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Karen, Daniella and Alison all have their own story.
Alison relationship with Dave isn't going to well. She crosses paths with Daniella, turns out her landlord is an old friend of Alison. She finds out that Daniella has joined a bootcamp and has decided to join her, that's where they meet Karen. With Whitsborough Bay being small, Alison realised that she knew Karen, and the landlord Aiden (according to Alison was the one that got away). I felt for Alison, Dave was emotionally abusive, and he really annoyed me. Knowing full well she wanted to go holiday, he books tickets to Ibiza, but instead has booked ticket to go with his friends rather than her, and he was being nice to her so she will be okay when he tells her, and once he told her, he went back to his old self again! She turns to Daniella for help. Coming back from Ibiza, Dave brought tons of presents as well as a proposal. However, Alison needed time. I could sense something was wrong especially since the time she got a voicemail which a girl voice in the background. He felt guilty for everything and was hoping Alison wouldn't find out. She managed to get access (from a girlfriend of one of Dave friend) to the photos on social media, and with Aiden by her side they were looking at the photos and that where they spotted something in the background in one of the pictures.
Karen fiancé Ryan didn't seem very understanding or supportive of what Karen wanted to do (running her bootcamp), or wanting to spend time with Karen. Ryan is spending a lot of time with Steph (Steph has a girlfriend). She has a new client (Jay) who she is training. Turns out Karen got a stalker, who keeps sending her pictures and texts especially when she is with Jay. Turns out Ryan wasn't so innocent. The stalker had sent a video of a threesome, of, Ryan and with two other girls. The stalker...Jay fiancé (well ex-fiance) Sophie. Even though the stalking began from before Jay and Karen met. The moment Jay was introduced and they way he spoke about Sophie I was surprised but I wasn't at the same time. What shocked me though was who Sophie's sister was. Maya! Steph ex-girlfriend. The reason Sophie did this...she was jealous of Karen life.
Daniella has a secret of her own that she is trying very hard to hide. With Dave in Ibiza, Alison is trying to get a hold of Daniella, however is unable to do so, with the help of Aiden, she goes into the flat. They found Daniella collapsed on the bathroom floor; she said that she had a panic attack. We soon learn Daniella has bulimia. Daniella is married to Ethan, her secret...she killed her daughter. On the way home from a party, Daniella was wanting chocolate, as her daughter was asleep, she left her in the car to get some from the shop and when her daughter woke up, she left the car as Daniella hadn't locked the car door and was hit by the postal van. When I tell you I was shocked by this revelation of secret. She had child locks, but her step-sister made her took it off so she can use it for the airport. Ethan blames her for the death after Daniella consistency of pushing him of finding out on who to blame for the death. In the end she finds peace as well reconnecting with Ethan.
I am glad each of them got her HEA. Each of the characters had a story and their stories brought them together.
Alice and Daisy have been sent to live to with their estranged grandmother after the death of the mother (Scarlet). The grandmother, thinks its Vince (Scarlet ex-husband). She never really was a fan of Vince.
Vince is living with his current partner; Leah and their daughter Saph. I absolutely hated Leah from the moment she was introduced. You could tell she was jealous just by her behaviour and her saying he never spends time with her and Saph when he goes to spend time with Alice and Daisy. And as well she is wanting Vince to blackmail the grandmother so she (Leah) can get a dog. Leah supported Vince alibi, telling police that he was with her, however we soon learn that they both were not together, and that Leah hadn't been answering any of Vince of calls the night of Scarlet death.
Daisy admits to killing her mum to her grandmother. However, I suspected otherwise, she was young carer for her mum, but I had an in depth feeling that it wasn't her. She is blaming herself as she got her mother to take her sleeping pill the night of her death (just like she does every night). I felt for her when she was blaming herself. Turns out the grandmother was hiding the secret of her own, she is not their grandmother, she stole the original Yvonne's identity. I had bad vibes about her from the moment the girls were introduced to her, and playing with the girls emotions. She really annoyed as the story went on.
OMG!! And to learn that Saph wasn't his was what got to me. He stayed with Leah for Saph and to learn she wasn't his, my gosh made me hate her even more. I was so happy that Vince was changing for the better, especially for the girls.
It was the grandmother (the fake one) killed the original Yvonne. She did give me bad vibes but I didn't expect her I was thinking it was either Leah or her ex-partner. And turns out my in depth feeling about Daisy was wrong (she did kill her mum). We also learn at the end the original Yvonne killed her husband Charles, and the fake one has now been arrested with no one believing that she is not Yvonne as the person who took her to court is the mother of the social worker, so Yvonne has no documents to prove her real identity.
The fact that the author told us who the killer was at the beginning but still left it going till the end. As it turns out the even though she gave her mum the sleeping pills she didn't fully tell the what happened that night, other then the fact that she was holding a pillow when her dad came to see them. And then of course the ending finding out the social worker (Holly) was Charles daughter (Holly mum had an affair with Charles).
Looking forward to a nice Christmas alone, Susan didn't expect to be solving a murder.
Meera, a local business woman is in need of some assistance running the castle which was turned into a hotel, where infamous Duncan is coming to stay to show his family the scene of his childhood Christmas. Alongside his grown-up children (Bryson and Hayley) and their partners (Victoria and Lewis), and his new wife Kirsten and the editor of his paper.
It seems like someone isn't too happy with Duncan, as one morning Kirsten find him dead. It had everything of a murder mystery, with everyone having their own secrets and motives. Robert (he is helping with small maintenance of the hotel) starts questioning about the surroundings after the death of Duncan, which Susan picks up on.
Police say it was health related, Susan suspects otherwise. Using the book written by Bryson Susan tries to find clues around the hotel to find the killer.
The story had me guessing the killer till the very end (I was wrong every time). I don't know why but I wouldn't have suspected it to be him. And then learning that he was the one to kill him because his dad was about to write it in his biography of the death of his mother (that she died of a brain tumour and not liver damage). Like damn! And he was the one to hurt his mum because she never gave in when he asked for money and his parents protected him when he hurt his mum.
I was so happy when Polly left her fiance Chris at the alter, she didn't even know she was planning her own wedding as all the wedding planning was done by Chris sister, so when Polly realised it was her own, she left him (she already had plans to leave him). Thankfully she had majority of her stuff packed and ready and took everything with her. Chris has children from a previous relationship, I was not a fan of his daughter or his sister, who were pretty stuck up. And on top of that she is not enjoying her job. She has been writing a story about a character called Sabrina Anderson, who is a bolder, stronger version of herself. As she trying to find a new place to live, she get mugged and knocked unconscious and has forgotten about most things.
The second part of the story is of her life but under the character she has been writing about; Sabrina. Whilst at the hospital she meets Marielle who offers her to stay with until she gets better as well as to help her remember things. Marrielle son Teddy runs a restaurant, where Polly ends up working and wanting to help grow their business as they are facing closure as a rival restaurant moves next door; the name sounds familiar to Sabrina (Polly) but she cant seem to remember why. As the story progressed she started to remember parts of her life. I loved seeing her live her life as Sabrina, as she got experience life in a whole new way. Chris and his son (Will), are trying to find Polly (Sabrina) and put an advert out on the local newspaper.
Will was a good one, he wasn't anything like his sister. I mean don't get me wrong, I loved that she found herself and when she went back with Chris and Will my heart broke for Teddy. The rival restaurant that sounded familiar turns out are part of the business the Polly works for. I am so glad that Will has some sort of common sense and knows what his dad is like and told Polly the truth about the day of her disappearance. During the board meeting, Polly was recording all the stuff the rival restaurant had done, especially to Teddy restaurant. I absolutely loved Polly for doing this! And the best bit she left Chris!
She is finally living her happiest ever after as Sabrina.