No One Will Know by Rose Carlyle was not at all what I was expecting. As usual I hadn’t read the backcover blurb just before starting so I got my villains wrong from the outset, thinking it involved those we’re introduced to early in the novel – namely the family of Eve’s partner. But then things take an unexpected twist – devastating Eve, until she’s offered a lifeline – a nanny job that will allow her to afford to keep and raise her child.
I didn’t get The Girl in the Mirror by Rose Carlyle for review but was hearing a lot about it so borrowed it from a friend. Everyone seemed to find it twisty and had a desire to talk about it after they finished. That’s usually a good sign as it might mean you think you know how it ended but are not quite sure. Of course it’s hard for authors to achieve that balance between…. “WTF just happened?” leaving readers confused with too many unanswered questions; and tying everything up neatly with a bow.
This debut novel by New Zealand author Carlyle was probably a tad more predictable than I had anticipated (given the hype). You know what’s ultimately coming but not how, but it’s certainly enjoyable nonetheless.
