Book Review ~ The Fear by C L Taylor ~ Psychological Thriller

Title - The Fear

Author - C.L.Taylor

Genre - Psychological Thriller

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SYNOPSIS 

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…

MY BOOK REVIEW

I have read a couple of books by this author and they have always kept me gripped. Unfortunately, although this was a good read, it wasn't the same sort of story line so it didn't keep my attention in the same way. 

This is an uncomfortable story of a teachers love affair with his pupils, and I'm not quite sure where the book fits in the genre of psychological thriller. Therefore I put the book down several times and didn't pick it up for days. This meant I lost the thread a bit, and had to go back and re-read a few pages to refresh my memory. 

I found it hard to engage with the characters, and felt they didn't have much substance. I wanted to know more about them. I just had trouble connecting with any of them. 

I will certainly buy other books by C L Taylor as I've enjoyed her others, but sadly this one was just not for me.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

C.L. Taylor is the Sunday Times bestselling author of seven gripping psychological thrillers. They are not a series and can be read in any order:

2014 - THE ACCIDENT
2015 - THE LIE
2016 - THE MISSING
2017 - THE ESCAPE
2018 - THE FEAR
2019 - SLEEP
2020 - STRANGERS

She has also written two Young Adult thrillers, THE TREATMENT, which was published by

HarperCollins HQ and THE ISLAND, which will be published in June 2020.

C.L. Taylor's books have sold in excess of a million copies, been number one on Amazon Kindle, Kobo, iBooks and Google Play and have been translated into over 25 languages and optioned for TV. THE ESCAPE won the Dead Good Books 'Hidden Depths' award for the Most Unreliable Narrator. THE FEAR was shortlisted in the Hearst Big Book Awards in the 'Pageturner' category.

Cally Taylor was born in Worcester and spent her early years living in various army camps in the UK and Germany. She studied Psychology at the University of Northumbria and went on forge a career in instructional design and e-Learning before leaving to write full time in 2014. She lives in Bristol with her partner and young son.

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