The French Girl by Lexie Elliott
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott
My rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
Ten years ago Kate Channing and five of her friends had spent the week together in a French farmhouse. The trip was supposed to be the perfect getaway for the group and that was when they met Severine, the girl next door. For Kate Severine was an unwelcome presence among the group and after that week she went missing.
Now ten years later Severine’s case has been reopened when her body was discovered in a well nearby the farmhouse that the group had visited. With a detective investigating the case old memories shift and suspicions mount. Kate is sure she had nothing to do with Severine’s murder but the detective seems to be suspicious of her all the while she questions whether what she thinks happened with the rest of the group is true or not.
The French Girl by Lexie Elliott is a very slow build mystery/thriller read. The story within was an interesting one as it unfolded but for me the pacing is what set my overall rating for the book. I’m not a huge fan of a slow pace and this one took quite a bit of time leading the readers into what had gone on all those years before leaving me to rate this story at 3.5 stars.
I would say though that for those that enjoy a more slow build or for those with a tad more patience than myself that this one just may be more of a favorite. There were plenty of different possibilities for an outcome with this one that kept my interest until the second half when it picked up the pace and suspicions a bit more than the start.
I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.
Carries Book Reviews 
Hmm. There’s slow, and then there’s SLOW.🤔 It’s a good sign though that the first half kept your interest until the pace picked up. I’m not sure if this is for me though. Nice review Carrie!😊
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Thanks! I think it leaned a bit more towards let’s throw in random other drama that has nothing to do with why you’re reading this book instead of full of twists and turns in the mystery that you want to know about….if that makes any sense at all. LOL
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I’ve read books like that so it makes absolute sense.😒
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Nice review Carrie. I can do slow if it is not too slow. I will have to think about this one.
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Thanks Carla! I’m usually the first to complain so if I made it through everyone else might not even notice. LOL
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This is on my shelf as well and I’m not sure about some slowness right now. Lol fantastic review Carrie!!!💖💯📚
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I’d advise reading when your patience level is a bit higher. 🙂
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Thanks so much for the advice! I have been kind of blah lately so this one is definitely waiting.
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You’re welcome!
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Great review! I agree with the slow pace. What did you think of the supernatural aspect?
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Thanks! I actually don’t mind when stories take a turn like that as I like all kinds of genres but this one was just a struggle to keep my attention from early on regardless.
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