Both of You
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- Author：Adele Parks
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Summary
Leigh Fletcher: happily married stepmom to two gorgeous boys goes missing on Monday。 Her husband， Mark， says he knows nothing of her whereabouts。 She went to work and just never came home。 Their family is shattered。
Kai Janssen: married to wealthy Dutch businessman Daan and vanishes the same week。 Kai left their luxurious penthouse and glamorous world without a backward glance。 She seemingly evaporated into thin air。 Daan is distraught。
Detective Clements knows that people disappear all the time—far too frequently。 Most run away from things， some run toward， others are taken but find their way back。 A sad few never return。 These two women are from very different worlds。 Their disappearances are unlikely to be connected。 And yet， at a gut level， the detective believes they might be。
How could these women walk away from their families， husbands and homes willingly？ Clements is determined to unearth the truth， no matter how shocking and devastating it may be。
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks returns with her most provocative， compelling book to date。
Kai Janssen: married to wealthy Dutch businessman Daan and vanishes the same week。 Kai left their luxurious penthouse and glamorous world without a backward glance。 She seemingly evaporated into thin air。 Daan is distraught。
Detective Clements knows that people disappear all the time—far too frequently。 Most run away from things， some run toward， others are taken but find their way back。 A sad few never return。 These two women are from very different worlds。 Their disappearances are unlikely to be connected。 And yet， at a gut level， the detective believes they might be。
How could these women walk away from their families， husbands and homes willingly？ Clements is determined to unearth the truth， no matter how shocking and devastating it may be。
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author Adele Parks returns with her most provocative， compelling book to date。
Reviews
Clare Moore
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Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book。Another good book from Adele，Leigh goes missing on a Monday， her husband Mark and two boys don’t know what happened， only that she went to work and never came home。 Kai goes missing the same week， her husband Daan is distraught。 DCI Clements is assigned to both cases， people go missing all the time but are these two women’s disappearances connected。 Can DCI Clements solve the case and find the two women alive。 The outcome is not what you expec Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book。Another good book from Adele，Leigh goes missing on a Monday， her husband Mark and two boys don’t know what happened， only that she went to work and never came home。 Kai goes missing the same week， her husband Daan is distraught。 DCI Clements is assigned to both cases， people go missing all the time but are these two women’s disappearances connected。 Can DCI Clements solve the case and find the two women alive。 The outcome is not what you expect。 。。。more
Trishita Das
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Story of the book-“Both Of You” research the vanishing of two ladies around the same time。 Leigh Fletcher is a married lady with a normal life however a requesting position。 She’s also a mother to two adolescent boys whom she spoils。 She has an abnormal relationship with her mom， there is harmfulness beating off her and we wonder exactly how Leigh adapts to her remarks and requests。 We see exactly how her relationship with her better half Mark starts， the moment of fascination， the affection fel Story of the book-“Both Of You” research the vanishing of two ladies around the same time。 Leigh Fletcher is a married lady with a normal life however a requesting position。 She’s also a mother to two adolescent boys whom she spoils。 She has an abnormal relationship with her mom， there is harmfulness beating off her and we wonder exactly how Leigh adapts to her remarks and requests。 We see exactly how her relationship with her better half Mark starts， the moment of fascination， the affection felt for the young men。 However， a crawling shadow that isn’t exactly uncovering itself。Kai Janssen is another principal character， who is the perfect inverse of Leigh。 She is married to Daan， a Dutch money manager who enjoys a cushy lifestyle。 He carries on with a high-flying way of life， ladies have never been an issue， he can have anybody。 He then， at that point， meets Kai。 She is a more seasoned lady that tests his determination and his motivation。 Their relationship is one of enthusiasm and suddenness。 She has been focusing liabilities on her mom， however their relationship some way or other works。 When Kai disappears， for what reason does Daan’s view of his better half not wed up？DC Clements meets the spouses that detailed their wives missing。 She’s dubious of the two spouses’ associations。 Is the story that it’s consistently the spouse valid？ What hints are abandoned？ Is there something that they aren’t advising her？ Draw an obvious conclusion and reality will cause an issue by reading the book。My review-This twisty spine-chiller was engaging and I was quick to perceive how the story would close。 With a scope of story point of view， it was intriguing to perceive how the vanishings and their examinations unfurl。 I thought that it is hard to get into this book。 It was a sluggish burner， helping me a tad to remember all the characters。 After this point， I was unable to get enough of the story， and the author had provoked my curiosity。 I immediately speculated the consummations of the story， and this diminished my satisfaction in this book。The unexpected and unexplained vanishing of two ladies occurs in this book which is inspected by Clements。 The story shifts between a few characters， thinking about their practices during the examination， with additional flashbacks of the two ladies。 The readers comprehend their past and how they came into a relationship with their current accomplices。 At first， I thought that it is hard to monitor who was describing and I think this was because I had not completely set up a good foundation for myself in the story。 When the various people become clearer， I discovered this added to the pieces of information of the vanishings。 The book is set against the scenery of the pandemic。 I thought that it is fascinating to consider how mentalities have changed in a year。The book was a very decent thrill ride; however， I was frustrated with how rapidly I had deduced the plot。 I can’t carefully describe the situation without uncovering fundamental spoilers。 The author’s composing is convincing and twisty yet I do think there were minutes where the speed of the account eased back to turn out to be less fascinating。 Regardless， I was engaged and delighted in watching the secret unfurl as two families attempt to learn why somebody has vanished。 。。。more
Dirty Dayna
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This was surprisingly good。 I say that because I wasn't sure going in。 I was like okay classic two families stories and some missing people 。。。 but I was mistaken it was a good psychological thriller for me 。 I enjoyed it This was surprisingly good。 I say that because I wasn't sure going in。 I was like okay classic two families stories and some missing people 。。。 but I was mistaken it was a good psychological thriller for me 。 I enjoyed it 。。。more
thenovelqueen
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3。5 Stars
Emma
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This book was intense and shocking。 There were many plot twists but unfortunately the ending was not the best。 It is definitely a book to read as it was fun trying to figure out who takes her in the end！！
Nataša
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Finally I read this。 I had this on my tbr list since Summer and I needed snow to read it。 It was a nice journey。 A turn pages that I will remember for a long time。 It started slow but it was so interesting， gripping till the end。When you search for love and you find it。 And then you find again。 And you can not decide which is better。 And you have a past that does not leave you。 You belive you do not deserve anything good。 And you come like that to the end。I felt a little sorry for all characters Finally I read this。 I had this on my tbr list since Summer and I needed snow to read it。 It was a nice journey。 A turn pages that I will remember for a long time。 It started slow but it was so interesting， gripping till the end。When you search for love and you find it。 And then you find again。 And you can not decide which is better。 And you have a past that does not leave you。 You belive you do not deserve anything good。 And you come like that to the end。I felt a little sorry for all characters。 But the story was so nice written that I have to give a high number of stars。 I will certanly read this author's books again。 。。。more
Danielle B
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Leigh Fletcher is married to Mark and has two stepsons， Oli and Seb。 One day she just disappears。 Mark calls to report her missing and has no idea where she could be。 Another lady named Kai Janssen also disappears around the same time， she is married to a handsome， wealthy businessman named Daan。 Both of these families are totally distraught。 DC Clements investigates and tries to work out if these cases are somehow related。 Were these woman taken by someone or did they leave willingly？This was q Leigh Fletcher is married to Mark and has two stepsons， Oli and Seb。 One day she just disappears。 Mark calls to report her missing and has no idea where she could be。 Another lady named Kai Janssen also disappears around the same time， she is married to a handsome， wealthy businessman named Daan。 Both of these families are totally distraught。 DC Clements investigates and tries to work out if these cases are somehow related。 Were these woman taken by someone or did they leave willingly？This was quite the suspense thriller！！ It was quick paced and exciting！ There are several twists in this book and some were very shocking。 I think Adele Parks is a brilliant writer and she knows how to spin a good story。 For a quick and very entertaining read， pick up WOMAN LAST SEEN。Many thanks to NetGalley and Harlequin Trade Publishing， MIRA for my ARC in exchange for my honest review。This review will be posted to my Instagram Blog （@coffee。break。book。reviews） in the near future。 。。。more
Sandie
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Summary:Leigh and Kai - both seem happily married。 But then， both go missing。 And it's always the husband， isn't it？ But Mark and Daan both say they're innocent。 The more DC Clements investigates in both cases， the stranger grows her believe in the two missing women being connected- no matter how different their lives seem to be。 My opinion: Both Of You is a great domestic thriller that holds a jaw-dropping twist around the first quarter of the book。 I loved how the connection of the two missi Summary:Leigh and Kai - both seem happily married。 But then， both go missing。 And it's always the husband， isn't it？ But Mark and Daan both say they're innocent。 The more DC Clements investigates in both cases， the stranger grows her believe in the two missing women being connected- no matter how different their lives seem to be。 My opinion: Both Of You is a great domestic thriller that holds a jaw-dropping twist around the first quarter of the book。 I loved how the connection of the two missing women unfolded， and how everyone handled it。 I did guess the second twist， and the ending in general fell a bit flat for me。 Also， it felt like there were so many questions left unanswered。 I loved all the red herrings scattered throughout the chapters， but it left me a bit unsatisfied that not all of them were explained。 So I finished the book， thinking， "And what DID this particular person do？ I knew there was something， it just wasn't mentioned anymore。。。" This was my first book by Adele Parks， and I will definitely try more of hers！ Parts of this book reminded me of:- You Will Remember Me by Hannah Mary McKinnon- Local Woman Missing by Mary Kubica 。。。more
Nicole Haviland
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Okay wow， this book was one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a while。 Two women from London go missing， but the secrets that pour out after their disappearances are shocking。 The story is told from multiple points of view; the two women， their husbands， friends， and detectives。 I truly couldn’t put this book down because I just needed to know what was going to happen next。 Adele Parks always keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing what will happen， but she blew it out of the water with thi Okay wow， this book was one of the best thrillers I’ve read in a while。 Two women from London go missing， but the secrets that pour out after their disappearances are shocking。 The story is told from multiple points of view; the two women， their husbands， friends， and detectives。 I truly couldn’t put this book down because I just needed to know what was going to happen next。 Adele Parks always keeps you on the edge of your seat guessing what will happen， but she blew it out of the water with this one。 The ending was chillingly perfect。 。。。more
Kelly
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A chore to get through。 I should have stopped reading when I had it I figured it out a third of the way in。 Mind numbing characters that I felt absolutely nothing but disgust for。 I’ve unfortunately noticed a trend of books written during and including the pandemic are just shit。
Mellisa
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Leigh Fletcher， happily married to Mark， stepmother of two boys。 Kai Janssen， happily married to Wealthy Daan Janssen。 Both have just vanished， seemingly into thin air。 DC Clements has a feeling these two cases are related - yes， people go missing， but two happily married women， going missing at the same time？ The truth will tear the lives apart of everyone involved。 Nothing is as it seems， and nothing will be the same again。Wow！ Another fantastic book by Adele Parks！ I was gripped the whole way Leigh Fletcher， happily married to Mark， stepmother of two boys。 Kai Janssen， happily married to Wealthy Daan Janssen。 Both have just vanished， seemingly into thin air。 DC Clements has a feeling these two cases are related - yes， people go missing， but two happily married women， going missing at the same time？ The truth will tear the lives apart of everyone involved。 Nothing is as it seems， and nothing will be the same again。Wow！ Another fantastic book by Adele Parks！ I was gripped the whole way through， the right amount of twists leading to the epic one at the end。 I had a feeling I knew who it was， but the story was clever and I didn't fully know until it was announced。 A definite must read。 。。。more
Ika Willis
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This was RIDICULOUS。 I liked it to start with because I thought it was （view spoiler）[ using the thriller/ melodrama genre to talk about bigamy， and I really liked the idea of flipping the genders in the usual story （ie it's the woman who has two separate marriages！） but the resolution/unreliable narrator was SUCH A CHEAT。 It wasn't a case of twisty， enjoyable misdirection， it was just the author selectively telling us some of the thoughts that were going through a character's head but not the o This was RIDICULOUS。 I liked it to start with because I thought it was （view spoiler）[ using the thriller/ melodrama genre to talk about bigamy， and I really liked the idea of flipping the genders in the usual story （ie it's the woman who has two separate marriages！） but the resolution/unreliable narrator was SUCH A CHEAT。 It wasn't a case of twisty， enjoyable misdirection， it was just the author selectively telling us some of the thoughts that were going through a character's head but not the ones that would give away the plot， and not providing any intradiegetic reason why the character would， for example， shy away from those thoughts。 And also not providing any clues or hints or anything that I returned to later going "I SEE WHAT YOU DID THERE！！！" Just， like， "I watched Mark， he looked sad， I told him I was going to my flat， I left，" and 100pp later you find out that actually she was going to the secret room where she has tied up Mark's wife and tortured her for days。 Okay？ But also you could equally well have found out that she was an alien who was married to Donald Trump， and that would have been unsatisfying too。 （hide spoiler）] 。。。more
George （Fueltheblog）
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Got to be honest here personally didn’t love the narrator， but on a separate note wasn’t a fan of the ending either which is why it was a three from me。 Had lots of good bits but I wanted more essentially。
Michelle Fairchild
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The story seems unfinished。 Leigh and Kai are fully developed and the story focused mostly on them and mostly from their point of view。 Mark and Daan was by standers。 Detective Clements and her actions were spotty especially given that her superiors did not want her to pursue the investigation any further。 The pieces of evidence were weak and passable at best。 Fiona's character did not make any type of sense！ The ending was weak and rushed。 I did enjoy the story up until the end and that broke i The story seems unfinished。 Leigh and Kai are fully developed and the story focused mostly on them and mostly from their point of view。 Mark and Daan was by standers。 Detective Clements and her actions were spotty especially given that her superiors did not want her to pursue the investigation any further。 The pieces of evidence were weak and passable at best。 Fiona's character did not make any type of sense！ The ending was weak and rushed。 I did enjoy the story up until the end and that broke it for me。 Thank you to Harlequin Trade Publishing， MIRA and NetGalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Jo Goland
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Ending was anticlimactic given how drawn out and detailed the story was。 Just abrupt。 Done。 Disappointing
Mike Balsom
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In London， two women go missing at the same time。 Leigh is a devoted mother to her two stepsons， a loving wife who works hard to keep things together in the home。 Kai is married to Daan， a wealthy businessman who showers her with all the luxuries in life。 Why would they both disappear within days of each other？ DC Clements is tasked with the job of putting the pieced together。 Adele Parks has crafted a suspenseful thriller that will keep you guessing and looking for clues right up until the end。
Krista （A Crease In The Spine Book Reviews）
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The book is well worth a read with lots of twists and turns， the ending felt rushed and i felt like it was misssing something。
Nicola Lynch
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Probably more a 3。5。 Some really good bits but also a lot of slowness。 Quite easy to work out too。
Tammy Feeney
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I was OBSESSED with this book！！ How do people walk away from their happy lives？ Or did they walk away？ How are these two completely different woman connected。 I asked myself these questions over and over during this book。 I loved it。
Joan
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what an amazing plot -kept me guessing right til the near the end。Leigh and Kai happily married to Daan and Mark -and from there these women walk awau from their families and friends。Will DC Clements unearth the truth？ 。not kindle edition
Jo_Scho_Reads
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Two women， Leigh Fletcher and Kai Janssen， have been reported as missing by their respectively distraught husbands。 Has something sinister happened or have they walked away themselves， for their own private reasons？The story is told from a few different viewpoints; the two missing women， the police， the husbands and the best friend。 Combined together these all paint a wonderfully vivid picture of the two women's lives。 Leigh and Kai's stories are told in the first person and I genuinly felt like Two women， Leigh Fletcher and Kai Janssen， have been reported as missing by their respectively distraught husbands。 Has something sinister happened or have they walked away themselves， for their own private reasons？The story is told from a few different viewpoints; the two missing women， the police， the husbands and the best friend。 Combined together these all paint a wonderfully vivid picture of the two women's lives。 Leigh and Kai's stories are told in the first person and I genuinly felt like I stepped into both of their worlds and saw what their lives were like。 What a fabulously twisty and clever read this was， and very original too。 Without giving the plot away I found the major twist in the story to be absolutely brilliant， my mouth hung open in suprise as it was revealed！ I redecorated my daughter's bedroom while listening to this as an audiobook and it kept me utterly gripped from the very first chapter。 I think it's safe to say Adele Parks has done it again， she really is exceptionally talented。 。。。more
Karen Shaw
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This book had me gripped， lots of twists and a few shocking revelations，must admit I was slightly disappointed with the ending but we can’t always have a happy ending。
Gillian Audah
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Good storyline。。 kept me gripped
Jan Petrie
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I don't tend to read books that begin with a frightened woman chained up in an empty room because I'm frankly sick of that particular scenario。 However the blurb for this book promised something rather different from Adele Parks and I have say on the whole she delivers on that score。 The set up is intriguing and unexpected and the way the story is structuring is clever。 As the story progressed， it became increasingly hard to like or care much about any of the characters and there were long passa I don't tend to read books that begin with a frightened woman chained up in an empty room because I'm frankly sick of that particular scenario。 However the blurb for this book promised something rather different from Adele Parks and I have say on the whole she delivers on that score。 The set up is intriguing and unexpected and the way the story is structuring is clever。 As the story progressed， it became increasingly hard to like or care much about any of the characters and there were long passages of introspection that didn't really move the story along or tell us anything that hadn't already been made clear。 After some very unlikely coincidences， I began to find it hard to suspend my disbelief。 I also started to skip over some of the dull parts of the text in the hope that something would actually happen。 When at last it came， the dramatic ending was so unlikely I felt a bit cheated -especially as the final outcome remained unclear。 。。。more
Jo Wellard
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Leigh is married with two stepsons and appears very happy to all who knows her。 Kai is married to a wealthy businessman and lives a life of luxury。Both women have been reported missing by their husbands。 DC Clemente feels that the womens disappearances are connected。 She is determined to discover the truth and prove that these women didn’t just walk away from their lives。 I couldn’t put this book down， each chapter drew me further in。A story of revenge， betrayal and deceit。
Heather
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This ARC was provided to me via Kindle by Harlequin Trade Publishing， Mira and #NetGalley for my honest opinion。 Opinions expressed are completely my own。 As a fan of Adele Parks I had high expectations and this fell a tad short。 I was immediately invested in the story yet the end fell short of others。
Linda Alksne
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Pārsteidzoši laba！！！
Angela
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I was reading along having a great time and wondering where the story was going and bang， first big twist！ However from there the plot sort of dwindled out for me。 I was a bit disappointed with the 'kidnapper ' and the ending。 I was reading along having a great time and wondering where the story was going and bang， first big twist！ However from there the plot sort of dwindled out for me。 I was a bit disappointed with the 'kidnapper ' and the ending。 。。。more
Akona
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This is story had an interesting， fresh premise。 The characters are flawed and nuanced。 I admire authors who have a new perspective， I just found this story predictable。 3，5⭐️
Kayl_may
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This was a bit of a rollercoaster read for me。 I enjoyed it on the whole but there were times where I’d wish it would hurry up a bit。 What I did like about this book was the fact it totally blindsided me early on by turning my expectations of the book completely on their head！ I guessed quite early on how some bits were going to pan out but it still didn’t take away from the enjoyment of trying to figure out the whys and what fors。 I can’t say I was disappointed with the ending as such but it di This was a bit of a rollercoaster read for me。 I enjoyed it on the whole but there were times where I’d wish it would hurry up a bit。 What I did like about this book was the fact it totally blindsided me early on by turning my expectations of the book completely on their head！ I guessed quite early on how some bits were going to pan out but it still didn’t take away from the enjoyment of trying to figure out the whys and what fors。 I can’t say I was disappointed with the ending as such but it did leave me a little flat… I don’t want to give too much away but I was just left feeling a bit “is that it？”。 。。。more
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