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Jo Jakeman

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Verk av Jo Jakeman

The Exes' Revenge (2018) 114 exemplar
Safe House (2019) 39 exemplar
Sticks and Stones (2018) 21 exemplar
What His Wife Knew (2022) 4 exemplar
What His Wife Knew (2022) 2 exemplar
Náš manžel (2019) 1 exemplar

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female
Nationalitet
England
Bostadsorter
Cornwall, England, UK

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This is how you do a debut novel :-)
How i wish i had a cellar for my ex husband :-)
Funny, clever, sensitive and even an omg moment
Read this, you won't regret it
 
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DebTat2 | 2 andra recensioner | Oct 13, 2023 |
I enjoyed reading Safe House by Jo Jakeman. I first heard of her when I read The Exes’ Revenge. Both are books I would recommend.
I connected with Charlie/Steffi fairly easily. I know how easy it is to want to believe in love, to want to believe things will get better. I also know what it is like when you are made to believe things you didn’t know happened, to be made to feel like your responsible for someone else’s actions. It was easy to put myself in her shoes. Through much of the book, I wondered to myself ‘what if’. I enjoyed Charlie’s new life. Her new friends, her community involvement. It was inspiring the way she built her life even though she was ambivalent about deserving it. You could feel her self doubt and guilt. I was kept guessing about people’s motives and about who was watching her. I didn’t see the reveal before hand.
If you’re looking for a new thriller to keep you turning pages, be sure to mark it, “want to read,” on your Goodreads or BookBub shelves. Look for its release in Kindle, Audible and paperback on March 10, 2020. Preorder is available now. Thank you to NetGalley for providing an arc for review consideration. My choice to review was voluntary.
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Wulfwyn907 | 2 andra recensioner | Jan 30, 2022 |
I won an advanced copy of this book from Berkley Pub.

The book deals with domestic violence. I am a survivor. Did reading this bring up memories? Yes but I choose to deal with them. I have come across so many things in life that bring up something I wish I could forget that, for me, riding it out and dealing with them is my personal best option. It may not be another’s so know that the story has the potential to take you back and make your reading decision with what is best for you. You may not want to read this review because I’m going to talk. It has taken ten years to be able to talk about it and, honestly, I still don’t talk about the really bad stuff.

If you go into reading this book thinking it is a mystery, you will be disappointed. The beginning of the book gives that away. Afterward you find out the how of everything. If you want the book to be solidly realistic, this may not be for you. There are parts that are more fantasy that reality but, in fairness, the book is fiction. Fiction. Not fact. I personally thought the unrealistic parts were interesting. Okay they had me daydreaming about my ex and making a few wishes. What I liked about this book is the three women who find out who they are. Survivors. Damaged yet survivors. They come a long way in a short time. Unrealistic maybe but it still made my heart full. Domestic violence steals so much from you. If you haven’t had the experience you may not realize just how much is taken.

Another thing I appreciated is that the author didn’t just leave it as physical. Actually more of it was mental/emotional. The stuff that crushes you. The things that play over and over in your head. I’m only speaking of my experience here. For me this was incredibly difficult. I can remember the times when I couldn’t take it anymore, the verbal assault, and I would be there asking God to just let him hit me. If you find that shocking, you have no idea how painful a verbal assault can be. My ex used his fists and feet. He also used what he could throw, he used knives, a guard dog, guns and the electrical cord with wires exposed, a wet washcloth thrown on them after the cord was plugged in. There were other, worse, things. I tell you this so you understand how deeply words can wound. The thing about verbal abuse is it can be done in a way that you don’t even understand that you are being abused. You might know to walk away if he, (or she - abusers come in both genders), punches you. But if they are just saying things, some that may have bits of truth being twisted, you might not realize that is domestic violence. You are abused and those words will stay with you long after the relationship ends. So when I read a book like this one and the author understands the pain from psychological abuse, I want to cheer. I want to write the author a thank you letter. I want to tell others to read it with a mind open to feeling the characters pain and their shame. Reading this book and seeing Imogen, Naomi and Ruby realize who they are and what they are worth, meant a lot to me. It was encouraging.

The book had me riveted. I picked it up to read every chance I had, reading far into the night. If you are looking for a psychological thriller, and don’t mind a fictional story being a mix of reality and fantasy, I would say read this book.
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Wulfwyn907 | 21 andra recensioner | Jan 30, 2022 |
Actions have consequences.

Phillip Rochester is abusive, manipulative and controlling. There are three women who know just how much of a nightmare he can be. One decision acts as a catalyst to start a battle in motion. Three women against one man. If hell hath no fury like a woman scorned....what about three women?

This book is disturbing, action-packed and suspenseful. I usually find at least one redeeming quality in characters, even villains...and I tried. But Phillip Rochester is just a total wanker. Not that the three women he wronged are much better. Imogen, Naomi and Ruby all have their faults and have all made huge mistakes in judgement. And normally they wouldn't have allied with each other for any reason, given their former attachments to Mr. Wanker. But.....adversity makes strange bedfellows.

I usually avoid books that center around abusive relationships, divorce, kids stuck in the middle, etc.....but this one sounded different. Revenge. Powerful emotions. And dark decisions. Once I started reading, I couldn't stop.....wow....just wow. The story is just incredi-disturbing, scary and wrong....but I couldn't stop myself wanting to finish...to find out what happened.

This story is heavy....emotional and dark. I think I might just have to watch 2 Disney movies and binge a season of Gilmore Girls to clear out my head. But, a book that can bring me on a emotional roller-coaster ride is well-written. This story moves along at a perfect pace....has plenty of unexpected twists along the way....and is stellar at building suspense and just feelings of dread, disgust, anger, sadness....

Not for the faint of heart or for those who just can't handle stories about abusive (mental and physical) relationships.

Kudos to Jo Jakeman for totally creeping me the hell out. By halfway through the book, even I was afraid of Philip Rochester! Total wanker!

**I voluntarily read a review copy of this book from Berkley Publishing via NetGalley. All opinions expressed are entirely my own.**
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JuliW | 21 andra recensioner | Nov 22, 2020 |

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Verk
7
Medlemmar
182
Popularitet
#118,785
Betyg
½ 3.5
Recensioner
28
ISBN
33
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