Book: Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney
Read From: 24th October - 26th October 2021
Rating: 3/5 stars
Summary: Adam and Amelia are spending the weekend in the Scottish Highlands. The remote location is perfect for what they have planned. But when their romantic trip takes a dark turn, they both start to wonder - can they trust the one they’re with? Because every couple tells little white lies. Only for Adam and Amelia, the truth is far more dangerous.
It's been a while since I picked up an adult thriller and I forgot how easy they were to sink your teeth into. This is my second Feeney novel (my first being His and Hers which I read this time last year!) and I’m pleased to report that it was just as addictive and filled with plot twists!
Domestic thrillers are by far my favourite kind and I was gripped when finding out all of Adam and Amelia’s secrets. The story itself was also told in a great way, it’s interspersed with letters to Adam written on each anniversary (very much Gone Girl vibes with the inclusion of traditional anniversary gifts too)! Ultimately, the letters and the plot lead to the big twist which I’m kicking myself for not seeing coming - it was definitely a shocker.
Something I also really appreciated about this book was the disability rep, whilst it did aid the plot in some way it didn’t just read like a plot device; it was educational because I wasn’t aware of the condition myself (Adam has prosopagnosia meaning he can’t recognise faces). I feel like disability rep is something you’d typically see in a contemporary (or some fantasy) so I really liked that it was included in this book and definitely something that should appear in an array of different genres!
It’s very obvious why this book has received so much praise recently. The only let down on my end was that the very ending felt a little rushed - I would have liked to see more ‘aftermath’ and an exploration of the impact this had on the characters, instead it felt like it was over a bit too quickly for my liking. I’m pleased this is being adapted into a TV series because the atmosphere Feeney created was incredible - both in terms of the escalating tension between the characters and the isolated wintery vibes of rural Scotland. I think it will translate so well onto our screens! I would definitely recommend reading this book, it was so enjoyable and I guarantee that you will not be able to put it down.