For fans of J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before comes a thriller that makes us question the lengths we would go to, to keep our family safe. Three years ago, Nikki and Ethan Rhodes suffered a devastating loss when their four-year-old daughter Grace was tragically killed in a road accident. Ethan, a radio personality, escapes into work, leaving Nikki to care for their remaining child, Bella, who hasn't spoken since that day. Seeking a fresh start, the family moves into a revolutionary new house designed by renowned architect, ...
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For fans of J. P. Delaney's The Girl Before comes a thriller that makes us question the lengths we would go to, to keep our family safe. Three years ago, Nikki and Ethan Rhodes suffered a devastating loss when their four-year-old daughter Grace was tragically killed in a road accident. Ethan, a radio personality, escapes into work, leaving Nikki to care for their remaining child, Bella, who hasn't spoken since that day. Seeking a fresh start, the family moves into a revolutionary new house designed by renowned architect, Catriona Fisher. The house features a state-of-the-art security system, along with every amenity you could dream of. For the Rhodes' this is a chance to finally pick up the pieces and get on with their lives in a place where they feel totally safe. But what if 17 Church Row isn't the safe haven that they think it is? Praise for James Carol: 'Chilling, scary and magnificent' Lee Child 'Will hook you from the very first page' Rachel Abbott 'Carol carves out his own menacing canvas with real panache' Independent 'Leaves you desperate for more' Daily Mail
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'A computer that can think for itself? That's a little too science fiction, if you ask me.'
Nikki is desperate to move house after the death of one of her children - a new house equals a new start for them all. Their new house has the latest in AI technology built to anticipate their every need - what could possibly go wrong?
17 Church Row is an interesting and prophetic read particularly in an age where many households have Google Home or Alexa to help them out. I liked the slow build of the plot although I could see where it was going in a lot of places. I also liked the build up and speeding up of pace throughout which kept me gripped to see what would happen next. Nikki is a very relatable main character - an overprotective mother dealing with grief of losing her child and who suffers from anxiety.
However, I did find the plot a little bit predictable in places - the flashbacks in particular were written too obviously - you could tell who was narrating them from almost the beginning. This meant the reveal didn't work quite as well as it could have done but then there's a twist in the action that I didn't see coming which kept my interest. In the ARC kindle edition the change in perspective isn't quite formatted correctly with means that you are jerked out of the story with a truly odd change of tone that you weren't expecting. There was also a couple of odd things in the tech side of it that I should point out - a computer engineer trying to destroy a computer program by smashing his monitors first isn't very realistic - monitors have nothing to do with software!
Overall 17 Church Row is a creepy tale of technology gone awry but was a little too predictable in some areas for me. Thank you to NetGalley & Bonnier Books UK - Zaffre for the chance to read the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
