Author: Tina Seskis
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks;
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks;
Date of publication: Reprint edition (December 1, 2015)
“Tina Seskis’ twisted psychological thriller keeps readers
guessing at Emily’s secrets until the end.” —Us Weekly
An apparently happy marriage. A beautiful family. A dream
home. So what makes lawyer Emily Coleman—a woman who appears to have
everything—get up one morning and walk right out of her life to start again as
someone new?
Deliberately losing herself in London, Emily quickly transforms
herself into Cat. Along with her new name, she finds a new home in a shared
house in North London teeming with an odd assortment of flatmates, and a new
job as a receptionist.
Soon Cat has buried any trace of her old self so well, no
one knows how to find her. But she can’t bury the past—or her own painful
memories. As the days turn to months, thoughts of all she’s left behind begin
to consume her. She cannot outrun the ghosts that haunt her, no matter how hard
she tries to elude them. And soon, she’ll have to face the truth of what she’s
done—a shocking revelation that may push her one step too far. . . .
According to the quote above in the synopsis, this is being marketed as a "twisted psychological thriller". I'm not sure who comes up with those quotes, but I'm not sure I would say this was anywhere close to being twisted, psychological or a thriller. For me, One Step Too Far was a story about a woman who walks away from her husband one day and changes her identity to hide. It's apparent that something horrible happened to her and she is trying to escape her memories. But no one can ever really escape, right?
This was kind of an odd book for me. It's told through several different character perspectives and goes between several different time lines. I'm not sure that format really worked for this story. It almost read like an timeline outline at times. I didn't really see what the background of her sister and parents had really anything to do with her "secret" because to me, they didn't really. I guessed early on what Emily's secret was or at least, I was close. I wasn't really able to connect with Emily/Cat as much as I wanted to. Her choices while in hiding were disappointing and made me kind of not like her. I felt most sorry for Ben.
Would I recommend it? Sure. It's a quick read and I didn't hate it. I just didn't get the story I was expecting, so that was disappointing.
About Tina Seskis
Tina Seskis grew up in Hampshire, England, and after
graduating from the University of Bath spent more than twenty years working in
marketing and advertising. One Step Too Far is her debut
novel, and was first published independently in the UK, where it shot to the #1
spot on the bestseller list. Her second novel is forthcoming. She lives in
North London with her husband and son.
Tina’s Tour Stops
Tuesday, December 1st: Sara’s Organized Chaos
Wednesday, December 2nd: fangirl confessions
Friday, December 4th: From the TBR Pile
Friday, December 4th: Mary’s Cup of Tea
Thursday, December 10th: The Book Bag
Monday, December 14th: Booked on a Feeling
Tuesday, December 15th: Time 2 Read
Wednesday, December 16th: Booksie’s Blog
Thursday, December 17th: I’m Shelf-ish
Friday, December 18th: Stephany Writes
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