A good overall book but I wouldn’t recommend if you’re a big thriller reader as I found the twists a little obvious. Perfect for the casual reader!

My main issue with Greenwich Park is none of the characters are likeable. I didn’t care about a single one. The plot is great but a likeable character is needed!

A decent 3.5/5.

A strange, dark and twisted story about revenge, secrets and lies. I found it difficult to like or care about any of the characters and worked out the conclusion early on.

‘Greenwich Park’ is Katherine Faulkner’s debut novel and it is certainly an engrossing read. Focusing on a close-knit group of privileged young people on the cusp of parenthood, Faulkner draws the reader in with all sorts of beguiling detail about their emotional and personal lives. To make things even more complicated, Helen and Rory are brother and sister and Daniel and Serena have been their partners since university. Purporting to be thoroughly supportive of each other, it is not long before we see hairline cracks appear in the seemingly impressive masonry of their friendship.
Helen meets Rachel at her local NCT class. Polar opposites they may be but Helen is, at first, often grateful for her attention. Things become progressively more awkward after Rachel is offered a safe haven at Helen and Daniel’s home, having been physically attacked, perhaps by the father of her child.
Faulkner is adept at building tension, offering any number of red herrings and encouraging the reader to vacillate between sympathy for and aversion towards her characters. Perhaps the least satisfactory section of the novel is the final chapters in which, by necessity, a great deal has to be covered through looking back at some explosive events. In contrast to the slow, tense build-up of the majority of the narrative, this feels a little laboured. However, the final outcome is most satisfying!
This author is definitely one to watch. If you like Sarah Vaughan, Claire McGowan and Sabine Durrant, you should enjoy ‘Greenwich Park.’
My thanks to NetGalley and Raven Books for a copy of this novel in exchange for a fair review.

Thank you NetGalley for this advanced copy. I felt the beginning was slow. the contast ---1 ---0 +1 were way too distracting and annoying in the middle of the text. i ended up skipping to the back because it was losing my interest fast. Good ending, but just couldn't hold my attention.

I found this a very dark read, you never know what is around the corner. It is full of twists and the characters are all believable, but what really happened to Rachel, I read it in a sitting, I just couldn't not. I feel as though this book is going to be a huge hit. A psychological thriller at it's best. The ending was sublime.

This was an amazing thriller that kept me on my toes the whole time. The author’s depiction of the characters was spot on and the plot had me breathless! A great read!