This is my review, which will be posted on Goodreads in October 2017:

The flow of the writing makes this book a little unusual. There is a large cast of characters, with a complicated set of relationships.

I liked the pace of the narrative and the elements of humour, especially those involving the rookie constable Dan Mason.

However I found the story rather hard to follow, some of the jumps in time made the plot seem stilted.

I liked the range of characters and the way they developed and interacted. This is a novel which is a journey through the lives of these people. I wondered if it was going to reach a conclusion.

I did like the twist in the tale. Yes there is one!

My thanks go to Netgalley and Little Brown Book Group (Fleet) for a copy in exchange for this review.

I found this a disappointing read. It was a thin story and rather messy. I find it difficult to know exactly what the main theme was. I think that it can be a little boring when all the loose ends in a story are tidied up, but in this book none of the themes seemed to be completed. We don't know how the exams went, how the dance show turned out, how the gay couple continued, whether Harmony saved the dog -- or indeed herself. I can't recommend this one.

Very well done, mysterious tale that kept me guessing. My first book from this author and I'd definitely like to see more. She tells a good story and I found the characters interesting and the dialogue believable!

The theme tune to accompany this book was "High Hopes" as that was exactly what I had. The plot, the cover and the authors previous writing credentials all had enough pizazz and oompph to make me feel that this was going to be a cracker. The title proved right in this instance - everything I did was indeed wrong.I was left feeling rather disappointed. The twists were not that twisty, the plot was a bit too rambling and the ending was slightly meh, for want of a better word. All the hallmarks of a corker but let down in the delivery. Thanks to Little Brown and NetGalley for the advanced copy and the chance to be an ungrateful sod by giving an honest but unflattering review

The story was not quite what I had anticipated but nevertheless I persevered with it, reaching the final chapter feeling a little unfulfilled in terms of outcomes.
The story opens to a reasonably promising plot, a young girls body being discovered by Auntie Mel at the bottom of a cliff during a violent storm. Having called the paramedics, the girl survives the ordeal but seems unable to communicate or recall anything of her history.
Mel, fast approaching fifty, mother to three boys and wife to Ian has much on her plate. I felt in tune with her character as she rushes around, preserving a satisfactory home life for her boys, organising her dance school business and becoming a mother in all but name to Harmony, the daughter of best friend Aurora who has recently attempted to take her own life and is currently recuperating in a home run by nuns.
Harmony, a home-schooled sixteen year old is a sensitive teenager, who never cut it at the local state school and Mel makes it her responsibility to pay for private lessons in maths and supports her in English to enable her to at least have a start in life and maybe get into Sixth Form. Although Harmony lives with Stu, Mel's brother and Aurora, when she is at home; they are so wrapped up by their own inadequacies in life that they have little time or focus for Harmony, and her awakening desire to be noticed, which leads her into a few scrapes along the way. However, she is the one who manages to reach out to the girl from the beach and this eventually leads to the mystery being solved.
Policeman Dan is also a key character in the story, being one of the officers called to the scene in the opening chapter. He is young, keen and desperate to solve what could be a crime, if only he can get to the bottom of it.
Coe's style of writing is wordy and engulfed by lengthy sentences punctuated by colons which took some getting used to. However, she gets inside the heads and thoughts of all three main characters in a realistic manner which makes them feel like real tangible people in the throes of their mundane and busy lives.
I only wish the girl from the beach, called Storm by hospital staff, had had a more exciting story wound around herself. Sadly, It all felt such a let down when the truth was finally revealed.

Harmony is a tense fifteen year-old from a strange and unconventional family. Harmony and one of her cousins have the same maths tutor and Harmony has a deep crush on him. Things change for them all when Mel finds a naked girl on the beach during a fierce storm. Mel thinks she’s dead but she is revived, though doesn’t speak. They are all caught up in trying to find out who she is.

I didn’t think, in the first couple of pages, that I was going to get on with this book. It seemed over-written and self-conscious to me. It very soon became a really intriguing story set in an area I know well and perhaps I enjoyed it more for feeling that the setting was as interesting as the characters. I was drawn in to the puzzle of the girl and the inter-relationships of the people. The downside for me was that the ending seemed rushed and not at all satisfying. Shame, as I was keen to love this.

I sadly was unable to finish this book. I just couldn't get into it, the style of writing just didn't flow for me. I might try another time..

A thoroughly enjoyable book, kept me gripped and enertained from beginning to almost the end. The ending was slightly disappointing, but don't let that put you off reading this great story. Realistic characters, depicted with loving warmth. The main character, Harmony, may be a good attraction for teenage readers, I will certainly look out for more books by this author..

I found this mediocre, like it was almost something good but not quite there. Disappointing.