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4.01 AVERAGE
Definitely a must read for suspense lovers! If you loved gone girl , girl on the train and the like. Read this ! I breezed through as I could not put it down I think I'll go check my doors now....
Why doesn't goodreads let you give half stars? this is meant to be rated: 4.5
I read this book during a couple of morning and evening rush hour commutes on the train and man, did it make me constantly look behind me to make sure no one was watching/following me. I really did feel like the main character of Cathy while reading this. I constantly felt paranoid. This book definitely taught me that maybe it isn't so easy to leave an abusive relationship as some might think. You always hear stories about women who stay with their abusive partners and you think to yourself, "Why don't they just leave?". I think after reading this book, a lot of people can begin to realize sometimes it just isn't that simple. The only complaint I have about this book is the writing style. It's a little to poor in quality which is a shame considering the storyline is amazing.
I read this book during a couple of morning and evening rush hour commutes on the train and man, did it make me constantly look behind me to make sure no one was watching/following me. I really did feel like the main character of Cathy while reading this. I constantly felt paranoid. This book definitely taught me that maybe it isn't so easy to leave an abusive relationship as some might think. You always hear stories about women who stay with their abusive partners and you think to yourself, "Why don't they just leave?". I think after reading this book, a lot of people can begin to realize sometimes it just isn't that simple. The only complaint I have about this book is the writing style. It's a little to poor in quality which is a shame considering the storyline is amazing.
4.5 stars
this was brutal and really scared me at time. like i got a literal stomach ache reading this but it was good.
tw for rape, abuse, super violent, scary situations toward women.
this was brutal and really scared me at time. like i got a literal stomach ache reading this but it was good.
tw for rape, abuse, super violent, scary situations toward women.
As someone who has struggled with OCD, this book really showed it as it is. I was happily surprised how accurate the feelings were. I can't speak to the PTSD that is experienced throughout the book, but I thought that the story was great; a story of growth.
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This started well but I think for me it was probably 100-150 pages too long. I felt like it got a bit stale and I didn't overly care after a while.
I liked the main character - she had a bit of depth to her however I did question her reliability.
I liked the contrast between the chapters and alternating timelines but they did get repetitive and a bit confusing at points.
The author built tension well and it was a good story but just a little too slow and long for me.
I liked the main character - she had a bit of depth to her however I did question her reliability.
I liked the contrast between the chapters and alternating timelines but they did get repetitive and a bit confusing at points.
The author built tension well and it was a good story but just a little too slow and long for me.
4/5 stars
Amazing, I loved the past and the present. I also loved how the present she's working with herself and helping herself for the better. But god the past had me in tears and in fear. This was really good. Looking for a good thriller? This one is great.
Amazing, I loved the past and the present. I also loved how the present she's working with herself and helping herself for the better. But god the past had me in tears and in fear. This was really good. Looking for a good thriller? This one is great.
This is the debut of Elizabeth Haynes, which is a big surprise. It caught me from the beginning and I couldn’t stop reading.
The story is about Catherine in the present and Catherine (or Cathy) 4 years later. The story switches between the two time periods. In the past, Catherina was a young single woman who loved to go out with her friends and have fun. Then she meets Lee and they start a casual and very sexual relationship. The relationship changes over time and Lee starts to get more obsessive, controlling, violent, and isolates her from her friends.
Cathy in the present is moved to another city and you see the effect of the abuse: she has OCD and PTSD that make her for example control the doors and windows over and over again, hang the curtains a certain way, do groceries on certain days, etc. Then Stuart, a young psychologist, moves into the apartment above her. With his help she starts to work on her recovery.
Towards the end of the book, the story stays in the present as Lee is released from prison. And then you are wondering what is going to happen, is Lee going to find her or not.
Step by step you learn the horrifying details about the abuse and start to understand the base of Cathy’s OCD and PTSD. You see Catherine evolve during the relationship when Lee starts to change from a charming man to someone manipulative and violent.
This book gives some insight in the reason why it is so hard for women in an abusive relationship to get out.
It is one of the most life like books I read in a very long time. It is well written, with a lot of detail and I love the switches in time. The pieces per time period are not long, which makes it easy to follow.
A very good book that makes me want to read more books written by Elizabeth Haynes.
This review was originally posted on my website: http://booksforthoughts.weebly.com/
The story is about Catherine in the present and Catherine (or Cathy) 4 years later. The story switches between the two time periods. In the past, Catherina was a young single woman who loved to go out with her friends and have fun. Then she meets Lee and they start a casual and very sexual relationship. The relationship changes over time and Lee starts to get more obsessive, controlling, violent, and isolates her from her friends.
Cathy in the present is moved to another city and you see the effect of the abuse: she has OCD and PTSD that make her for example control the doors and windows over and over again, hang the curtains a certain way, do groceries on certain days, etc. Then Stuart, a young psychologist, moves into the apartment above her. With his help she starts to work on her recovery.
Towards the end of the book, the story stays in the present as Lee is released from prison. And then you are wondering what is going to happen, is Lee going to find her or not.
Step by step you learn the horrifying details about the abuse and start to understand the base of Cathy’s OCD and PTSD. You see Catherine evolve during the relationship when Lee starts to change from a charming man to someone manipulative and violent.
This book gives some insight in the reason why it is so hard for women in an abusive relationship to get out.
It is one of the most life like books I read in a very long time. It is well written, with a lot of detail and I love the switches in time. The pieces per time period are not long, which makes it easy to follow.
A very good book that makes me want to read more books written by Elizabeth Haynes.
This review was originally posted on my website: http://booksforthoughts.weebly.com/
This is my second time reading this book after someone lent it to me in high school and it absolutely stands up to my memory of it. This is one of those books I know will be a favorite for a long time and I will go back and re read because it’s just so so good. I fell in love with Catherine. I cried with her, I sympathized with her anxiety and OCD, I praised her strength, and I rooted for her since page one! Can’t wait to read it again in the future and relive her story again.
Filled with tension. The novel goes back and forth between two time periods in the main character's life. Each period highlights a different type of tension and suspense. The earlier time period deals with an increasingly violent and abusive relationship and the fear involved. The second section's tension mostly revolves around the OCD the main character has developed as a result of the experiences from the first part.
It sounds odd writing it out, but reading this book made me SO anxious and that was a great thing. Who wants to be anxious, right? But the author somehow expresses the main character's anxiety that well. I consider that pretty damn good writing.
It's difficult to review this book without giving anything away, IMO. If you like authors like Tanya French, Sophie Hannah, Gillian Flynn, and/or Chevy Stevens, you will very likely enjoy this book.
It sounds odd writing it out, but reading this book made me SO anxious and that was a great thing. Who wants to be anxious, right? But the author somehow expresses the main character's anxiety that well. I consider that pretty damn good writing.
It's difficult to review this book without giving anything away, IMO. If you like authors like Tanya French, Sophie Hannah, Gillian Flynn, and/or Chevy Stevens, you will very likely enjoy this book.