This book ended up being very difficult to put down with how masterfully seemingly innocent details of the characters lives are laid out, eventually leading to all the answers.
Sarah’s husband has gone missing on a camping trip, leaving her and their children on their own, and dealing with the search by the police after the fact. What really hooked me was the fact that there is clearly something going on beneath the surface of this disappearance, and getting to those answers had me so invested in the story.
The interplay between the past, how Sarah and Matthew met, and how their relationship played out to bring them to where they are in the present was perfect both in giving some insight into Matthew and his mysterious past, as well as adding to the question of what might have happened and who he really was. It really added to the mystery and created so many theories and questions while reading which really added to the story and kept me on my toes.
I loved the sisterly relationship between Sarah and Izzy. It was so pure and heartfelt, and getting to see them cover the rift that had grown between them over the years and they reconnected to deal with the difficulties of dealing with Matthew being missing was such a highlight of the book. It created a particular duality between the past and present as well as you see Sarah’s relationship grow with Matthew, while her relationship with Izzy falls apart, whereas in the present this is kind of turned around vice versa as Izzy and Sarah grow closer, while you see Sarah and Matthew’s relationship going through strain leading up to his disappearance.
Into the Fall was such a great read, not just as a thriller, but also as a story of the bonds between people and how important those relationships can be. I very much enjoyed the read and definitely recommend.
