Her

Title: Her
Author: Harriet Lane
Type: Paperback
Read: 4th February - 6th February 2016
Rating: 3/5
Published: 1st January 2015 by Weidenfield & Nicolson

Two women; two different worlds.

Emma is a struggling mother who has put everything on hold. Nina is sophisticated and independent - entirely in control.

When the pair meet, Nina generously draws Emma into her life. But this isn't the first time the women's paths have crossed. Nina remembers Emma and she remembers what Emma did.

But what exactly does Nina want from her? And how far will she go in pursuit of it?

I ignored the really low rating of this book on goodreads, I picked up because i was loving the bright colour of the book. It really does demand your attention. So i listened.

The book tells of two people, Emma and Nina. They know one another, although Emma doesn't remember Nina at all. Nina however remembers Emma and she remembers what she did.

That alone made me want to read this book, it seemed very psychological thriller, I wanted to know what brough these two together and what had happened in the past. The book is told through chapters from each Emma and Nina. Sometimes it went over the same thing just from the other characters view. Occasionally bringing through hints of the past with Nina.

I liked the premise of the book, it really should have worked. There was just a few things wrong for me. The speed of the book, it took forever to get somewhere and when it did, it still felt so flat. Then the ending. That ending was just wrong. On every level. It never made sense at all. Not one bit. I don't care exactly what Emma did in the past (i still don't think it was major!), but no one with a motherly bone in their body would have even considered allowing that to happen.

I think Emma was just a mum caught up in having a new friend, (even tho she knew her once before) and Nina just needed to grow up and move on. She was crazily obssessed with Emma to the point she should have been locked up.

A really good basis for the story and the cover stands out, i just think at times, the author wanted it to be much more dramatic which didn't work. 

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