Being from the area I really enjoyed the added knowledge of having been on these places. I enjoyed the imagery and the writing style and will look for more by this author.

I just didn’t vibe with this one. I felt it was quite slow, which made it difficult to pick up. I didn’t get along with the characters. I wasn’t invested in the mystery. I did like the Canadian setting. I am interesting in picking up another from this author.

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This was a pretty entertaining read, a couple of fun twists and a generally good thriller experience. Nora was a strong main character, with enough complexity to make her really interesting to engage with at times.

I had seen Eyes Like Mine on twitter so I was thrilled to be able to get my hands on a copy as it sounded like something I would love! Lots of people had been raving about it, and as I’m working my way through the review TBR I figured I’d bump it up.

Eyes Like Mine starts out well. The premise really makes it sound intriguing and it does have a solid beginning. We meet Nora, living in the basement beneath an office that she does PI work for, when she receives an unexpected phonecall.

Now obviously Nora has had some issues in her past, and the majority of these are addressed throughout the book. Upon learning that the daughter she gave up for adoption 15 years ago is missing, Nora goes on a one woman crusade to try and find this child that she doesn’t know on the request of Bonnie’s adoptive parents.

It seemed to me that Nora was on a path to self-destruction in Eyes Like Mine. Flawed male investigative main characters are ten a penny, so Nora is a renegade in that sense, but I never really warmed to her if I’m honest. Something about her seemed cold and inaccessible, and I like to be able to empathise with main characters (good and bad) but I had problems with this one.

Eyes Like Mine is a good example of the crime-y psych thrillers that are really popular in the last year or so, and I can see its appeal, I can. I just found myself left wanting with it. It’s really hard to explain because there were aspects of this book that I enjoyed and then others jarred.

I found that when the plot unfolded a bit, and the reader learned more about Nora and why she is how she is, it definitely picked up. For the last third of the book I was definitely eager to see how everything played out. I think if you enjoy psych thrillers with an unlikeable main character then you’ll enjoy this one.

Exciting thriller set in Vancouver, with a missing child, shady corporate dealings, reemergence of our lead character's traumatic past, and only a couple of slightly ludicrous plot points.