99 Red Balloons

Ah this book is a rollercoaster of emotions! It's tense, it's sad at times, it's got some great twists and I genuinely cried happy tears too.

This is not your standard “mystery thriller”, it's got a deeper level of emotion, family, grief, pain and hope.

Looking at the characters, I really liked Maggie and her friendship with Jim, it just touched my heart so much, and the sisterhood between Emma and Steph was so strong despite how the story unfolded.

My only criticism can't really be fully explained because of spoliers but I felt one of the characters wasn't portrayed consistently throughout. I understand this may be deliberate to reflect his mental state but it came off as disjointed and out of place, but it didn't distract much from the story.

I would definitely recommend this to fans of mysteries with a bit more substance.