A year after his death in a car accident, Zach's widow Lizzie, still can't believe that her husband is dead. Still consumed by grief, she is also relieved, as Zach had a dark and disturbing side to his character that only she saw.
When she finally visits the spot where he died she finds a floral tribute from an unknown woman called Xenia. With her friends urging her to move on with her life Lizzie is adamant that she cannot until she discovers the truth about her late husband and the circumstances surrounding his sudden death.
Who is Zenia? Is Zach really dead? Or is he still alive and behind the increasingly strange things that keep happening to Lizzie?
Remember Me This Way got off to a great start. The first half of this book was menacing and creepy and I really enjoyed it, but as the book progressed I found that the story and the characters became less and less convincing. A lot of the disturbing incidents were easily explained and I found myself becoming frustrated with Lizzie and her paranoid behaviour.
I enjoyed the last book I read by Sabine Durrant (Under Your Skin) very much and had been keen to read more by this author but this one failed to hit the spot.
It was well written but I didn't find the characters and their lifestyles to be very believable and while the plot had potential there was a lot about it that didn't ring true. I didn't like the way that the book ended either, everything was easily explained and it felt that the loose ends had been tied up a little too tidily...
I didn't dislike Remember Me This Way and it's far from being one of the worst thrillers I have read, but I found it to be lacking in so many areas that it was something of a disappointment.
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