4.02k reviews for:

The Sinner

Shantel Tessier

3.82 AVERAGE

novarus's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

prettypanda's review

4.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

adrienne_123's review

3.75

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not as good as the first in the series, but still really good. 

stefanysampwrites's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kelseyreads247's review

3.5

dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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First MMC that I have disliked throughout the entire book. First book was better.

tarajean1214's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Yes

gbthemango's review

2.5

dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

gina__reads's review

3.75

challenging dark tense

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I'm confused 

mady2518's review against another edition

2.0

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✨ Putting the rapist in therapist ✨

Heat

kpiv's review against another edition

4.0

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While I liked this story (and yes, it's very, very dark), something about it was lacking for me. I understand wanting to build tension and create the drama, but all of the discussion and alluding to what had happened/was going to happen got frustrating. There were many times I went back to re-read, thinking I'd missed something. There's foreshadowing, then there's whatever happened in this book. I also really wanted the FMC to see some form of tenderness. I understand her character is not about that, but I felt like she deserved it.

Overall, however, I liked the push/pull between these two characters. The backstories were intense, creating this epic moment at the end that I was not expecting. Seeing how the first book tied into this one in brief moments has me ready to move on to book 3 to see if we will see more of these two!