Book Review - Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

Title: Rock Paper Scissors
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Author: Alice Feeney
 
Description: Things have been wrong with Mr and Mrs Wright for a long time. When Adam and Amelia win a weekend away to Scotland, it might be just what their marriage needs. Self-confessed workaholic and screenwriter Adam has lived with face blindness his whole life. He can’t recognize friends or family, or even his own wife.
 
Every anniversary the couple exchange traditional gifts, and each year Adam’s wife writes him a letter that she never lets him read. Until now. They both know this weekend will make or break their marriage, but they didn’t randomly win this trip. One of them is lying, and someone doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
 
Review: Misdirection is a trademark in Alice Feeney’s work. I learned that while reading “His & Her”. And she does it again for “Rock Paper Scissors”.
 
In “Rock Paper Scissors” we meet Adam and Amelia, who are on their way to spend a weekend in Scotland. Adam is a workaholic screenwriter who has suffered from face blindness his whole life, where he can’t recognize anyone’s face, not even his own wife’s. While on their trip, they realize that this won vacation, wasn’t just a random win. There are lies standing between them and someone does not want them to leave.
 
The book is built of short chapters, each one presenting one of thee points-of-vies: Adam, Amelia and someone called Robin. There are also chapters that are the letters to Adam written by his wife, commemorating several of their anniversaries. Multiple points of view are a feature in books I really love. And they work well, especially for thrillers. Every chapter brings new information from a different perspective. These revelations changes the way the reader views the characters. Feeney made them meaningful and impactful.
 
This book is a puzzle, where with each chapter a piece is placed. A very well-crafted thriller, that kept my attention at all times. I love Alice Feeney’s writing style and I would love to keep reading her books. There is still so many to dive into. When the level of excitement and thrill is continuous in her other books, Feeney might become a favorite of mine.
 
Rating: 5/ 5