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White Bodies

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Almost everyone involved in this book is creepy in one way or another. Callie seems quite straightforward at first but she has a dark side. Tilda and Felix seem flawed but all is not as it seems.
If I was watching this on tv, I would need the cushion of protection to hide behind ! But that's not possible with a book so I just had to be brave!
An excellent scary book.

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Wow what can I say other than this book was hands down one of the best of this year. A true page turner that had me gripped from the very first page right to the last.

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White Bodies by Jane Robins a thrilling four-star read. What can I say about this story without telling you too much, apart from its one of the most thrilling compelling stories I have read in this genre for a long time. You start to doubt the things you know as true in your own mind, the author has a great talent for revealing the story without giving you too many details, so the story is revealed like a literary onion layer by layer peeled away. The relationship between the twins Tilda and Callie was one that fascinated me and made me want to keep reading, the story was great and I couldn’t put it down. If you are looking for a thrilling read, that will have you wondering and questioning then this is the read for you.

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Callie is a twin her sister is an actress and they live very different lives, Tilda is very out going Callie is quiet and not as confident but is intelligent in my view anyhow. The story is told by Callie who works in a bookshop and is just such a natural character and it's not hard to feel it's you telling the story as this is so well written I got completely engrossed in it. With some chapters you learn about the past their time in childhood but mostly its set in the present.. There are some great clues with a few red herrings thrown in to keep you guessing and some twists that I'm sure will catch you out but I'll let you see for yourself.
I have been given a free copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a honest review and I honestly recommend this book to you, I loved it.

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White Bodies was genuinely creepy, but didn’t really reach the thriller factor for me. This was a novel that I couldn’t wait to dive into because the premise was promising, but it fell a little bit flat.

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White Bodies was an interesting concept, with a great vibe running through it. Twins Tilda and Callie both have serious issues and this darkly serious book has a lot of twists and turns. With Callie getting sucked into a website that may be more than it seems, and Tilda seeming to fall deeper and deeper into the clutches of her sinister and controlling husband, the tension in the book built up deliciously towards the climax of Felix's death.
However, after that, it all seemed to go a bit flat, and I felt like a lot of the tension was lost. While Callie was certainly mixed up in something more than she had bargained for, the book's latter half lost the eerie, creepy feeling that had been building up in the beginning, and I was left plodding through the ending, unsurprised and unimpressed by the final reveals. Some great moments in this book, but ultimately, I don't think it will stick in my mind.

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Callie & Tilda are twin sisters living in London. Tilda is a renowned actress & Callie works in a bookshop. Their lives are so different though they are close. Tilda meets the charming Felix, who sweeps her off her feet but as she starts to withdraw, Callie is concerned that Felix is a control freak plus after seeing Felix dunk Tilda in the river so she comes up spluttering, Callie becomes is even more worried for her twins' safety. What will she do to protect her sister?

This is an interesting psychological thriller story, which is seen through Callies eyes in the form of observations, and flashbacks to their childhood. Callie herself appears obsessed with her sister and has some strange behaviours so she can be close to her sister which makes you wonder if she is not imagining the problems her sister is having with Felix. Callie furthers this obsession to protect her sister by getting heavily involved in online forums, meeting up with some of the people she has been corresponding with, which then takes a sinister turn. The ending has a twist, which I partly saw coming and where the sisters must face the truth.

Robins is an interesting writer, with good narration from Callie and interesting multilayered characters. At times the street name Curzon Street kept popping up as though it was a reference to how posh it was, the use of brackets in places such as "coffee (her) and hot chocolate (me)" could be better written and the use of 'And' or 'Then' to begin a sentence made it feel slightly child like in the writing.

Overall it was a creepy read and would recommend it.

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Well let's just say I'm pleased I don't live in Curzon Street where the characters in this book do! There is so much curtain twitching and dire deeds going on here that it's a very busy house. What do the neighbours think? That's just the beauty of this book as there's a lot going on that you don't see at first or you get the other's persons opinion and just who do you believe? This book messes with your head. Quite disturbing in many ways. Not a comfortable read but an interesting one. London is the backdrop but only vaguely.

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Wow, what an, utterly absorbing story. Of course I thought I kew exactly what was going on, Callie's mental health issues were obvious , her obsession with her twin sister appeared extremely unhealthy. Certainly Felix's issues seemed less odd in comparison, and the dangers of getting involved in dark online forums were graphically illustrated.
But then came the side swipe of finding out the truth, and how Callie decides to deal with the revelation.
Much of the time I have to admit I did not really like the characters ,either Callie or Tilda, but their flaws made very good reading.

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