Platform Seven

3.5 stars. Trigger warning! Very disturbing depiction of psychological, emotional and mental abuse- gas lighting, jealousy and control. It was an uncomfortable read, but had me hooked.

A dark and beautifully written mystery-drama.

CW: abuse, suicide

This was a hard read. The raw realness of what Louise writes about is happening, all the time, around us, and so many women suffer.

The overarching theme is domestic violence, with a sprinkling of child abuse and suicide.

It's really, bloody hard. But Louise does an amazing job giving the main character her complete and utter deserved dignity and peace.

The book starts abrupt, then just fascinating. It's not entirely gripping, initially, but fascinating, and you know something is just around the corner.

Then things start to really happen, and the warning bells are going.

Then they really ramp up! And damn, I literally couldn't put it down.

The main douche canoe needed far more comeuppance. I think that's the only thing that I could draw as a negative: he got off too lightly, and deserved far worse.

Thank you Louise, great book!