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'You'll never look at Facebook the same way again.' --NOW (Book of the week)
'You'll love this dark and riveting story about falling for the wrong person' --CLOSER
'Female fiction with a sinister twist, this is a compelling read that will tug at your emotions and keep you looking over your shoulder' --CANDIS (Book of the month)
'You'll love this dark and riveting story about falling for the wrong person' --CLOSER
'Female fiction with a sinister twist, this is a compelling read that will tug at your emotions and keep you looking over your shoulder' --CANDIS (Book of the month)
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Would you risk your future for a night with your past? Molly Greene loves being married. Exciting adventures lie ahead for her and husband Dan that will change their lives for ever, but Molly's not sure they're making the right choices. While teetering on the brink of the biggest decision she's ever faced, she sends an impulsive message to the very last person she ought to contact, someone who should have stayed forgotten, and is now coming looking for her. When he finds her, there is no turning back. One night is all it takes to threaten everything she holds dear ? for good.
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The One That Got Away follows the story of Molly, a 30 something married woman, feeling the pressure to start a family she not sure she's ready to have. After an argument with her husband, she sends a Facebook message to her ex, Leo.
Leo starts popping up in Molly's life and one night after a few drinks, Molly wakes up next to Leo in a hotel room.
In the days that follow, it becomes apparent that Leo wants to rekindle the relationship, whereas for Molly, her daliance has put her argument with husband Dan into perspective. Leo's persistence in contacting Molly is what gives the book a dark twist. I don't want to spoil the story so you'll just have to read and see. I've only given this book three stars because I've read Lucy Dawson's other books and found them to be darker and more intriguing but this is still a good read that isn't run of the mill chick lit. It's one of those books where nothing really happens but the thought processes of the characters keep you interested.
Leo starts popping up in Molly's life and one night after a few drinks, Molly wakes up next to Leo in a hotel room.
In the days that follow, it becomes apparent that Leo wants to rekindle the relationship, whereas for Molly, her daliance has put her argument with husband Dan into perspective. Leo's persistence in contacting Molly is what gives the book a dark twist. I don't want to spoil the story so you'll just have to read and see. I've only given this book three stars because I've read Lucy Dawson's other books and found them to be darker and more intriguing but this is still a good read that isn't run of the mill chick lit. It's one of those books where nothing really happens but the thought processes of the characters keep you interested.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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When I first saw the cover of this book, I was really disappointed because it looked a bit bland, and after reading the book, I think it definitely deserves a much better cover than it has been given!
The book begins introducing us to Molly, the lead character of the book who we follow throughout. Her and husband Dan are very much in love, and this is what makes Molly's actions even worse if you like. However, how many of us can say we haven't looked up an ex on Facebook or other social networking sites to see what they are up to, and perhaps even sent them a message just to say hi? Dawson brings social networking sites to the front of this book by making this the tool which starts everything off between Molly and Leo. Molly just can't resist looking up her ex-boyfriend after her friend mentions seeing him on there, and then she does something which she will regret forever - she messages him.But Molly isn't aware of the chain of events her message is going to set off, and that is what makes this book such a great read.
The level of suspense is really kept up through the whole book because we are constantly wondering if Molly is going to trip up and reveal her dirty secret to husband Dan, or if Leo is going to keep his promise to Molly and reveal all to her husband for her. I was actually feeling nervous in parts that something awful was going to happen because of the way Dawson builds up a scene, and I found the way she wrote Molly with her nervousness and paranoia makes it all the more nerve-racking to read because you start to feel just like Molly does, only without the guilty secret of course! Even up until the final scene, I wasn't sure how it was going to work out for Molly, whether she would get happy ending or not and I enjoyed how this was left in limbo because it really kept up the suspense.
The writing in this book is really fantastic. The story moves along at a good pace that keeps your attention all the way through, and by the time the exciting part of the story comes around, you are already hooked because you want to see what is going to happen - it's a bit like car crash TV - you don't want to watch anymore but can't quite bring yourself to stop, and that's what this book is like. The characters are all really well written, Molly in particular is so well written that I was feeling her nerves and angst along with her. I did feel extremely sorry for Dan in this book, he is madly in love with his wife and seems to have no idea what is going on behind his back, and I felt sorry for that. Leo is utterly, utterly hate-able, one of the worst and most awful male characters I have read in a long time in chick lit but that is what makes the book so utterly compelling! It is a fantastic read that I really couldn't put down, and would actually read again - not something I say about many books. Fantastic, you must read this book!
The book begins introducing us to Molly, the lead character of the book who we follow throughout. Her and husband Dan are very much in love, and this is what makes Molly's actions even worse if you like. However, how many of us can say we haven't looked up an ex on Facebook or other social networking sites to see what they are up to, and perhaps even sent them a message just to say hi? Dawson brings social networking sites to the front of this book by making this the tool which starts everything off between Molly and Leo. Molly just can't resist looking up her ex-boyfriend after her friend mentions seeing him on there, and then she does something which she will regret forever - she messages him.But Molly isn't aware of the chain of events her message is going to set off, and that is what makes this book such a great read.
The level of suspense is really kept up through the whole book because we are constantly wondering if Molly is going to trip up and reveal her dirty secret to husband Dan, or if Leo is going to keep his promise to Molly and reveal all to her husband for her. I was actually feeling nervous in parts that something awful was going to happen because of the way Dawson builds up a scene, and I found the way she wrote Molly with her nervousness and paranoia makes it all the more nerve-racking to read because you start to feel just like Molly does, only without the guilty secret of course! Even up until the final scene, I wasn't sure how it was going to work out for Molly, whether she would get happy ending or not and I enjoyed how this was left in limbo because it really kept up the suspense.
The writing in this book is really fantastic. The story moves along at a good pace that keeps your attention all the way through, and by the time the exciting part of the story comes around, you are already hooked because you want to see what is going to happen - it's a bit like car crash TV - you don't want to watch anymore but can't quite bring yourself to stop, and that's what this book is like. The characters are all really well written, Molly in particular is so well written that I was feeling her nerves and angst along with her. I did feel extremely sorry for Dan in this book, he is madly in love with his wife and seems to have no idea what is going on behind his back, and I felt sorry for that. Leo is utterly, utterly hate-able, one of the worst and most awful male characters I have read in a long time in chick lit but that is what makes the book so utterly compelling! It is a fantastic read that I really couldn't put down, and would actually read again - not something I say about many books. Fantastic, you must read this book!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The One That Got Away is very similar to Dawson's previous two novels, as the heroine of the book finds herself in a bit of a stitch, and as the book progresses as does the intensity of the situation. In this case, after Molly has a row with her husband Dan, she does something incredibly stupid and messages her ex, Leo, on Facebook. They have a bit of a thing, swapping messages and texts, before meeting at a hotel where Molly is having a conference. One thing leads to another, and Molly wakes up the next morning with tremendous guilt on her shoulders and a persistant ex-boyfriend who refuses to back off. Suddenly Molly finds herself with the very real possibility of losing everything in her life, and sets about trying to stop that happening. I thought the plot was fantastic, very pacey and I didn't know where it was going to turn next. Dawson is a very compelling story-teller and I didn't want to put the book down at all.
Much like her previous two books, again, The One That Got Away deals with some serious issues. Like how much power technology can have over a person and it shows us the bad side of social networking sites as that's the catalyst for everything that happens in Molly's life, which sets the chain of events off. Everything Dawson says is very true. Yes, it might be very easy just to send a nice `Hello' message to somebody, but it never really stops there, does it? And the way in which everything happens in The One That Got Away could easily happen in real life. What Dawson does best, though, is building suspense. She is an absolute master at keeping readers on the edge of their seats throughout her novels and she's done it again here. Because of what Molly has done, she's nervous, constantly looking over her shoulder and her tension oozes out of the pages, and I couldn't help wondering if Molly would reveal her secret to Dan or if Leo would follow through on his promises.
I must admit, I wasn't sure about Molly. I liked her and all, don't get me wrong, but what she did to her husband was horrible because Dan was a really lovely person. Dan was clearly head over heels in love with Molly and then not only does she message her ex on Facebook but she meets up with him as well. It just seemed really mean of her to do that, and he just didn't deserve it. But on the other hand, everything Leo puts Molly through makes me sympathetic to her because nobody should go through that, nobody who they are or what they've done. As I've said, I thought Dan was lovely and I just felt really sorry for him over it all. As for Leo, he is one of the worst characters I have ever come across. There is no one fouler than him, and he made my skin crawl.
The entire novel is narrated by Molly, which is what helps keep the suspense level high and I loved getting to know Molly via her innermost thoughts. I suppose my only problem with the book is the ending. It all comes to an inevitable head, as you might expect, which I found gripping and then it all came to a close rather quickly. Too quickly for me, to be honest. I like my books open and shut without having to sit and wonder how it all panned out for the characters. An Epilogue would have sufficed, just to round up the entire novel. That was the problem I had with Lucy's previous book, too, she obviously likes her readers to have some kind of imagination and to think for themselves how it all turned out, but I prefer to know for certain. Apart from that, I loved the book and Lucy Dawson is a huge talent with the darker side of Chick Lit and I can't wait for her next book.
Much like her previous two books, again, The One That Got Away deals with some serious issues. Like how much power technology can have over a person and it shows us the bad side of social networking sites as that's the catalyst for everything that happens in Molly's life, which sets the chain of events off. Everything Dawson says is very true. Yes, it might be very easy just to send a nice `Hello' message to somebody, but it never really stops there, does it? And the way in which everything happens in The One That Got Away could easily happen in real life. What Dawson does best, though, is building suspense. She is an absolute master at keeping readers on the edge of their seats throughout her novels and she's done it again here. Because of what Molly has done, she's nervous, constantly looking over her shoulder and her tension oozes out of the pages, and I couldn't help wondering if Molly would reveal her secret to Dan or if Leo would follow through on his promises.
I must admit, I wasn't sure about Molly. I liked her and all, don't get me wrong, but what she did to her husband was horrible because Dan was a really lovely person. Dan was clearly head over heels in love with Molly and then not only does she message her ex on Facebook but she meets up with him as well. It just seemed really mean of her to do that, and he just didn't deserve it. But on the other hand, everything Leo puts Molly through makes me sympathetic to her because nobody should go through that, nobody who they are or what they've done. As I've said, I thought Dan was lovely and I just felt really sorry for him over it all. As for Leo, he is one of the worst characters I have ever come across. There is no one fouler than him, and he made my skin crawl.
The entire novel is narrated by Molly, which is what helps keep the suspense level high and I loved getting to know Molly via her innermost thoughts. I suppose my only problem with the book is the ending. It all comes to an inevitable head, as you might expect, which I found gripping and then it all came to a close rather quickly. Too quickly for me, to be honest. I like my books open and shut without having to sit and wonder how it all panned out for the characters. An Epilogue would have sufficed, just to round up the entire novel. That was the problem I had with Lucy's previous book, too, she obviously likes her readers to have some kind of imagination and to think for themselves how it all turned out, but I prefer to know for certain. Apart from that, I loved the book and Lucy Dawson is a huge talent with the darker side of Chick Lit and I can't wait for her next book.
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nowhere near as good as her first two books
I preordered this because I loved Lucy Dawson's first two books, but unfortunately this one was completely unrealistic and I did not take to the main character at all. Read more
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