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Come Back For Me

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I think this is my first Heidi Perks book, a book that I really enjoyed.  This book has a surprising plot and lots of twists with interesting characters.  I loved the writing style and the setting of the story.  I also enjoyed the moving between past and present in the story, this helped to understand what happened and why some events happened as it did.  Great writing style.
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Come Back For Me is easily the best thriller I've read in a long time, the island and Stella's childhood have  a fairytale feel that contrasts really well with the darkness of the rest of the book. Would be a 5/5 but I wasn't keen on the ending.
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An intriguing and gripping thriller, very well written. Lots of twists and turns, guaranteed page turner that keeps you guessing until the end.
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Come Back For Me was a really engaging and addictive read, about family secrets, a tight knit community and family ties.

Stella as an adult still feels the hurt from having to leave her beloved island home as a child, when one stormy night her entire family crept away under cover of darkness. No explanation was given and Stella never heard from her best friend again. Now a body has been found near her childhood house..and long buried secrets are about to emerge..

We go between past and present, slowly discovering background and events. Heidi Perks keeps you enthralled throughout with some beautiful writing and intelligent plotting.

The setting is both beautiful and claustrophobic, the tension builds towards an emotional finale and our main protagonist Stella faces many difficult and very human choices along the way.

Overall an excellent read – fascinating family drama with more than a hint of psychological thriller.

Recommended.
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Stella, Bonnie and Danny are siblings who live on the island of Evergreen. A sheltered community off the English coast and leave suddenly in the middle of the night. 25 years later a body is discovered just outside the grounds of their old house and Stella wants to know who it is and try to get answers to questions from her youth. 

I really struggled with this. It was quite a slow read although it did perk up in the last 25%. Thank you to netgalley and the publishers for this arc in exchange for my honest review.
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A fantastic thriller that grabbed me from the start. Lots of different possibilities kept me guessing until the end. Fully recommend
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This is the first book by this author have read but will definitely not be the last. This is a book that kept me interested until the end.
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This was a great, suspenseful read that kept me gripped to every page. Full of twists and turns this book will have you riveted to every surprise event.
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This is the second book I've read by Heidi Parks, and she definitely didn't disappoint. Yet again, I found myself utterly immersed in her work. I literally finished this book in a few hours - I couldn't tell myself to put it down. From the first page, I found myself turning page after page to get to the bottom of the many mysteries laid out. Parks has a real knack for throwing red herrings at the readers - I had a long list of suspects and theories, but she still managed to pull it out of the bag and surprise me. I enjoyed her use of different POVs and timelines - giving up just enough information and secrets to keep me waiting on the edge of my seat. I also loved the ending - it wasn't wrapped up in a nice bow, it ended just the way it was supposed to. 

If you're looking for a thriller with plenty of mystery and intrigue, you've got the perfect book here. I'll definitely be keeping me eye out for any future releases from Heidi Parks, that's for sure!
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