Leah Konen | ALL THE BROKEN PEOPLE
Fleeing Brooklyn with little more than a suitcase and her trusty dog, Lucy King heads to rustic Woodstock , New York, eager to lose herself in a quiet life where her past can never find her. But when she meets Vera and John, the alluring couple next door, their friendship proves impossible to resist. Just as Lucy starts to think the worst is behind her, the couple delivers a staggering bombshell: they, too, need to escape their troubles--and the only way they can begin their new life is if Lucy helps them fake John's death.
Afraid to lose her newfound support system, Lucy reluctantly conspires with them to stage an "accidental" death on a hike nearby. It's just one little lie to the police, after all, and she knows a thing or two about the importance of fresh starts. But what begins as an elaborate ruse turns all too real when John turns up dead in the woods the morning after their hike. Now, Lucy must figure out who she can trust and who's pulling the strings of her tenuous new life . . . before she takes the fall for murder.
Review:
All the Broken People by Leah Konen is a stunning domestic thriller that is tinged with anxiety and paranoia. This story was gripping from the beginning and I loved every single detail. Lucy was easily one of my favorite characters that I read this year and even the secondary characters in this one were so enjoyable to read. I am someone who really enjoys a good character-driven story, but somehow Konen was able to write a character-driven and a plot-driven novel that has it all. Vivid characters, twists and turns, a creepy setting, and so many details that culminate into one shocking and spine-tingling conclusion.
One thing I think that stuck with me as to why this story is so enjoyable is that as a reader, you're not just thrown into this story. Konen writes this book in a way that makes you take on this journey with Lucy and everything she experiences, you are right along for the ride. While you get a look into her past, you also are experiencing this new area and these characters right by her side. I think this was a genius way to write the story because you're experiencing things with a character instead of just on your own and it really helped me enjoy this story in its entirety. I thought the characters were great and so vivid that I never at any point got them confused; I could immediately picture them the minute they popped up in the story and at times even found myself compelled to wonder what they were doing when they were off the pages.
I read this one when I was feeling not so great. It was too warm for me, work was busy, the uncertainty of what is happening in the world was toying with my mental health and I still found myself able to escape it all with this story and I want to not only thank, but applaud Konen for this. Her ability to keep me hostage with this story was an enjoyable and unforgettable reading experience.
Special thanks to G.P. Putnam's Sons for this copy in exchange for my honest review.
Rating: 5/5
Afraid to lose her newfound support system, Lucy reluctantly conspires with them to stage an "accidental" death on a hike nearby. It's just one little lie to the police, after all, and she knows a thing or two about the importance of fresh starts. But what begins as an elaborate ruse turns all too real when John turns up dead in the woods the morning after their hike. Now, Lucy must figure out who she can trust and who's pulling the strings of her tenuous new life . . . before she takes the fall for murder.
Review:
All the Broken People by Leah Konen is a stunning domestic thriller that is tinged with anxiety and paranoia. This story was gripping from the beginning and I loved every single detail. Lucy was easily one of my favorite characters that I read this year and even the secondary characters in this one were so enjoyable to read. I am someone who really enjoys a good character-driven story, but somehow Konen was able to write a character-driven and a plot-driven novel that has it all. Vivid characters, twists and turns, a creepy setting, and so many details that culminate into one shocking and spine-tingling conclusion.
One thing I think that stuck with me as to why this story is so enjoyable is that as a reader, you're not just thrown into this story. Konen writes this book in a way that makes you take on this journey with Lucy and everything she experiences, you are right along for the ride. While you get a look into her past, you also are experiencing this new area and these characters right by her side. I think this was a genius way to write the story because you're experiencing things with a character instead of just on your own and it really helped me enjoy this story in its entirety. I thought the characters were great and so vivid that I never at any point got them confused; I could immediately picture them the minute they popped up in the story and at times even found myself compelled to wonder what they were doing when they were off the pages.
I read this one when I was feeling not so great. It was too warm for me, work was busy, the uncertainty of what is happening in the world was toying with my mental health and I still found myself able to escape it all with this story and I want to not only thank, but applaud Konen for this. Her ability to keep me hostage with this story was an enjoyable and unforgettable reading experience.
Special thanks to G.P. Putnam's Sons for this copy in exchange for my honest review.
Rating: 5/5
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