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This story is told between two time lines the present and past (university)
PAST: Young naïve Chloe strikes up a friendship with Zadie her roommate at university these two can't be more different in terms of their personality and upbringing but they fit and Chloe become enchanted!
PRESENT: Happily married Chloe has always longed to be reunited to Zadie and to seek revenge and justice for what she believed to be the truth.
I really enjoyed this story a engaging compelling read.
This is my first novel by Rebecca Reid but it certainly won't be my last.
I very much enjoyed Rebecca Reid's two previous books, so I was looking forward to reading this. The story follows Chloe both in the present day - married to Rav, not sure whether she wants to have a baby or not - and the past, at a university which I'm not sure was ever named. Chloe is a studious girl from an ordinary background who becomes fascinated by her occasional roommate Zadie - a "raging, laughing, burningly brilliant party girl" who's everything Chloe is not. As Chloe gets drawn deeper into the world of Zadie and her friends, it seems unlikely that it's all going to end well for everybody. And when present-day Chloe once again meets the long-disappeared Zadie's former boyfriend Max and then receives some devastating news, she's drawn down a dangerous path.
I really enjoyed reading Two Wrongs. Although the basic plot didn't seem that original - the present-day/university days dual timeline has been done so often now - it was very well told and the characters had some depth and complexity to them. Some of Chloe's actions are definitely ill-advised and the plot she hatches doesn't seem particularly well thought through, but it undoubtedly makes for compelling reading. How far would you go to avenge a wrong?
This is ultimately a book about friendship. It is a strangely compelling read; strange in that, by the end of the book I realised that I didn’t really like any of the characters, yet the plot kept me enthralled. I think it would have been improved if the university setting was in a specific location. I missed having a sense of place. I read it all in one day.
Young Chloe meets carefree, wild and affluent Zadie at the university, and Chloe falls under Zadie's spell so much that even in her thirties she can't forget her. But also, she can't find her, because Zadie dissapears many years ago, after birthday party of then her boyfriend Max.
What happened and why?
Chloe is now happily married with Rav, from university friends circle, when Max, Zadie's ex-boyfriend invites them to dinner. Chloe is convinced that Max is to blame for Zadie's dissapearance. Should she punish him?
Stunning and dark novel on how our past beliefs can turmoil us to some evil deeds.
I have read two books by Rebecca Reid previously: Truth Hurts, which I loved and Perfect Liars, which I wasn't keen on so this could have gone either way. Luckily I really enjoyed this one, but I don't think it was quite as good as Truth Hurts.
The story was really interesting, I loved the flashbacks to Chloe and Zadie's time at university. I think that those bits were very realistic and well-written. The characters themselves had depth to them and I genuinely felt for Chloe both in the past and present storyline, even if I did think her decision making was shoddy.
The only thing that stops me giving this book full marks is that I was never really surprised by it, there were no OMG moments. It was however a good, fun story which I would recommend.
This was a good book overall. It was tense and gripping and the characters were interesting. The plot wasn’t absolutely amazing but it was enough to still keep me reading. I will take a look at the author's other books as I quite like the writing style.
I have read two other novels by Rebecca Reid and absolutely loved them both. Particularly Truth Hurts, which is up there with one of the best books I have ever read. So of course I had high expectations for her new novel 'Two Wrongs'. And just as I hoped. It did.. I cannot recommend this book enough. Rebecca Reid has an extraordinary way of creating realistc characters, some terryfying, yet always believable. Brilliant. Five stars xxxxx
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A good novella.
Chloe goes to university and meets wild, carefree Zadie, she is utterly seduced by her and her lifestyle. It doesn’t take long for Chloe to ditch her studies in favour of all-night parties at Zadie's huge house off campus.But when something goes badly wrong one night and Zadie disappears in the aftermath, Chloe knows she should have done more to help her friend. It’s something she’ll always regret.Fifteen years later, Chloe finally gets the chance to make it right. But in order to do so, she’ll have to put everything at stake.
It was a sweet and good novella which I finished just in a setting.
Thanks to NetGalley and Random House UK Transworld Publishers Corgi for giving me an advance copy.