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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
This was a fairly entertaining read. I felt the character Stuart wasn't too believable though. What are the chances a woman meets not one, but two guys who conveniently shows up wherever she is?
The thing that amuses me is that I had read 'It Ends With Us' by Colleen Hoover just before this book, and it punched me right in the feels so I wanted to read something a little more upbeat... and instead chose this. Which has it's similarities to 'It Ends With Us', but this book was so much more terrifying.
This book is written in a 'before' and 'after type thing, we see Catherine in 2003 as a seemingly normal lady, she likes to go out and party and have fun. Then we see 2007 Cathy, who is very paranoid and OCD. She has to check the locks to her flat over and over, check windows that can't even be opened, she can only do certain things at certain times or on certain days of the week, and has an aversion to the color red. Something so dramatic had to happen to this poor girl to turn her into a practically completely different person.
Enter Lee. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but I didn't like Lee from the start. That was one of the negative opinions I have on this book. I felt like it would have been better if we had more of a chance to like him, as Catherine's friends did, who seemed to think he was the greatest man on the planet and anyone would be lucky to have him. Not me. But of course, my feelings were matched with most everyone else later on, that Lee is batshit crazy. Some parts of this book were so intense I almost had to put it down and read something else. It was making me very uncomfortable.
The pace of the book seemed rather slow in the beginning and it was a little difficult to get into, as well as some other parts being generally boring. But I did enjoy the book overall. This was my first time reading a psychological thriller (which is a genre I've been wanting to get into for awhile) and I'm glad I chose this one, even though I didn't totally love it. I'll definitely be looking for more.
This book is written in a 'before' and 'after type thing, we see Catherine in 2003 as a seemingly normal lady, she likes to go out and party and have fun. Then we see 2007 Cathy, who is very paranoid and OCD. She has to check the locks to her flat over and over, check windows that can't even be opened, she can only do certain things at certain times or on certain days of the week, and has an aversion to the color red. Something so dramatic had to happen to this poor girl to turn her into a practically completely different person.
Enter Lee. Now I don't know about the rest of you, but I didn't like Lee from the start. That was one of the negative opinions I have on this book. I felt like it would have been better if we had more of a chance to like him, as Catherine's friends did, who seemed to think he was the greatest man on the planet and anyone would be lucky to have him. Not me. But of course, my feelings were matched with most everyone else later on, that Lee is batshit crazy. Some parts of this book were so intense I almost had to put it down and read something else. It was making me very uncomfortable.
The pace of the book seemed rather slow in the beginning and it was a little difficult to get into, as well as some other parts being generally boring. But I did enjoy the book overall. This was my first time reading a psychological thriller (which is a genre I've been wanting to get into for awhile) and I'm glad I chose this one, even though I didn't totally love it. I'll definitely be looking for more.
4.5 stars
I loved that each chapter went back and forth between past and present. I couldn't put it down! I would've rated it 5 stars, but the last half dragged a bit too long (for my taste).
I loved that each chapter went back and forth between past and present. I couldn't put it down! I would've rated it 5 stars, but the last half dragged a bit too long (for my taste).
This was a page turner and great if you want a summer read that doesn't require too much effort. Although I couldn't put it down because I wanted to know what was going to happpen, in the end it was a little disappointing. I didn't understand Cathy's reactions to what was going on around her. She has OCD and PTSD from her fear of Lee. She does all sorts of things like checking locks over and over when she knows he's in prison. During the book she begins working on getting over her reactions which for some reason translates into her ignoring very real things that are happening. It didn't make much sense to me.
It started slow, but picked up about a quarter of the way through. Although a novel, it lends great insight into the life of a woman living domestic violence.
Nepaprastai įtraukiantis, pagaunantis ir nepaleidžiantis pasakojimas, kuris neišeina iš galvos net tada kai neskaitai - taip ir maga vėl imti skaityti ir sužinoti, kas toliau. Tačiau skaitant teko daryti pertraukėles, nes įtampa buvo tooookia, kad neatlaikydavau :)
Vienintelis dalykas, kuris kiek erzino - vertimas. Tokio tipo žodžiai kaip “skreitinukas” (tiesą sakant, net googlinau, kas tai yra), kai kurie angliški posakiai išversti pažodžiui ir dėl to netenkantys savo tikrosios prasmės… Na, bet tai nesutrukdė mėgautis be galo įtaigia ir įdomia istorija!
Vienintelis dalykas, kuris kiek erzino - vertimas. Tokio tipo žodžiai kaip “skreitinukas” (tiesą sakant, net googlinau, kas tai yra), kai kurie angliški posakiai išversti pažodžiui ir dėl to netenkantys savo tikrosios prasmės… Na, bet tai nesutrukdė mėgautis be galo įtaigia ir įdomia istorija!
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Deeply unsettling. I found myself wringing my hands a lot, waiting - like Catherine, the main protagonist - for some inevitable, terrifying calamity. The passages dealing with OCD, PTSD, and domestic violence all felt terribly real. (In fact I began feeling a little OCD myself). While I had a few issues with plausibility, overall, I felt fiercely committed to the story and the way it is told. The structure is very clever, with Haynes allowing for the simultaneous development of the Catherine of the past and the Cathy of present. This is not a genre to which I am typically drawn, but I'm glad I was brave enough to peek into the darkest corner.
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I don't really understand all of the positive reviews for this book. This was not interesting and I would not classify it as a thriller. I found myself waiting for something exciting and unfortunately that never happened.