Just finished ‘The Cut’ by Richard Armitage. This book is set to be released on the 28^th of August 2025. It’s categorized as a Thriller / mystery novel.

I have to be really honest; I had a real hard time getting through this book. It felt like the storyline was all over the place. This story has a storyline set in the past and one in the present. There isn’t really a main point of view, it’s a bit scattered around which makes the story hard to follow. Also, the chapters that are set in the past seem to flow over to the present without warning. It really is confusing.

BUT I did finish it, I just can’t give it a high rating.

So, this story is about uncovering something that happened in 1994, we get about a year worth of storyline prior to the faithful day; to get a feel about the characters. It’s a group of teenagers we’re following; The Davis Twins, both are complete bullies. Ben; a teenage boy with a really short fuse and also a bully. Annie; Ben’s girlfriend. Dave; The peeping tom with his camera desperate to fit in with this group and has a secret crush on Annie. Cat; Annie’s sister and Mark AKA Marcello; The one that gets bullied.

Every little thing, every scuffle, every fight. Everything leads up to a faithful day where a girl gets killed and it’s all caught on film. But this film goes missing, the one eye witness can’t handle talking about what happened but still an arrest is made so surely justice is served.

Fast forward to the present day.

Ben has a failing business and there is a fraud investigation on the way. With all the stress from his job and trying to figure out what went wrong. He is happily married to Dani and has two kids with his ex-wife; a daughter called Lily and a son called Nate.

(Struggling to write this review, sorry)

Cutting the story short; Nate and Lily get cast to play a role in a movie called ‘The Cut’. A lot of their time goes in to this, without Ben knowing the extent of this movie and the amount of school the kids are missing. It takes Ben a long time to figure out what the movie is about and what happens in the end. When the penny drops, Ben shifts in full gear and does everything he can to make sure his kids are safe. But, at what cost? What did actually happen back in 1994?

Sorry, only 1.5 stars from me.