REVIEW OF KILLING THE GIRL BY ELIZABETH HILL
Date: 18 October 2019
By: Daily Madhu
Written in first person POV, Killing the Girl by Elizabeth Hill is a story about a young girl who makes mistakes because of the confusing messages and expectations of 1970's society. She pays for those mistakes in a devastating way but grows stronger in the process.
The blurb is as follows:
For over forty years Carol Cage has been living as a recluse in her mansion, Oaktree House. Fear is her constant companion. She’s been keeping a secret – and it’s about to be unearthed.
When she receives a compulsory purchase order for her home, she knows that everyone is going to find out what she did to survive her darkest weeks in 1970. She writes her confession so that we can understand what happened because she wasn’t the only one living a lie. The events that turned her fairy-tale life into a living hell were not all they seemed.
She’s determined not to pay for the mistakes of others; if she has to face justice, then they will too.
Carol Cage has a terrible secret … and she’s about to exact retribution on everyone who had abandoned her.
Review:
I have to start my review by saying that I don't, for even a single second, believe that this is the author's debut novel. Her writing is so good and skillfull that it feels like the author has penned a dozen or more novels.
So, the story begins with the introduction of our heroine when she is merely fifteen years old and spans over the years to come.
Carol and Frankie first meet at his aunt's house where our heroine and her best friend, Sarah are teaching baking to his aunt, Thora. She is instantly attracted to him and his posh ways.
On the other hand, there is Perry, who definitely holds a torch for our heroine, but she doesn't give him the time of her day. Rather, she finds him childish and annoying.
Few chapters in the book, and it was so obvious that Frankie is not what he seems to be and there are definitely some ulterior motives for the way he behaves. Of course, Carol is so much in love with him that she chooses to ignore all the warning signs.
In the first couple of chapters, I felt like the heroine came across as bratty, entitled and gold-digger.
But as you continue to read the story, you will surely change your opinion.
Carol Cage is flawed but her shortcomings are what make her human and relatable.
As the story progresses, the difficulties continue to rise for our heroine as she discovers the true faces of those whom she thought were her closed ones.
I am not just using it as a metaphor, but this book actually is what you call a 'Page-turner.'
Usually, I have the habit of reading a few chapters every night before going to bed but this book was so engrossing that I was dying to know what would happen next. As a result, I was up all freaking night, reading this book.
After reading many books, one becomes accustomed to guessing what will happen or what is coming next in a book. I'm proud that whenever I read thriller/mystery books, most of the time I can correctly conclude what the mystery or suspense is going to be.
But for this book, I couldn't. It makes you expect the unexpected. The anticipation while reading this book was something which I haven't felt in quite some time. That's the main reason I guess why I loved this book so much and so I'll give it FIVE STARS ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Definitely give this book a try to find out what happened that Frankie was buried in the orchard of his own house.....
About the Author:
After a career Credit Management and Litigation Elizabeth is now a full-time novelist.
Enjoying a good psychological/crime mystery story, but tiring of them being based on the murder of women, her books reverse that premise so that men are at risk of being murdered in the course of a great story!
Her debut novel is about a young girl who makes mistakes because of the confusing messages and expectations of 1970's society. She pays for those mistakes in a devastating way but grows stronger in the process.
Find out more on her website wickedwritersite.wordpress.com
Elizabeth lives in Bristol, UK.
Disclaimer: I received a free copy from the author in exchange of an honest review.
The picture used in the blog belongs to the author.
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