Only Daughter – Anna Snoekstra
(4.3 / 5)
I have been in a bit of a University-Assignment-Induced reading slump lately, but now I have a few weeks to binge on as many books as I can! So I started with some neglected netgalley books I haven’t had a chance to get to yet.
I started Only Daughter, totally forgetting the premise and why I had requested it in the first place, and quickly got sucked into the plot and writing even before I remembered that Snoekstra is an AUSTRALIAN author! Yes! An Aussie thriller! Set in Canberra no less – I don’t live in our nations capital personally, but I love it and have family and friends there.
Our nameless protagonist is caught doing something naughty and in desperation, pretends to be Rebecca, a missing girl from Canberra that she already knows she bears a striking resemblance to from seeing missing persons reports. She has been missing for years, so she thinks surely she will be able to pull off a bit of an act to ditch the cops and get away! But she soon finds herself in Canberra, and in Rebecca’s shoes, literally. Will they realise she isn’t who she says she is? And whoever took/killed Rebecca is not happy that she is suddenly back…
What a bloody great read! If it not for the occasional Aussie reference and setting, I would have thought I was reading some international best selling thriller from the states (Can you tell I have a soft spot for good American thrillers?). I got so completely sucked into the story. Yes unbelievable, but so good it didn’t even matter! And everything just falls into place I thought it was fantastic! I KINDA saw the twist, KINDA, but not really… so that’s mega points from me!
I really loved how it went back in forth in time between or pseudo Rebecca, and the events of real Rebecca. It felt like a web intricately trapping the climax and twist of the story.
The only let down for me was the ending. Not the twist, but the way it ended. I thought it was ok, but could have had a bit more oomph. It was slightly too abrupt for my liking.
Would I recommend Only Daughter?
Yup it ticked all of my boxes. Great writing, a bit of romance, lots of thrills, a killer mystery, and was so addictive I preferred it over sleep! Would have been a higher rating from me if it weren’t for the ending.
Many thanks to the author and publisher via netgalley for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
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