An incredible psychological crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author 'This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down' Daily Mail A race against time to save her child... In seven days, Maggie's son, Max, turns three. But she's not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She's dreading it. Because in her world, third ...
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An incredible psychological crime thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the Top Ten Sunday Times bestselling author 'This is creepy storytelling of the highest order: spine-chilling and difficult to put down' Daily Mail A race against time to save her child... In seven days, Maggie's son, Max, turns three. But she's not planning a party or buying presents or updating his baby book. She's dreading it. Because in her world, third birthdays are the days on which the unthinkable happens... she loses her child. For the last twelve years Maggie has been imprisoned in a basement. Abducted aged fifteen, she gave birth to two sons before Max, and on their third birthdays her captor came and took them from her. She cannot let it happen again. But she has no idea how to stop it. And the clock is ticking... 'Great hook, fast-paced, fully engrossing. Don't miss out - read it now!' Sam Carrington, author of The Missing Wife 'A superb read for suspense fans, this taut thriller will have you racing for the finish' Heat 'A gripping page turner' Closer 'An expert at crafting chilling scenes that will instantly capture a reader's imagination' Woman & Home 'Evocative writing and emotional rawness' Woman's Weekly 'By far the best proof I've received this year' Reviews by Chloe 'OMG - WOW!!! I have no other words...go buy and read this book now, it is that AMAZING!' Rachel's Random Reads 'WHAT. A. RIDE. The adrenaline raced through me as I read this jaw-dropping thriller' Emma's Biblio Treasures 'I couldn't put the story down' Jaffa Reads Too 'An addictive, tense and chilling read' The Book Review Cafe
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Maggie is scared of losing her young son - every son she has is taken away from her on their third birthday, never to return. Can she keep this from happening to Max?
It was only after I had read Seven Days that I realised I had read another of Alex Lake's books - After Anna which I'd given 3 stars to. This book felt a lot more solid than the other one, and I found it to be a better read. Although the page count looks a bit high for a book of this genre there are a lot of short chapters and it's very easy to read - I finished it in about 2 sittings. The book jumps in timeline from 12 years ago to today with a few middle years in it as well. It also jumps in perspective from Maggie in the basement, her father, her brother and the leading detective on the case. This works quite well and gives us a good overview as well as some extra information on the outside world that Maggie is missing. I think it would perhaps have been good to have an insight from her perpetrator as we know who he is quite early on and there seems to be some deeper motivations that don't quite feel explained or resolved by the end.
One of my main problems with After Anna was the fact there was a massive spoiler on the cover of the book and although it's not as obvious, I did have similar issues with the pacing of this book. The fact that we start out with the '12 years later' timeline takes all of the tension out of the earlier detective-based chapters as we know she won't be found for several years. I think perhaps rearranging the chapters a little might have made for a less predictable read as the book throws out its own spoilers regularly through the timeline shifts. There is also some odd repetition of the same events which could have been edited out.
Overall, Seven Days is a pacy thriller but could have been a little less predictable with a bit of editing. Thank you to NetGalley & Harper Collins UK - HarperFiction for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
