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Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 17 aprile 2016

This book is interesting and light. I enjoyed reading it to the end, as the book twists and turns to arrive at the end. I look forward to Clare Mackintosh's next book.

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pek

good read

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 13 giugno 2016

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i really enjoyd this book. good read.npage turner and a suprise plot. page turner. easy read and a good summer book

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Sheerness

Deludente

Recensito in Italia 🇮🇹 il 8 luglio 2015

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La prima parte lascia ben sperare, dopodiché è una caduta libera nella mediocrità. Il personaggio di Ian è male caratterizzato, gli avvenimenti sono spesso assurdi, molti temi inseriti e non sviluppati (il figlio di Ray, ad esempio). Un libro da sconsigliare.

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Katherine Y

Clever thriller about a mysterious woman and the hunt for a killer of a boy in a hit and run

Recensito negli Stati Uniti 🇺🇸 il 22 dicembre 2022

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At its center, this is a story about a woman running away from her previous life. I will discuss only a few main plot points to avoid giving away too much. Jenna Gray has rented a spare cottage in a small Welsh town. She's timid and doesn't interact with many people, just her landlord and a woman at a local shop. Jenna is a sculptor, and the privacy the cottage affords appeals to her. She acquires a dog and soon has a canine companion who accompanies her on walks on the beach. She meets the local veterinarian and keeps him at a distance for reasons only known to her. This, of course, only makes the man more interested in getting to know her.
Detective Inspector Ray Stevens and a rookie are working on a case with few results. Stevens is drawn to the younger Kate, his partner because she's someone he can talk to easily and knows the score around the office. The case they have been assigned is of a young boy killed in a hit-and-run right in front of his mother. Stevens and Kate give the boy's mother assurances that they will find the killer, but they have had months with no leads. They have been officially pulled off the case. In private, they decide to continue investigating the boy's death. The extra hours Stevens is putting in make his wife Mags, a former detective constable, unhappy. Especially since those hours are spent with an attractive younger woman. Stevens's home life with his wife and kids begins to suffer.
Finally, the extra work the detectives, have put in begins to pay off. They find a witness who describes a car being driven erratically near the area where the boy was killed. They focus on locating the car. Meanwhile, they learn that the police liaison assigned to the boy's mother has fallen short of keeping contact with her. She has left her apartment and has moved away. No one knows where she is. Stevens and Kate are relieved to be reassigned to the case, which has been reactivated with the new information. The only problem is now they have a killer to catch and a mother who's gone missing.
The author has written a psychological thriller that may seem to point to certain apparent facts to some readers but turns things around as the story unfolds. The novel is even more interesting because the author is a former policewoman. She knows the way the police work. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and recommend it to mystery and thriller readers.

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Three Minutes and Forty Five Seconds

Such a good recommendation

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 23 settembre 2016

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Title: I Let You Go
Author: Clare Mackintosh

ISBN: 978-0-7515-5415-1
Rating: 9/10
Genre: Thriller, Fiction, Murder, Crime

*WARNING* SPOILERS
"The car comes from nowhere. The squeal of wet brakes, the thud of a five-year-old boy hitting the windscreen and the spin of his body before it slams on to the road. Running after him, in front of the still-moving car. Slipping and falling heavily on to outstretched hands, the impact taking her breath away.
It's over in a heartbeat.
She crouches beside him, searching frantically for a pulse. Water her breath form a solitary white cloud in the air. Sees the dark shadow form beneath his head and hears her own wail as though it comes from someone else. She looks up at the blurred windscreen, its wipers sending arcs of water into the darkening night, and she screams at the unseen driver to help her."

I was recommended this book by a friend. She had already read this story and loved it. I am so glad she recommended it to me! It was great! From the Prologue which tells us how poor, innocent five-year-old Jacob tragically lost his life, to both part 1 and part 2 which has a twist I did not expect to happen.

I was lead to believe in part 1, that Jenna was Jacob's heartbroken mother, who could not live with what had happened to her baby. Jenna moves from the busy hustle and bustle of city life as an artist in Bristol to live in a remote area of Wales. She becomes friends with Bethan who owns and runs the local caravan park over the summer. Although Bethan continues to try to develop their friendship Jenna cannot bring herself to become close to anyone again due to what happened in Bristol.

Jenna starts to make a life for herself in the remote and picturesque Welsh countryside. Upon a visit to a local village, she stumbles across a moving bin bag containing two puppies, unfortunately, one has died. Following this, she meets the lovely local vet Patrick.

Jenna continues to develop her life in Wales with Patrick and Bethan, keeping herself to herself and learning to come to terms with what has happened back in Bristol. Jenna goes back to her art skills. She had previously owned her own company creating ceramics and pots in her own home. Following the devastation of what happened she has had to leave all of this behind and she creates her own photography creations. Jenna ensures never to use her name on the site as she does not want people to know what happened to her in Bristol.

Detective Inspector Ray Stevens is working with fellow police officer Kate to find the person who tragically killed poor Jacob. They find out that his mother has vanished and hasn't left any forwarding information of where she is. Ray and Kate become increasingly closer and closer. Something which I found incredibly uncomfy. Ray has been married for a number of years and has always thought he was happy. The longer he works with Kate the more his feelings develop for her.

This is what we all thought was happening in part 1. This all changed in part 2 when all the answers were revealed. We are introduced to Ian who we find out is Jenna's estranged husband. It has been a very long time since I have felt more hatred for a character in a book. Ian is controlling, patronising, condescending and just downright mean! He is awful! Jenna is only young when she meets Ian and she feels everything she does should be to please Ian. Ian doesn't let her think, or do otherwise, he just doesn't let her think. This develops into a continued relationship between the two of them where they do finally get married. Jenna doesn't have any of her own friends, own money or her own home. Jenna and Ian get married and go to Italy for their honeymoon. Jenna has an innocent conversation with the receptionist, Ian sees this as Jenna flirting and a reason to shout at her, belittle her and ultimately hit her.

We find out that Jenna was not in fact poor Jacob's mother but she was the criminal who killed Jacob. She has been running away from the police to try and get away from what has happened. As much as she tries to run away from her past it soon catches up with her. Ian returns once he finds out Jenna has been arrested by the police. He is adamant that she has confessed to the police what actually happened. He continues to hurt, abuse and ultimately repeatedly rape her in order to assign his dominance and his assertiveness.

It takes to the court date where Jenna has confessed to Jacob's killing and is awaiting her sentencing for the truth to finally come out. Ray and Kate have been investigating something which they found in Jenna's purse whilst she was in custody. A woman's refuge centre. They visit the refuge centre and speak to someone who can shed a light on the situation between Jenna and Ian. Jenna sought refuge at this centre and was helped to get away from Ian. Upon Ray and Kate's arrival at court, they are granted a recess in court proceedings. This is where, finally, the confession of who really killed Jacob. It turns out following an art exhibition of Jenna's art Ian, once again, becomes jealous of who Jenna is talking too. She starts to drive them both home and he becomes aggressive and insists they swap seats, even though he is drunk. Ian continues to drive quicker and faster. Ian sees a little boy walking along the side of the path. He recognises this area. He realises that he has had a relationship with Jacob's mother whilst being married to Jenna. The little boy crossing the road is not only Jacob but he is Ian's son. He continues to drive faster and faster as he sees the little boy run out into the road. Jacob hits the bonnet and the windscreen, Jenna screams, Ian stops but doesn't stay. He quickly drives away and out of site. Only Jenna and Ian know what has happened and did it.

Upon Ian's arrival in Wales following the police now knowing who the real hit and run criminal is, he tries to attack Jenna again. She gets away from him and starts to run along the cliff tops away from Ian. They have a fight on the cliff tops and "unfortunately" Ian slips and falls off the cliffs and down the 200ft drop into the sea. Where his body is not found.

Overall I really enjoyed this book. It is one of the best books I have read in a long time and I would definitely recommend it to others. I recommended it to my mum to read and she read it within 2 days. She loved it also and also hated Ian. There is a follow-up book called I See You. I am looking forward to this book as there is something within me that feels Ian is not as dead as would first appear. But what will happen?

Rating: 9/10
10-word-review: Best book I have read in a very long time.

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Anon

Moving

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 16 marzo 2023

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First time reading this author and I'm hooked. I couldn't put the book down. Twists and turns keep the reader on edge. Will definitely read more of her books

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Preston Leigh

Just Ok. Could have been great.

Recensito negli Stati Uniti 🇺🇸 il 9 settembre 2016

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I Let You Go is the name of the book, yet it is also what I did with the book, on multiple occasions. I let it go. I picked it up, thought about buying it, and then decided on another book. I did this at least four times. The first time I did it was the day that I bought Sleeping Giants by Sylvain Neuvel, which turned out to be my Book Of The Year.

But the other week I decided that I wanted to give I Let You Go a shot.

What made me pick up the book in the first place was the cover. The cover is a little dark and has a beach scene with the title written across the front. It looks as if a storm or some kind of trouble is on the way. As you read the story you will learn something about a main character that really makes the cover make sense. The cover artist did a great job creating a cover that actually has something to do with the story.

The book is told from the point of view of three characters. The book is also broken up into two parts. I cannot tell you how it is broken up in two parts without giving any spoilers so I won’t. But there is a Part One and a Part Two.

Part One is told between two of the characters, Jenna Gray and DI Ray Stevens. In Part One, Jenna Gray is trying to put her life back together after the accident. We follow her journey as she tries to start a new life for herself. All the while, DI Ray Stevens is trying to solve the case.

Then Clare Mackintosh completely threw my world at the end of Part One, a twist I did not see coming.

The twist had me so excited for Part Two. I actually continued into Part Two without stopping. I had to know what happened.

As I said, the twist really surprised me and had me loving Mackintosh’s writing style. Her next book, I See You, is scheduled to come out on February 21, 2017, in the United States Of America. I knew that I could not wait that long after reading the twist she threw in. I then went to the UK Amazon site and ordered I See You because it is available over there right now.

Clare Mackintosh had me loving the thriller/mystery genre again. I have not read many thrillers/mysteries as of late. There have been a few, but not many. I used to be a huge fan of James Patterson, but he puts out so many books it became hard to follow. Then I discovered Sci-Fi and have been reading a lot of that.

Part Two of the novel is almost at the halfway point; according to my Kindle it is at the 45% point. Here we get introduced to a third character, Ian Petersen. I cannot tell you about him without giving the story away. This part is also the downfall of the book, I feel like I should say “in my opinion,” even though that is what a review is. Not too far into Part Two, I had I Let You Go figured out. I should say, I knew who killed the boy and what would happen to the character, but I didn’t know how Mackintosh would get us there.

When I got to the climactic scene at the end I was not surprised and I even rolled my eyes. There was a part in the final scene that I didn’t see coming, but due to the fact I knew what was going to happen, it didn’t really shock me like it should have.

But I don’t want to beat Mackintosh up in this review. So what did I like?

Her writing is great. Even though I had the book figured out, I still enjoyed the ride she took me on. Never once did I feel bored reading and never did I want to put it down. She really knows how to keep you hooked.

Her chapter lengths are great too. The longest chapter took me about twenty minutes to read, most chapters took me about fifteen minutes. They are long enough so you can read a chapter before bed . . . but also long enough so you end up reading more and losing sleep. She also has several breaks in each chapter if you need to stop in the middle of it.

I also loved the characters. Each character has flaws and none are perfect, and I like that. Some characters make mistakes that will have you shaking your head. Other characters will have you so mad at them that you wish they would just die. The villain in the book is straight up evil and I could not wait for them to get what they deserved.

Overall this book is a fun and entertaining read. Part One is a shining star, while Part Two felt too predictable. Did the fact that I predicted the ending ruin the book for me? No. I still wanted to read to find out how all the dots would connect, even though they weren’t surprises.

How about the audiobook? I am glad you asked. I did listen to some of the audiobook. Nicola Barber and Steven Crossley are the two narrators. As you can probably guess, Nicola Barber voices the chapters in Jenna’s point of view and Steven Crossley voices the chapters in DI Ray Stevens and Ian Peterse’s point of view. Each voice actor does a great job and it was easy to tell when two people were talking. If you enjoy audiobooks, this is a good one to pick up, of course I love their English accent.

If you enjoy thrillers and mysteries then you will probably enjoy the book.

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I let you go

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 20 dicembre 2022

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I really enjoyed this books twists and turns.
Couldn't wait to pick it up each day.
Had me gripped from the start.
Great characters.

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MissKLC

Great Debut, but low in thrills

Recensito negli Stati Uniti 🇺🇸 il 23 aprile 2016

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3/5
I Let You Go by Clare Mackintosh, is a quiet but intriguing novel. A wonderful debut thriller, that explores the emotions people feel in the aftermath of a heartbreaking event, as well as peoples relationships to each other. I found the story interesting and a page turner and enjoyed it, however I didn't feel as 'thrilled' as I hoped and there was definitely room for improvement.

The story follows multiple perspectives of people in the wake of a hit and run that resulted in the death of a small child. We primarily follow Jenna Gray as she flees to the sea side to start a new life in a cottage and reflect on her life, and the loss of her son. She struggles to come to terms with her life as it is currently and is a very broken person. In this little town, however, she begins to make friends, find herself again as she slowly begins to pick up the pieces. The problem is she's purposefully picking up certain pieces and refusing to face her past.

We also follow investigators, Ray and Kate, from Bristol who refuse to give up on the hit and run case. They juggle red tape, dead end leads and a missing mother of the victim with an increasing attraction to each other and current cases. In addition to this, Ray is struggling with his home life and how to balance what he wants for them with what they need, as well as understanding his own needs.

Jenna, who is trying to run away from her pain, and the investigators who refuse to give up on it all collide and turn everything we think we know upside down.

This story was very well done. I loved the perspective changes, switching from Jenna to Ray. It gave me as a reader both sides of the situation. Having both sides however wasn't enough in this Whodunit story, leading me to question everything I was reading and look deeper in the situtation. This book was written with a quiet and ethereal quality, fitting of the grey sea-side setting. It was a tense calm, one you could cut with a knife. However this didn't slow down the read, the story progressed and a nice pace and I read it in two sittings. The characters were interesting, true emotional and flawed people. I was interested in them and it fueled my need to know their story.

However, I found it difficult to connect with their thought process. Often in the story decisions were made that just didn't seem logical to me. Once that logical connection was broken I had a hard time connecting with the wake of their choices, because the base of it was faulty and unbelievable to me. I believe they could have been developed better and their actions backed up more. The weak base for their actions felt sloppy.

With this said however, it didn't ruin it for me. I still devoured it and wanted to know more. But I also have this ache for the logical version. Because if this is as good as it it is, then that version would be amazing.

My major disappointment with this story was the thriller in itself. I must admit I read many reviews in advance and had steeled myself for a thriller that would scare me, make me cry, make me feel nervous and anxious. I just didn't feel that way. This book was primarily quiet, which is fine, but even though the tension was present in never got to a boiling point for me. There was one major twist for me that made me go "What, Oh my god, what" I tell my boyfriend the twist even though he had no background. It was great, it rekindled my desire to keep going and took my completely by surprise. The problem is after that surprise, that was kind of it. Then it was just the story, just the result of that. Their was an attempt to add more tension but I found it forced (interesting and enjoying to read) but forced. It followed some tropes and began to fall into a bit of a soap opera-y ending. The second major "twist" just didn't phase me because it came out of nowhere and wasn't needed. It didn't add to the story, it didn't help it in anyway but it upped the soap opera level to plain old soap opera.

It was a good read, an interesting look at characters and loss. But it wasn't a thriller to me, and the soap-opera thrills that over-powered the second half of the book overshadowing the actually well done plot twist of the first half. I found it hard to connect to the characters choices (I connected with characters themselves just fine) but their actions and thought processes seemed illogical and uninspired.A good debut. I believe she had great ideas and ability, and I look forward to her future books to see if these two things ever come together a little smoother.

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Carl M

Flows To Perfection.

Recensito nel Regno Unito 🇬🇧 il 12 giugno 2021

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Claire Mackintosh is a fantastic writer.

She's written a book that flows to perfection, packed with substance.

Her writing makes this un-put-downable moreso than the story itself although it is pretty average.
The beach scenes with Jenna are outstanding to 'see'.

The book is clever in that it's written in first person through the eyes of the main character victim Jenna, also in first person by the persuer Ian and in third person by the 2 investigators each told with their own seperate chapters.

I didn't care at all for the weak characters of the investigators. Their journey was so so, but nothing solid in their outcome.

Jenna's eyes was told beautifully.
A strong artistic woman whom i found very likeable.

Ian's telling completely nailed it as a serious nutcase who thrived on his behaviour without a guilty conscience. Stunningly told so much so you could hear his voice. From the onset of each of his chapters there would be the most suspenseful music accompanying his storytelling.

Because of Ian's story being told in first person it gave away that he couldn't possibly die at the end.

But this didn't matter, it was all about what he was going to do next thus what would be Jenna's fate.

I love books with a twist but there was no real twist, which was obviously disappointing hence the 4 stars instead of 5, it's an average psychological thriller which is definitely worth reading.

How Claire Mackintosh writes with such detail and flow with not one boring passage is amazing, but how she achieves the ideas of the shocking abuse Jenna received is very powerful.

Jenna's journey throughout was immensely gripping. Her fate was definitely unpredictable.

I would like to have seen a longer final scene, predictable as it was, but nonetheless satisfying.

I highly recommend Claire Mackintosh, put simply, the perfect writer.

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