Woman Last Seen by Adele Parks was a little different to a lot of missing person novels by letting the reader have a point of view from the missing woman which gave a tense edge to the story. The novel also has a few twists and turns to make it stand out and keep a reader on the edge as the story unfolds. The ending was a tad over the top but quite honestly I completely enjoyed that it was and it felt to me like the perfect fit for an unusual missing person case. Definitely an author to watch out for in the future. DC Clements is investigating and is suspicious of two women living completely different lives going missing in the very same week. Are they connected, DC Clements suspects they maybe. What happens if one day both women just POOF…disappear? Who, if anyone will come searching for them? Will their lives unravel, revealing secrets no one could imagine?! Leigh married a widower with two small boys. She happily steps into the role of stepmother and falls in love with the children. They struggle like most families, but Leigh loves being a wife and mother. Kai Janssen is married to Daan, a wealthy Dutch businessman. Before Kai went missing, she lived in a luxurious penthouse and allegedly had a perfect life.

Lisa's life is about to change in a big way but does she want Mark by her side? Does he even want to be there? Alison has nothing to complain about. Her life is charmed. Her home is a happy place, made so by her husband Jeff and their brilliant daughter Katherine. Alison’s life revolves around Katherine. With her university days behind her, she eventually went into advertising and then management consultation. But writing was never far from her thoughts. And she eventually achieved her dreams of becoming a published author in 2000 when her first novel, Playing Away, hit the bookshelves. Both of You investigates the disappearance of two women in the same week. Leigh Fletcher is a married woman with an average life but a demanding job. She’s step-mum to two teenage boys that she dotes on. She has more than an awkward relationship with her mother, there is a toxicity pulsing off her and you wonder just how Leigh copes with her comments and demands. We see just how her relationship with her husband Mark begins, the instant attraction, the love felt for the boys. It’s how I imagine a lot of marriages are… but what’s that I can see, a creeping shadow that isn’t quite revealing itself. Leigh has the life she (mostly) dreamed of. After a whirlwind courtship she marries Mark, instantly becoming step-mom to his two young boys. But now years later the boys no longer need her as much. Can Leigh still be satisfied with her new life?The beginning was kind of a slow build up, but at 37% there was a "wow" twist. Then it kind of went around in circles for a long time, finally ending in a very ambiguous open ended way that wasn't entirely believable, yet was predictable at the same time. The author’s childhood home was a matriarchy that presented her many opportunities to interact with much older women, not to mention listening in on their stories as they raised up, supported and tore one another down for various reasons. Well, turns out, it's neither one. It's her best friend Fiona, who goes full psycho after realizing that Kaileigh has managed to snag two wonderful husbands while Fiona routinely finds herself used and dumped by unavailable and/or married men. One of the married men just happened to be Daan. I was kept guessing the whole way through. I love those books where you decide what the deal is and then realise that it can't possibly be and then you end up having to question your entire life. Really enjoyed this! Kept me guessing and had me gasping at the twist' Ian Rankin, No. 1 bestselling author of A Song for the Dark Times

Adele Parks’ new book Woman Last Seen is fast paced with an intriguingly different plot and incredible twists. Both of You is the perfect novel for me to recommence book blogging with, after all as any regular/previous readers of my blog will know, Adele Parks is my absolute favourite author. This twisty thriller was engrossing and I was keen to see how the story would conclude. With a range of narrative perspectives, it was interesting to see how the disappearances and their investigations unfold.Lucy wanted her happily ever after but now she’s starting to believe that there might be no such thing.