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What's it about?
Sometimes
your first love won’t let you go…
When Lou
Wandsworth ran away to France with her teacher Mike Hughes, she thought he was
the love of her life. But Mike wasn’t what he seemed and he left her life in
pieces.
Now 32, Lou
discovers that he is involved with teenager Chloe Meadows. Determined to make
sure history doesn’t repeat itself, she returns home to confront him for the
damage he’s caused.
But Mike is
a predator of the worst kind, and as Lou tries to bring him to justice, it’s
clear that she could once again become his prey…
What did I think?
Someone pass me some matchsticks to hold open my eyes today! Yep, it was a late one because I quite simply couldn't put this down until I finished it. If you have ever read of C.L. Taylor's books before you will know what I mean, and if you haven't, why not put it right by reading The Fear?!
Fast paced, dark and unrelenting, The Fear is a great thriller. It revolves primarily around Lou, who as a teenager was groomed by her teacher and ran away with him. Lou, now in her thirties, finds out that her teacher appears to be spinning his web again with another teen, and vows to stop anyone else going through what she did. The story flits between the past and the present as we travel back to the time to witness some of what happened to her, and understand just why she is so scared about it happening again. We also bear witness to the lengths she will go to stop history repeating itself, which gets messy and complex which could make for interesting discussions in book clubs!
The story is like the yellow brick road in The Wizard of Oz! You think that you are following a road that will lead to a certain ending, but just as you think you have it sussed, another character or twist jumps out at you and throws you off track. You get to know more, re-evaluate and on you go before whomph, another appears!
I want to say more, so much more, but I can't as that would be unfair if you are yet to read it. But oh my gosh I wasn't disappointed! Roll on C.L. Taylor's next book...I'll be at the front of the queue!
