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C D Major

Autor de The Other Girl

3 Obras 85 Miembros 3 Reseñas

Obras de C D Major

The Other Girl (2020) 62 copias
The Thin Place (2021) 19 copias
La ragazza sbagliata (2021) 4 copias

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Admittedly I read about a third of this book thinking that it was another book before I realised but by that time I was already far enough into this one not to quit it.

Here's what happened... I meant to read a book called Broken April. It was recommended to me by an Albanian man who now lives in Australia. Apparently
 
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Jess.Stetson | otra reseña | Apr 4, 2023 |
The Thin Place by CD Major is a slow burning mystery thriller revolving around an old mansion called the Overtoun Estate. The title The Thin Place refers to the place where heaven and earth meet, where the veil is lifted. The story alternates from the POV’s of three different characters; Marion in 1929, Constance in 1949 and Ava in the current day.

Marion is unhappily married to Hamish West, Constance is a sick bedridden child and Ava is a reporter working on a piece about the estate. The Overtoun Estate is the thread that binds these three together and throughout the entire book you feel the large house looming in the background ever present. In this way, the estate is a character in and of itself.

I found the storyline started off slowly but once it got going I was invested in what was going on. The author writes the alternating POV’s seamlessly from past to present day. She does a good job at leaving one chapter off at a little cliffhanger before starting another.

Now while I enjoyed reading The Thin Place, I did have some qualms. First of all, I do have to mention trigger warnings for child abuse, dog death and death of a loved one as this was a very heavy read. I even found that an unnecessary scene was added at the end of the book almost in order to really get the reader before the final page is turned.

Also there was an awkwardness between Ava and her mother. It just didn’t sit quite right with me and the main issue between them felt almost forced as far as how her mother was behaving.

Unfortunately the reason given that Ava was drawn to Overtoun Estate made no sense to me. I felt a little bit cheated with that. Also of note, the Overtoun Estate is a real place in Scotland, I thought that was interesting.

While I had some issues with this one I think if you enjoy dark, mysterious thrillers that move at a slower pace, you might enjoy The Thin Place by CD Major. Even though I had a few qualms with it, I was up late nights reading and I enjoyed the creepy atmosphere surrounding the estate.

https://bookwormnai.wordpress.com/2022/08/23/the-thin-place-by-c-d-major/
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bookworm_naida | Aug 20, 2022 |
Not impressed at all
 
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debbiedd24 | otra reseña | Jul 21, 2021 |

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