Tag Archive | Amanda Robson

My Darling by Amanda Robson

Aug24

Totally Absorbing

My Darling by Amanda Robson is an absorbing contemporary psychological thriller that I read in just one sitting.

The action is suspenseful and fast paced as suspicion points this way and that. There were multiple narrators enabling the reader to have insight into several minds. My heart raced as I longed to see justice served.

Everyone has a past. We need to learn from it and move forwards into the future.

There are the difficult topics of mental illness and abuse. It is always important to seek help.

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Guilt by Amanda Robson

Apr28

Guesswork And Intuition

Guilt by Amanda Robson is a marvellous contemporary psychological thriller that will draw the reader in from the start.

As the novel opens the reader does not know who ‘the prisoner’ is. As I read on I tried to guess whose voice it was.

The story has two different time frames… the past and the present. There are three different voices enabling the reader to inhabit three different personalities.

Guilt is a menacing read. The reader ‘sees’ what is happening but is powerless to stop it. We can only read on in horror.

Truth, lies and appearances are the main themes. “Truth is freedom” but truth seems to be buried amongst the lies.

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