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Catch, Pull, Push: A cautionary tale of psychological suspense
He took her. They wanted her back
Mia Macnee has Olympic potential until swim coach, James, takes her away
from everything she knows. They become the subject of an international
manhunt but who will find them first? The media, the police? Or her family?
Mia Macnee has Olympic potential until swim coach, James, takes her away
from everything she knows. They become the subject of an international
manhunt but who will find them first? The media, the police? Or her family?
362 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 16, 2018
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Kerry Mayo
6 books2 followersKerry Mayo is a Kent-based writer whose books include Whitstable Through Time (2014) and From This Day Forward (2017). Whitstable Through Time is a photographic/historic work of non-fiction. From This Day Forward is Kerry's first novel and looks at the theme of 'when good people do bad things'. Is it biographical in any way? Definitely not - she always stands behind the yellow line! Does it explore the darker side of desire and provide an outlet for the wanderings of her beleaguered mind? You bet it does.
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December 16, 2019
Outstanding characterisation, but too many coincidences and totally unlikely events
I am so sorry to be the one to to spoil the consistent 5 star ratings. I shall do my best to explain not only why this book didn't work so well for me, but also what was thoroughly admirable about it.
With its cast of teens and early twenties and their parents, I am not sure if this is more for the YA market. The characterisation of the young people is outstanding. The three sibling protagonists, including the missing Mia, are all very different and believable as part of a dysfunctional family, and Mia's sidekick, Charlie, is another distinct individual. I also liked the fact that the plotline explored the difference in perception of the events between parents and a young person or even between the victim and his/her contemporaries - who have the benefit of seeing the situation from a distance. I felt that Kerry Mayo had exhibited great empathy all round to be able to achieve this.
However, although I found the plot quite compelling (with the exception of the family holiday, which seemed to be pure padding), the events revealed in the latter half of the book gradually became less and less credible and the coincidences too common. The moral at the end was also rather too cheesy for my liking. If the anticipated readership is YA, perhaps the problem is mine, being considerably out of that age group
I am so sorry to be the one to to spoil the consistent 5 star ratings. I shall do my best to explain not only why this book didn't work so well for me, but also what was thoroughly admirable about it.
With its cast of teens and early twenties and their parents, I am not sure if this is more for the YA market. The characterisation of the young people is outstanding. The three sibling protagonists, including the missing Mia, are all very different and believable as part of a dysfunctional family, and Mia's sidekick, Charlie, is another distinct individual. I also liked the fact that the plotline explored the difference in perception of the events between parents and a young person or even between the victim and his/her contemporaries - who have the benefit of seeing the situation from a distance. I felt that Kerry Mayo had exhibited great empathy all round to be able to achieve this.
However, although I found the plot quite compelling (with the exception of the family holiday, which seemed to be pure padding), the events revealed in the latter half of the book gradually became less and less credible and the coincidences too common. The moral at the end was also rather too cheesy for my liking. If the anticipated readership is YA, perhaps the problem is mine, being considerably out of that age group
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