Emily is in trouble again. She’s lost her temp job, her acting agent, and her flat. She can’t get money from her parents...again. So when her old boss, Scott, offers her a dreamy sounding job staying with his family at their mega mansion in France, she can’t say know. She spends her time getting to know Scott’s wife Nina and their daughter Aurelia. She soon discovers all the money and beautiful things are covering up dark secrets.
Okay. I think this a real, “it’s not you, it’s me,” situation. I just don’t think I like domestic suspense. This is definitely not a domestic thriller as maybe only the last 20% of the book has thriller aspects. For me, slow burn domestic suspense just doesn’t work. The Safe Place is slow burn domestic suspense...Finally, I saw the ending of the book way too early. There was no twist I did not see coming.
I could not stand Emily. I can’t do a poor me MC, and Emily blames everyone but herself for her actions. She’s entitled and doesn’t want to put the work in for anything. I just could not with her inner monologue sometimes.
I did get some mild Ruth Ware vibes. It’s the whole: girl goes to mildly creepy mansion to take care of a mildly creepy child thing. The setting is atmospheric and Anna Downes does a great job making you feel like you’re there. The writing is great. She also does a great job with the narration of the audiobook!
So here’s the thing, this didn’t work for me, but if you like domestic suspense...it’s going to work for you. I ended June 2020 with a couple domestic suspense books and didn’t like any of them. I’ve decided then that it’s me..not them. So you should definitely check out The Safe Place if that’s your thing. Thank you to LibroFM, Macmillan Audio, and Minotaur for my review copy.
Okay. I think this a real, “it’s not you, it’s me,” situation. I just don’t think I like domestic suspense. This is definitely not a domestic thriller as maybe only the last 20% of the book has thriller aspects. For me, slow burn domestic suspense just doesn’t work. The Safe Place is slow burn domestic suspense...Finally, I saw the ending of the book way too early. There was no twist I did not see coming.
I could not stand Emily. I can’t do a poor me MC, and Emily blames everyone but herself for her actions. She’s entitled and doesn’t want to put the work in for anything. I just could not with her inner monologue sometimes.
I did get some mild Ruth Ware vibes. It’s the whole: girl goes to mildly creepy mansion to take care of a mildly creepy child thing. The setting is atmospheric and Anna Downes does a great job making you feel like you’re there. The writing is great. She also does a great job with the narration of the audiobook!
So here’s the thing, this didn’t work for me, but if you like domestic suspense...it’s going to work for you. I ended June 2020 with a couple domestic suspense books and didn’t like any of them. I’ve decided then that it’s me..not them. So you should definitely check out The Safe Place if that’s your thing. Thank you to LibroFM, Macmillan Audio, and Minotaur for my review copy.