The One That Got Away: A DI Heather Filson Novel

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All the characters were quite relatable, making it easy to understand their POVs and feel for them through out the many highs and lows they each faced through out the story. Which gives the reader the enjoyment of spending the book trying to connect the dots (and in my case getting it wrong).

The book covers a number of very triggering issues but does so sensitively and discreetly, blending them well into the story line and characters back stories, enabling the author to tackle issues that might otherwise be too "in your face". A number of time periods take place within The One That Got Away and each chapter tells you which year the chapter is situated in. It overall I loved reading about their story and the many tragedies that made them into the adults they were.It actually felt really uncomfortable knowing that his Dad, Benjamin knew something was wrong but not the severity of it. They are meant for each other, meant to be together - even if the start of their relationship is awkward, even if they fight and behave irrationally and lose themselves in each other. This is the first book I've read by Charlotte Rixon and I just simply fell in love with the writing style. This is not a story about first love, or enduring love, or not going back to the place where one met their first love.

The One That Got Away' is a beautifully crafted love story which I devoured in just a couple of sittings. Benjamin felt he never amounted to anything where his sons character was attributable to him raising Aiden.Written in changing points of view, Clara and Ben’s story told over a 20 year period had me hooked and I finished it within 24hrs.

Several decades later, a bombing in the city where Clara met Ben and developed mutual feelings brings her back. Overall, I liked the story of Clara and Benjamin, even if I did not like the character of Clara at all.It was nice to get the background knowledge of what Clara and Benjamin's relationship was first like and all throughout the book I was just hoping things would work out. The dual timeline, moving from Clara and Ben’s university years, to the current day, when both are middle-aged and been damaged by life’s cruelties, is just perfect. But it also dragged me into their world in a way that was unexpectedly thorough, and definitely made it different than just a love story.