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An Almost Perfect Summer by Jill Mansell [Review

  Today I am delighted to feature Jill Mansell's latest novel, An Almost Perfect Summer. It was published by Headline Review on January 16th.   Nick is the most intriguing man Nella has met in a while. He's a 9 in the looks department ( no one gets a 10), he makes her laugh, and he keeps her company when she ends up in A&E. But they live hundreds of miles apart. Then Nella loses her job. There's a perfect role on offer at a Cotswolds holiday retreat. The catch is that her boss would be Nick. And that makes Nick the one man she can't risk falling in love with. While Nella struggles with her feelings , a Hollywood star has found a haven at the retreat. Lizzie's sworn off people - especially men - until her friendly new neighbours entice her out of her shell. Maybe she needs a flirtation - with gorgeous Nick, perhaps? Not with taciturn local Matthew, though, who definitely isn't a member of her fan club. Then an astonishing secret revealed changes...
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The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler #Review

 

If you enjoy a psychological crime thriller, you will definitely like this one! The Vanishing of Class 3B by Jackie Kabler was published by One More Chapter on 11th May 2023. You can read my interview with Jackie here.

One spring morning, a bus full of children and their teachers from a Cotswolds primary school head off on a much-anticipated day trip.

But as night falls and the well-heeled parents – one or two of them famous, as well as wealthy – wait at the school to collect their weary offspring, it soon becomes clear that something has gone very wrong.

The children and their teachers simply do not come back.

What’s happened doesn’t seem possible.

How can an entire class of children simply vanish?


 My Thoughts

This is such a good read. Well paced, the time seemed to fly by. The situation of the disappearing school bus is quite tantalising as you can absolutely feel the terror that the parents must be feeling. Each of the pairs of parents has their own story but they all share feelings of helplessness. You share the police officers’ incredulity at what seems to be happening. The viewpoints alternate between some of the parents, the police and eventually, the children and their teachers. This  adds variety and also means that the reader is privy to certain information which some are not aware of. 

    Secrets from the past are shown to be corrosive and you have the feeling that no matter how long it takes, the truth will come out. Characters are shown gradually owning mistakes from the past and several of the marriages come under extreme strain. As the plot twists and turns, I did foresee some of the events but certainly was taken by surprise by the ending. This is an enjoyable story which feels like a fresh read and which certainly keeps the interest. 

In short: secrets from the past, a mystery to be solved



About the Author

 

Jackie Kabler is an Amazon number one and USA Today bestselling author of psychological thrillers, including The Perfect Couple, Am I Guilty?, The Happy Family and The Murder List. Her novels have sold nearly a million copies around the world and have been translated into eight languages. Previously she worked as a newspaper reporter and then in television news for twenty years, including nearly a decade on GMTV. She later appeared on BBC and ITV news, presented a property show for Sky, hosted sports shows on Setanta Sports News and worked as a media trainer for the Armed Forces. She now combines writing with working as a presenter on shopping channel QVC. Jackie lives in Gloucestershire with her husband.

 

You can follow Jackie here: Twitter   |  Website   |  Instagram

Book link: Amazon UK   |  Amazon US


 Thanks to Jackie Kabler, One More Chapter and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

Check out the rest of the tour!


 

 

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