Description:
Heavenly Creatures meets The Hand That Rocks the Cradle in
this exciting debut novel about friendship, love and jealousy. Once upon a time
they were best friends. So when Jenny moved to Australia to focus on her
swimming career, she not only lost Kath, but her soul-mate Tom. It was for the
best. Or so they said. Now, eight years later, Jenny seeks out her childhood
friend and heads to rural France where Kath has settled. At first, the women
fall back into a close relationship, but before long strange and malicious
behaviour leads Jenny to realise the truth: that Kath has played a clever game
all along to manipulate and control those around her. And Jenny is her biggest
victim. Set against the glorious backdrop of the Languedoc lavender
fields, The Good Friend is a beautifully written psychological
drama about love, lies and a dangerous obsession. Because once the truth is
revealed, there’s no going back . . .
Review: 3 stars
This book was an average read.
The plot had a lot more potential and I had much higher expectations. I think
the publishers should not have classified this as a mystery/thriller. If it was
classified as Drama or Women’s fiction then I would have probably rated it
better. The book starts off pretty slowly and it take a lot to not just put it
down and move on. But about 50% in it picks up pace and a lot of emotional
baggage starts to come up. This book is more about jealousy, lies and tragedy
than about twists. Unfortunately for me, I could not relate to the characters
and the overt description of France did not do much for me either.
Thank you NetGalley and RedDoor
books for the ARC in exchange for an honest review!
#NetGalley
#TheGoodFriend
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