Someone Else’s Life

Thank you GetRedPR and Lyn Liao Butler for this gifted book.

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗘𝗹𝘀𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 is quite the unique slow burn debut psychological thriller, and I loved how having it set during a storm really amped up the tension.

The premise of this locked door mystery absolutely hooked me! A woman who is about to lose her family, a broken-down car, a dangerous storm, and two women trapped in a house with wine!

I just knew this had the makings of an edge of your seat thriller that would get my heart pumping, and the first 1/4 of the book had me excited. However, after that the whole story literally died. From that point on it was just repetitive dialogue, and I became soooo bored and frustrated with how the plot dissolved and the story became unrealistic.

𝗔 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

Blow by blow, Annie Lin’s life crumbles. Her dance studio goes bankrupt. Her mother and beloved dog are gone the same year. Then a terrible accident leaves her young son traumatized.

It’s time for a change.

Palm trees, mai tais, peace and quiet—Annie should be at ease, safe in her new Kauai home with her husband and son. She hopes proximity to her family can provide them all with a sense of belonging and calm. But soon items from her past start turning up—her dog’s collar, a bracelet that disappeared years ago—and she has the unnerving sensation she’s being watched. Reality begins to fracture, and Annie’s panic attacks return. When, during a brewing storm, a woman appears on her doorstep looking for shelter, Annie is relieved to have the company and feels an unexplainable bond with her visitor.

As the night progresses, Annie realizes the woman is no stranger. Their lives are inextricably intertwined—and Annie might just lose everything.