Book Review — Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

After reading "His & Hers", I had to, I just had to pick up "Rock Paper Scissors", the latest of Alice Feeney that's making a buzz since its release last year. The premise sounds captivating from the onset.

"Marriage of Amelia and her ever busy screenwriter of a husband, Adam is in turmoil for quite some time. To work things out Amelia plans a get away to a far off place in Scotland, a trip Adam reluctantly agrees to. The trip takes them to a remote chapel-turned-holiday home establishment completely cut off from the rest of the world. A secluded place with no one to disturb them and no technology to interrupt. Exactly what they hoped for, a much needed "We" time. But their plans fail as events, as is expected to be, take unexpected turns both of them could not see coming even in their worst nightmares."

The chapters are concise and precise. The narration alters between Amelia and Adam, similar to "His & Hers". Every chapter delivers a punch so there's never a dull moment. Suspense is built up around each plot and subplot reveal no matter how trivial, thus keeping up the tempo.

Feeney has mastered the skill of pointing her innocent, gullible readers in one direction, making us walk that path and then spinning us so that we are left completely disoriented to the point we don't know what to believe and whom to trust. She makes her most unreliable, lying, deceptive character sound so honest that reader gets emotionally attached to them to the extent of trusting their every word only to find the ugly truth much much later towards the climax that leaves you scratching your head and flipping pages, asking yourself, HOW ON EARTH DIDN'T I SEE THAT!!

Only one thing remains unanswered, what was with all the sheep? Maybe Feeney can answer.