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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
tense
fast-paced
Catherine is an outgoing and confident woman, enjoying her weekends going out on the town with her friends, meeting guys and having fun. Then she meets Lee, a gorgeous and charming man who her friends all love. A few years later we meet Catherine again. Single, she has no friends, and her life is consumed by OCD and anxiety. What has happened to her?
‘Into the Darkest Corner’ is a real slow burn of a dark psychological thriller. Told in a dual timeline we switch between the past confident Catherine and the present terrified one as we gradually learn what has happened to her. This contrast between past and present is incredibly effective in showing the damage inflicted by domestic violence, gaslighting, and coercive control.
This one doesn’t hold back. It is disturbing and unsettling, and there are some graphic scenes pertaining to domestic violence. While that obviously isn’t going to be for everyone, I appreciated how the author didn’t sugarcoat it in any way. It’s a risky move, particularly for a first novel, and I think Haynes pulls it off well. If you’re not afraid of reading difficult scenes and are looking for a tense and unsettling thriller, then I can highly recommend this one.
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‘Into the Darkest Corner’ is a real slow burn of a dark psychological thriller. Told in a dual timeline we switch between the past confident Catherine and the present terrified one as we gradually learn what has happened to her. This contrast between past and present is incredibly effective in showing the damage inflicted by domestic violence, gaslighting, and coercive control.
This one doesn’t hold back. It is disturbing and unsettling, and there are some graphic scenes pertaining to domestic violence. While that obviously isn’t going to be for everyone, I appreciated how the author didn’t sugarcoat it in any way. It’s a risky move, particularly for a first novel, and I think Haynes pulls it off well. If you’re not afraid of reading difficult scenes and are looking for a tense and unsettling thriller, then I can highly recommend this one.
Find me on instagram - @podsticles
One of the best books I've ever read! Totally gripping and intense! I've hardly slept in 2 days because I couldn't take my eyes from this book! Will definitely be looking out for more work by this author!
Lost interest in it. I might pick it back up another time.
My first novel by this writer, and her debut novel : I'll have to read more !
The beginning was a little slow, and I didn't really like Cathy - how she was in the past, how I couldn't really relate to her in the present.
However, the more I knew about her, about what happened, the more I got hooked. "That" character is simply terrifying (no spoiling here) !
Please, if you don't like the beginning, if you're tempted to give up, hold on and keep reading, I bet that just like me, you won't be able to put it down.
The beginning was a little slow, and I didn't really like Cathy - how she was in the past, how I couldn't really relate to her in the present.
However, the more I knew about her, about what happened, the more I got hooked. "That" character is simply terrifying (no spoiling here) !
Please, if you don't like the beginning, if you're tempted to give up, hold on and keep reading, I bet that just like me, you won't be able to put it down.
I started reading this book at 11 at night, and I read straight to 2 am. Then of course I could not fall asleep, I was so creeped out! It gave me the heebie-jeebies big time.
This book is written from Catherine's point of view, but each chapter flip-flops in time. One chapter is Catherine fours years earlier, the next is Catherine (Cathy) in the present day. Present day Catherine struggles with her OCD; as you read more of earlier Catherine, you learn why she feels compelled to do what she does. You see what seems to be a good relationship at first go very, very wrong.
I think the scariest part of this book is the fact that Cathy feels she can't trust herself. It is like that old movie Gaslight, the self doubt and and being driven crazy; the things that were done to her echo into her present day, and she is never sure that what is happening really is happening. It could be or it could not be, it could just be a manifestation of her thoughts and fears. You are wondering along with Cathy, never knowing what is really happening.
This book kept me guessing, and I love that in a book! If you like psychological thrillers, this is a must read!
This book is written from Catherine's point of view, but each chapter flip-flops in time. One chapter is Catherine fours years earlier, the next is Catherine (Cathy) in the present day. Present day Catherine struggles with her OCD; as you read more of earlier Catherine, you learn why she feels compelled to do what she does. You see what seems to be a good relationship at first go very, very wrong.
I think the scariest part of this book is the fact that Cathy feels she can't trust herself. It is like that old movie Gaslight, the self doubt and and being driven crazy; the things that were done to her echo into her present day, and she is never sure that what is happening really is happening. It could be or it could not be, it could just be a manifestation of her thoughts and fears. You are wondering along with Cathy, never knowing what is really happening.
This book kept me guessing, and I love that in a book! If you like psychological thrillers, this is a must read!