Seven friends. One killer. You can run, but you can’t hide…
The winter hike is meant to bring their nature group together.
Emily, the sister who never lets her hearing loss hold her back.
Lauren, the sister who always feels a step behind.
Morna, who doesn’t get on with Lauren.
Ben, whose feelings for Emily border on obsession.
Dan, the quiet newcomer to the group.
Kai, who isn’t just on the hike to enjoy the wildlife.
And Alec, the one who knows all their secrets.
As the sun sets, a gunshot rings out on the nature reserve.
One of the seven is dead. And one of their number killed them…
Hide by Nell Pattison
Pages: 400
Publishing Date: December 9th, 2021
Publisher: Avon
MY THOUGHTS
Thanks to Netgalley for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.
I was intrigued by the title, the snow made me request this book. 7 bird watchers(I can’t say them friends) gathered on the boxing day to watch a murmuration. Lauren and Emily are sisters with a strained relationship. Morna volunteers at the centre where Lauren works and they don’t get along. Alec is an old nerd who doesn’t have anything in his life to do except degrade everyone. Dan is a mysterious guy who decided to join this group for unknown reasons. Ben is a guy who doesn’t have any personality except he like Emily. I forgot to mention, Emily is deaf but rich and uses some latest cochlear implants. Kai is also a mysterious guy who is doing something secret. Believe me, it took me long to remember who is who and their personalities but fortunately, they didn’t get any so it was not that hard.
So on the boxing day when they were ready to watch murmuration. One of them died and they decided to blame one of them without evidence and keep treating that one so badly throughout the book. There was fighting, allegation, rudeness and some bitchiness till the end. I skim read 75 % of the book because I lost interest. The background of each character was discussed so shallowly which made it so hard to feel for any of them. Everything was dragged, characters were not likeable. There were so many loopholes and the story felt forced and dull. The ending was just MEH. I don’t know why I wasted my time.
