Author: Sandra SG Wong
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Year: 2022
349 pages
From the Back: When a woman wakes up with amnesia beside a mountain highway, confused and alone, she fights to regain her identity, only to learn that her parents have disappeared - not long after her mother bought a winning $47 million lottery ticket.
As her memories painfully resurface and the police uncover details of her parents' mysterious disappearance, Cleo Li finds herself under increasing suspicion. Even with the unwavering support of her brother, she can't quite reconcile her fears with reality or keep the harrowing nightmares at bay.
As Cleo delves deeper for the truth, she cannot escape the nagging sense that maybe the person she should be afraid of...is herself.
Personal Thoughts: This book has all the makings for an excellent thriller. The main character, Cleo, has amnesia and could be either victim or suspect. Pages filled with suspenseful interactions with investigators and people she doesn't remember. A mystery working itself out chapter by chapter, quickly becoming a page-turner. And then it ends, completely and utterly underwhelmingly. By the end of the book, everything was predictable and I didn't feel like there was anything that got truly wrapped up. It was an ending, yes, but I was expecting so much more as I was reading through the story. It felt like the author ran out of ideas of where to take the story and copped out for a simple finale. I wouldn't necessarily say don't read it, most of the book was really good, but just don't be surprised when you get the final chapter and suddenly it's just over.
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