The Funeral – ARC Book Review

The invitation is anonymous. It doesn’t say whose funeral I must attend. I don’t want to go. But I have no choice if I want to keep my terrible secret safe…

As we gather by the graveside, prying eyes behind designer sunglasses take in my every move. I don’t recognise anyone. I pull at my dress, wanting to run, but the words on the invitation keep me frozen in place. I can’t leave without discovering who sent it. And why.

And then I see it – the name on the Alice Anderson. My blood turns to ice.

That’s my name.

I haven’t used it for three years. But somehow, someone here knows who I really am…

I can’t fall apart now. I can’t lose everything I’ve worked for. So I force my hands to stop shaking and start studying each face in the congregation.

I don’t know who the woman in the grave really is. But I have planned for this very moment, and I know exactly what’s going to happen next…

This totally addictive page-turner from bestselling author Helen H. Durrant is perfect for fans of The Housemaid, Gone Girl and The Perfect Marriage. Prepare to be hooked from the very first page.

This book was not as good as I thought it was going to be.

Donna receives a mysterious email to attend a funeral and that she must attend if she does not want to reveal her secrets. Donna has no choice but to attend the funeral. However, when she reaches the funeral parlor, the name of the deceased person is Alice–Donna’s real name. Now Donna works for a family and takes over the role of an assistant–the same role that the deceased person used to have. And as Donna is working, she finds many disturbing secrets about the family.

The story actually started out great, creating a tense and eerie atmosphere and there was something going to happen in the story. However, as the story subsided, the story kind of got boring in my opinion. It was slow paced, and the story in my opinion kind of seemed to be out of order or rather, the writer didn’t execute the story well to an amazing plot. Nonetheless, I think I would like to give this author another chance and try out her future books. The pacing was slow and there wasn’t too much twists and turns that you would expect in a thriller book. Overall this book is worth three stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and Bookouture fo the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.