Page Turners – December 2023 review

The Page Turners met between Christmas and New Year to discuss ‘Playdate‘ by Alex Dahl which was much enjoyed by all but one of us.

This 2020 thriller is set in Norway and France and tells the story of seven year old Lucia Blix who goes for a sleepover with a new friend. When her parents go to collect her the next day the house is completely empty and we are plunged into a chilling story of child abduction. Why was this seemingly normal family targeted for this horrific event?

This was a well crafted and fast paced read – a real page turner. We liked the way it was written in short chapters, alternating between the perspectives of different characters, which created an urgent sense of needing to read on. The fact that some perspectives were written in the first person engaged us further. The clues that were dropped in and left hanging helped us to sympathise with different characters at different points in the story and the twists kept us riveted until the last page.

We definitely recommend this book to you – if you would like to read it, do get in touch as some of us may have a copy to share.