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Weak Pick as I did enjoy this one but I felt it was only nearly really good - not really sure how or why it missed the mark, but something was lacking. Both timelines were equally intriguing, characters were interesting & well drawn but, gosh I don't know, it just lacked the final punch. The twist was predictable but it wasn't that. The fact that I didn't come away gobsmacked was disappointing as I'd been fully expecting to. So it was me then 🤣

Two stories in one....the unfolding of a murder through the trial of a youth....and the story of a relationship of a young foster boy and the woman who took him in.

This was good!

One plot line follows Daniel the solicitor trying to keep 11 year old Sebastian out of prison, he's charged with murder of an 8 year old.

The other plot line follows Daniel's past as a runaway, a foster child, a violent boy.

I was hooked early. I wanted to know whether Sebastian had done it, whether Daniel can free him or not. Also, how Daniel, the son of a drug addict, became a lawyer and got estranged from his adoptive mother.

Nearly done with my #audiobook, because it took me longer to hang up this new lamp.

I decluttered most of the flat in search of a fitting screw driver to loosen the screws of the previous lamp. Of course none was to be found and I had to go and talk to a neighbour to borrow one. 😱

Now that I'm done, have shared pictures, three people have already told me that the cord is too short. Well, duh, it's the one IKEA boxed with the lamp.

#audioDIY

My form of early morning #rehab: listening to the tagged #audiobook, watching the sun rise over the house opposite, while I'm lying on my acupuncture mat.

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#GhostCat eyeing my breakfast before trying to eat the artificial grass.

I've been up for ages. Might head into IKEA later, a friend asked me to accompany her.

While doing research on the book I was looking for the other day, I found the tagged #audiobook. Started strong, a child possibly murdered by another child. Told from the POV of the defendant. Alternating chapters between the present and the narrator's own past as a foster kid.

Panda is not impressed. I, however, love it. #laststretch #almostthere #pageturner

This book has me waking up at 4 am to finish the last 100 pages in peace. While I won‘t say it has kept me on my toes, it has definitely kept me hooked. Two consecutive stories from the same character keep you turning pages. Usually I hate following two story lines at once, but the author really does it right.

A total page turner. Two stories told of the main character, one in present time the other as a child. Excellent character development and a very well thought out story. Loved this!