What Did I Do? by Jessica Jarlvi
Published: 1st May 2018
Publisher: Aria
Pages: 420
Available in Paperback and on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
“Kristin is on the run. From her life. From herself.”
When two murders happen in Chicago, a witch-hunt
ensues, and Kristin quickly finds herself at the centre.
The problem is she isn't sure of what she did or
didn't do. Armed with a life insurance payout, she runs away to Sweden to start
her life over.
But it's not that easy to escape the past. And
whatever she's done, someone is on her tail, wanting her to pay...
The question
is: could she be a killer and not even remember?
Review
Dark, intense and plot twists galore Jessica Jarlvi’s new
novel What Did I Do? is not one to be missed.
Utterly gripping throughout this was a book I adored.
Split between three narratives it did take a while to settle
into this book, but once I was I was desperate to know how these three very
different tales were linked. Firstly, with have Kirsten whose husband has died
from poisoning in mysterious circumstances, she knows she’s a suspect, but
nobody can prove anything, or can they? With her husband’s life insurance money,
she heads off to Sweden to start a new life. Then we have Frank, married to Birgitta
in a seemingly happy marriage until their son Anders is found dead, was it and
accident or was it murder? The third narrative comes from an unknown female who
has got herself in a difficult situation.
As the story unfolds these three very different stories begin
to connect as the author gives us subtle clues linking them all. I absolutely loved
these and trying to work everything out, when it all blows up at the end and is
explained I was shocked, it was utterly brilliant.
This is a fantastic novel full of secre3ts, lies and
coincidences which build up to an amazing ending. It’s a book quite unlike
anything I’ve read before and for that I cannot wait for Jessica Jarlvi to
write more as this new to me author definitely hit the spot.
Thank you so much to Aria for sending me a copy to review
and for inviting me on the blog tour.
About the Author
Born in Sweden, Jessica moved to London at the age of
18 to obtain a BSc Hons degree in Publishing and Business. She worked in
publishing in the UK for a number of years before heading to Chicago where she
edited a magazine for expats. Back in Sweden, she completed a Masters in
Creative Writing. Since 2010, Jessica has taught journalism and media at a
local university, and has spent the last five years as the marketing and PR
manager for a British firm. Last year, she was one of the winners in the
Montegrappa Prize for First Fiction at the Emirates Airline Festival of
Literature. Jessica is married with three spirited children, and although she’s
known for her positivity, her writing tends to be rather dark!
Links to buy
Amazon: mybook.to/WhatDidIDo
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Twitter: @JessicaJarlvi
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