Sharon Bolton | THE SPLIT

Plot (via Goodreads):

The remote Antarctic island of South Georgia is about to send off its last boat of the summer – which signifies safety to resident glaciologist Felicity Lloyd.

Felicity lives in fear – fear that her ex-husband Freddie will find her, even out here. She took a job on this isolated island to hide from him, but now that he's out of prison, having served a term for murder, she knows he won’t give up until he finds her.

But a doctor delving into the background of Felicity and Freddie's relationship, back in Cambridge, learns that Felicity has been on the edge for a long time. Heading to South Georgia himself to try and get to her first is the only way he can think of to help her.

Review:

So, I am a huge fan of Sharon Bolton and I have been for a few years now. I love her complex way of telling a story, the twists and turns that she has in each of her books, and her unique ability to craft together a wonderful cast of characters. In typical Bolton fashion, this one is told in four different parts, each bringing something different and twisted to this overall story.

My only drawback with t his one was that the first part was about 100 pages and I think it should've been about 50-75. There was so much extra detail about Felicia's job and I was a little lost when it came to the scientific and I was focusing too much on that when there were small nuggets of information that I was missing regarding the actual plot.

Once I got to the second part, things really picked up and I was excited for this story. I was confused as to what was actually going on, but as the time went on I started to pick up the pieces and I was like...this is a really good serial killer psychological thriller with some great twists and a lot of different character perspectives. By part three, I was completely immersed and at the point of no return. This is when things really picked up for me and everything started to come together in only the way that Sharon Bolton can wrap up everything.

Part four is when the twists and turns came in to play and at this point, I was loving the story. I wish it didn't take 100+ pages in the beginning for me to get into this one, but I do appreciate Bolton's way of telling a story and I guess it's better to have more detail than not enough. There was a lot happening in this one and it all made sense at the end of the novel. My only issue with the ending was one thing in the finale that I didn't think needed to happen and was a little corny for me, but I did really enjoy this one overall.

Special thanks to Minotaur for this copy in exchange for my honest reivew.

Rating: 4/5