Who I Am by Sarah Simpson
Published: 6th November 2018
Publisher: Aria
Pages: 494
Available on Kindle
Rating: 3/5
Blurb
I know everything
about you
And you know
everything about me… except
WHO I AM.
Andi met Camilla at
university. Instantly best friends, they shared everything together. Until
their long-planned graduation celebration ends in tragedy…
Years later, Andi is
living a seemingly perfect life on the rugged Cornish Coast with her loving
husband, happy children and dream home. Yet Andi is haunted by a secret she
thought only she knew. Someone out there is bringing Andi’s deepest fears to
life. And she knows there’s no escaping the past that has come back to haunt
her…
You trusted me with
your secrets, you told me everything, you thought I was your best friend... but
you have no idea WHO I AM.
Gripping, unputdownable and packed with twists
and turns from the first page to the very last, this stunning psychological
thriller will make you question whether we can ever really trust the ones we
love.
Review
Sarah Simpson is back with another twisty addictive thriller
with Who I Am. Andi meets Camilla while studying in Edinburgh, the two form a
close bond and are soon best friends until one fateful night after graduation
where there is a tragic accident and their lives are changed forever. Years
later and Andi’s living the dream life in Cornwall with husband Kyle and her
two children but suddenly things are starting to happen which remind Andi of
her past. Is Andi just imagining it or is there someone else who knows what
really happened that night.
To begin with I was gripped by this character driven novel
as we learn about the beginnings of Andi’s relationship with Camilla. I loved
how we kept learning little details which helped me to try and build a picture of
what happened on that fateful night. I did find though that I seemed to be
getting too much information, things that happened when the girls were at
university were brought back into the present day and left me more than a
little confused.
Andi and Camilla were not character’s I particularly liked,
both were very self-absorbed and didn’t seem to care about the feelings of
others and when they did there always seem to be a hidden agenda. I did find
them fascinating to read about though, especially Andi as she becomes haunted
by her past. I loved the addition of Eve from Ms Simpson’s previous novel Her
Greatest Mistake and it was good to find out how she was getting on.
This is a novel with a lot going on in it, there are three
main narrative voices Andi, Camilla and a mysterious and quite vengeful
sounding third and the storyline swaps between Edinburgh and Cornwall from 1999
to 2017. This made for a very detailed storyline and with characters who weren’t
always honest it was hard to know what was the truth and what were lies.
If you like complicated plots with many layers you will love
this novel, it has interesting characters and a complex plot exploring the
truth and how well can we really know anyone. I enjoyed most of this novel but I was left a little disappointed as I guessed
a couple of the twists early on and the final ending for me was a bit lack-lustre
after all the build-up.
About the Author
Sarah Simpson has a
first-class honours degree in Psychology and has experienced working at a Brain
Rehabilitation Hospital. She has spent time as a family consultant for
Warwickshire and Oxfordshire solicitors and gained knowledge of the Family
Court System. She now lives in Cornwall with her husband, three children and
animals.
Follow Sarah
Twitter
handle: @sarahrsimpson
Facebook:
@sarahsimpsoncornwall
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