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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Although i gave it 4 stars, i would not recommend this book to anyone i know. It was an absolutely perfect, detailed, and horrific description of a spouse abuser. I never would have started it if i had known that up front. Once i started it, I couldn't not finish it because it was very compelling and i wanted to find out if everything turned out ok (I won't say weather it does or not, but trying to find out was my motivation for finishing). It was very well-written and suspenseful and thrilling, which is why i gave it 4 stars, but really - I don't need that kind of detail of spousal abuse. Ever.
Buku ini tidak menyediakan bab (yang bagi saya pertanda untuk berhenti sejenak dari membaca). Saya sebagai pembaca merasa harus menyelesaikan secepat mungkin karena ingin tahu apa yang terjadi dengan Cathy. Apa rahasia yang dia bawa bersama dengan Lee?!
Bener-bener nggak bisa lepas dari buku ini hingga selesai membacanya. Saya dibawa ketakutan dan was-was seperti yang dirasakan oleh Cathy.
Bener-bener nggak bisa lepas dari buku ini hingga selesai membacanya. Saya dibawa ketakutan dan was-was seperti yang dirasakan oleh Cathy.
Great Read and gave a good view point to the victims of domestic violence
This is the third book I've read by this author and this one is by far my favourite.
Oh. My. Goodness. Elizabeth Haynes’ debut novel is a gripping story that’ll have you staying up late turning the pages as fast as you can read. And Catherine Bailey will stay with you long after you’re done with the book, she’s so real.
The entire book is told in two timelines — the current day (or, 2007) and when Catherine met Lee (2003). You get to watch Catherine fall in love, realize something is amiss, and get scared for her life. All as you’re watching her try to put her life back together. Emphasis on try. Living through the horribly damaging experience that was Lee is no easy task, and Catherine almost didn’t make it.
The scariest part of this story? Catherine could so easily be somebody you know. And the way all her friends pshaw’d her when she told them her fears? Heart-wrenching. Then, when she’s finally on the path to healing, he shows up. Again. And he’s living with someone she knows.
Catherine’s story is so very sad, but her courage jumps off the pages. She’s stuck in that place where nightmares live, yet comes riding to the rescue when needed, mindful that while nobody believed her, she can’t just let this monster take someone else. Again.
Into the Darkest Corner will get you hooked, and get you thinking. And while I found the repetitive counting and checking annoying initially, I was very much ashamed of that reaction by the time I got to the end. This one reminds us that people are oftentimes “different” through no fault of their own. At all.
An excellent debut from Elizabeth Haynes — I can’t wait to see what she’ll have for us next!
drey’s rating: Excellent!
The entire book is told in two timelines — the current day (or, 2007) and when Catherine met Lee (2003). You get to watch Catherine fall in love, realize something is amiss, and get scared for her life. All as you’re watching her try to put her life back together. Emphasis on try. Living through the horribly damaging experience that was Lee is no easy task, and Catherine almost didn’t make it.
The scariest part of this story? Catherine could so easily be somebody you know. And the way all her friends pshaw’d her when she told them her fears? Heart-wrenching. Then, when she’s finally on the path to healing, he shows up. Again. And he’s living with someone she knows.
Catherine’s story is so very sad, but her courage jumps off the pages. She’s stuck in that place where nightmares live, yet comes riding to the rescue when needed, mindful that while nobody believed her, she can’t just let this monster take someone else. Again.
Into the Darkest Corner will get you hooked, and get you thinking. And while I found the repetitive counting and checking annoying initially, I was very much ashamed of that reaction by the time I got to the end. This one reminds us that people are oftentimes “different” through no fault of their own. At all.
An excellent debut from Elizabeth Haynes — I can’t wait to see what she’ll have for us next!
drey’s rating: Excellent!
Terrifying, but done so well and truly felt like something I would have read about in a newspaper. I usually struggle with past and present tense writing in books if its not in a particular way. This was was perfection. It keeps you on your toes in the best way and meets somewhere in the middle to make it all line up (while still staying past and present, like I said, perfection). I can't wait to check out more by this author and am disappointed I am only just now discovering her.
Capítulos curtos, narrativa ritmada alternando entre passado e presente.
Personagens superficiais e algo incoerentes, diálogos por vezes muito fraquinhos.
Em suma: lê-se bem, mas nao fica na memória...
Personagens superficiais e algo incoerentes, diálogos por vezes muito fraquinhos.
Em suma: lê-se bem, mas nao fica na memória...
It did get very graphic near the end, so if that makes you uncomfortable, don't read this book. However, still a great read. Dark, suspenseful, emotional, a thriller. There aren't really chapters, just dates that go back and forth in time, which was interesting and effective. Definitely not an easy or happy read, but good. Also a fascinating glimpse into the mental health issues that can accompany such traumatic experiences.