Book Review : Falling By Emma Kavanagh

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 I was recently sent the book Falling to review. As soon as the book dropped through the letterbox I had a quick read of the first few pages to see what the book was about and that was it, I was hooked. I literally could not put this book down and read it within a day, I was reading it while my baby was asleep on me, I read it in the bath. I even stayed up late at night to finish reading it, and as anyone with a new baby will tell you staying up late is often a thing of the past as sleep is so precious when you are shattered off sleepless nights with a baby. 

The book follows four people, Cecilia a mother and air hostess who is involved in a plane crash, Tom Cecilia's policeman husband, Jim an ex-policeman whose daughter has been murdered and Freya young women whose father died in the plane crash but has been keeping secrets from his family. 

The story starts with Cecilia and the plane crash, which she miraculously survives from along with a few other passengers. The story then follows Cecilia, Tom and Freya as they deal with the aftermath of the crash. The story also follows Jim, a retired policeman who learns his daughter has been murdered and is being investigated by Cecilia's husband Tom and whose murder is in some way linked in with the plane crash. 

I do not really want to say too much as I do not want to give the story away, as this is a book that you have to keep reading to find out what happens. Trust me you will want to keep reading. 

The book is so cleverly written that it easily switches from character to character in each chapter as they are woven into the story so well, even though each character has their own story to tell. This book really does keep you guessing right up until the very end, it has so many unexpected and exciting twists and turns that you just have to keep turning the pages. The characters are so believable, there is so much detail that you can tell it is well researched and such a believable work of fiction. 

I really enjoyed this book it is so beautifully and cleverly written. I was actually rather disappointed when it came to an end as I just wanted to keep on reading, each page just made me want to find out more about the characters personal lives.