finally reading, and really enjoying, my first Louise Candlish book last summer, I could not wait to pick up another and so I was quite excited when I was offered this latest book.
This is such a dark, twisted slow-burn story of revenge. I found that the beginning reeled me in but then the story becomes a bit too slow, even for me who doesn’t usually mind slow. I’m not sure if it was because there was so much repetition or if it was just the way the story was intended to be. Luckily the last bit does pick up and I found myself once again really engaged.
I was fascinated with Ellen, even though I didn’t particularly love her as a character. Watching her obsession move to the dark side was just incredible to see play out and her phobia was something I had never heard about before so that kept me quite intrigued. I will say this, this author knows how to craft the most dynamic characters and that is what kept me involved in this book. I needed to see just what Ellen would do – how far she would go.
Overall, I liked the book and it had some twists I did not see coming. It’s not my favorite but I definitely plan on reading more from this author.
