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booksaremysirensong23's review
4.0
What did I just read?!
Like seriously almost had a panic attack half way through I became far too invested in Cass and Ethan. It was amazingly well written with plenty of twists and turns. Even if Ethan is a piece of shit and Cass is slightly crazy. Perfect for those who love thrillers!
Like seriously almost had a panic attack half way through I became far too invested in Cass and Ethan. It was amazingly well written with plenty of twists and turns. Even if Ethan is a piece of shit and Cass is slightly crazy. Perfect for those who love thrillers!
heatheradoresbooks's review
3.0
3.5⭐
Featuring ~ multiple 1st person POV, debut, infidelity, secrets, lies, stalking
Cass & Ethan have been married for 19 years when she gets an email showing him in some compromising positions with a girl named, Emma.
Our 3rd narrator is Alice ~ Cass's assistant, not the mistress, which just screams there will be some predictability IMO.
Honestly, none of the characters are particularly likable, but I suppose that's the point since all their pants are on fire. I started out feeling bad for Cass, but then she goes batshiz and I starting not feeling any sympathy for her.
Overall, this was a pretty good debut. It was a fast paced domestic/psychological drama that entertained me during some parts.
I was lucky enough to have a kindle copy and an audio copy. Go with the book if you can.
Narration:
Jennifer Aquino; Melissa Kay Benson; Rob Brinkmann ~ 9 hours 14 minutes ~ Cass's narrator sounded very robotic and unfortunately she had the most chapters. The other's were perfectly fine. So happy there were 3!
*Thanks to the author, Rising Action Publishing, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the ARC and audio copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Featuring ~ multiple 1st person POV, debut, infidelity, secrets, lies, stalking
Cass & Ethan have been married for 19 years when she gets an email showing him in some compromising positions with a girl named, Emma.
Our 3rd narrator is Alice ~ Cass's assistant, not the mistress, which just screams there will be some predictability IMO.
Honestly, none of the characters are particularly likable, but I suppose that's the point since all their pants are on fire. I started out feeling bad for Cass, but then she goes batshiz and I starting not feeling any sympathy for her.
Overall, this was a pretty good debut. It was a fast paced domestic/psychological drama that entertained me during some parts.
I was lucky enough to have a kindle copy and an audio copy. Go with the book if you can.
Narration:
Jennifer Aquino; Melissa Kay Benson; Rob Brinkmann ~ 9 hours 14 minutes ~ Cass's narrator sounded very robotic and unfortunately she had the most chapters. The other's were perfectly fine. So happy there were 3!
*Thanks to the author, Rising Action Publishing, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for the ARC and audio copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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shannonjumpreads's review against another edition
5.0
Thank you kindly to NetGalley and Rising Action Publishing Collection for the eARC!
This was SO good! And it’s a debut? WHAT!
This was SO good! And it’s a debut? WHAT!
justjordan's review
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
lit_with_leigh's review
2.0
Thank you Marie Still and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. IYKYK, my reviews are always honest.
2.5 rounded down
Writing: 3/5 | Plot: MIA/5 | Ending: ????/5
SYNOPSIS
Powerful marketing executive Cass finds out her husband is dipping his dong in another woman. Chaos ensues.
MY OPINION
First of all, I've heard many how amazing and kind Marie Still is. I haven't interacted with her personally, but it's always great to hear about authors who love to interact with their readers. That's one of my fave parts of bookstagram; it's enabled me to connect with so many of my fave authors. Secondly, this was a buddy read with some bookstahoes. I love this particular group because they keep it 100. If you're on insta, follow @librarywhore and @thriller_book_sisters. They post a monthly call-out about their upcoming buddy reads so you can join. Highly recommend!
Anywayzzzz let's get into the book. Yes, I feel bad giving this two stars, but blame Besos, not me. If I could have my lil half a star, I'd give it. Unfortunately, I didn't feel this was quite good enough to round up to a three. So yes, a lil harsh but again.... blame Besos. He be going to outer space for funsies instead of giving us half stars.
This is a "debut", meaning the first book under the Marie Still pen name. The strongest part was the writing. It was punchy, albeit a lil dramatic at time (a lot of "crushed", "slapped", "punched" etc as adverbs for mundane tasks). Some parts were genuinely funny.
But that's where the fun ends LOL. One of my biggest pet peeves (among many duh) is when I don't understand the role of the main character. As in, is this a grade A wholesome protagonist, maybe a flawed hero, or the straight up baddie? I need this to be evident because it changes your perception of events. For example, let's create a fake scene where the MC and her best friend have a falling out and the MC says it's not my fault. If I'm reading this through the lens of a whole protag, I'm like ight bestie's acting out of pocket. If it's a flawed hero, I'm like well maybe you were both wrong and you're deflecting blame. And if it's a baddie I'm like ight you definitely fked her man. See what I'm saying?
So if the characterizations aren't clear, I'm not sure how to FEEL about anything. Now I'm just feeling ANNOYED. I didn't like anyone in this book, which is fine, if they're intentionally written to be unlikeable. But again, I didn't know wagwan, and tbh, I don't think the author did either.
SPOILER
2.5 rounded down
Writing: 3/5 | Plot: MIA/5 | Ending: ????/5
SYNOPSIS
Powerful marketing executive Cass finds out her husband is dipping his dong in another woman. Chaos ensues.
MY OPINION
First of all, I've heard many how amazing and kind Marie Still is. I haven't interacted with her personally, but it's always great to hear about authors who love to interact with their readers. That's one of my fave parts of bookstagram; it's enabled me to connect with so many of my fave authors. Secondly, this was a buddy read with some bookstahoes. I love this particular group because they keep it 100. If you're on insta, follow @librarywhore and @thriller_book_sisters. They post a monthly call-out about their upcoming buddy reads so you can join. Highly recommend!
Anywayzzzz let's get into the book. Yes, I feel bad giving this two stars, but blame Besos, not me. If I could have my lil half a star, I'd give it. Unfortunately, I didn't feel this was quite good enough to round up to a three. So yes, a lil harsh but again.... blame Besos. He be going to outer space for funsies instead of giving us half stars.
This is a "debut", meaning the first book under the Marie Still pen name. The strongest part was the writing. It was punchy, albeit a lil dramatic at time (a lot of "crushed", "slapped", "punched" etc as adverbs for mundane tasks). Some parts were genuinely funny.
But that's where the fun ends LOL. One of my biggest pet peeves (among many duh) is when I don't understand the role of the main character. As in, is this a grade A wholesome protagonist, maybe a flawed hero, or the straight up baddie? I need this to be evident because it changes your perception of events. For example, let's create a fake scene where the MC and her best friend have a falling out and the MC says it's not my fault. If I'm reading this through the lens of a whole protag, I'm like ight bestie's acting out of pocket. If it's a flawed hero, I'm like well maybe you were both wrong and you're deflecting blame. And if it's a baddie I'm like ight you definitely fked her man. See what I'm saying?
So if the characterizations aren't clear, I'm not sure how to FEEL about anything. Now I'm just feeling ANNOYED. I didn't like anyone in this book, which is fine, if they're intentionally written to be unlikeable. But again, I didn't know wagwan, and tbh, I don't think the author did either.
SPOILER
pawzandpages's review
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
roohii's review
4.0
This was a fast-paced, intense read! If you love the tried and true formula of wealthy woman with a corporate career + seemingly perfect family + drama ensues, then you’re going to LOVE this.
Although we mainly stay with our protagonist, Cass, the author sprinkles in multiple perspectives to sow doubt about the likely outcome, and I found myself enjoying how the changing characters helped the story feel fresh and light on its feet at points when it might otherwise have started to feel a little drawn out.
I will say that I spent about half of the book thinking I had the ending figured out, and I was partially right but the author saved it with an enjoyable last minute additional twist! A prefect read for any fan of the domestic thriller genre.
Although we mainly stay with our protagonist, Cass, the author sprinkles in multiple perspectives to sow doubt about the likely outcome, and I found myself enjoying how the changing characters helped the story feel fresh and light on its feet at points when it might otherwise have started to feel a little drawn out.
I will say that I spent about half of the book thinking I had the ending figured out, and I was partially right but the author saved it with an enjoyable last minute additional twist! A prefect read for any fan of the domestic thriller genre.
gracehelman's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Could have been a 5 if it had had better writing! One of the better plot twists I’ve read this year bc of the layers to it.
beachburgmom's review
4.0
Well I did not see that final twist coming . This definitely was a different take near the ending from 2 of the main characters…….I had no idea …..great psychological thriller. Just how much do we know about our relationships and how many of us lie to cover things, to get what we want , to hide secrets, to not show our true selves.
This audiobook was easy to listen too , the narrators were easy to follow and I breezed through it over 2 days
I voluntarily received a free copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own
I would recommend this audiobook to friend and family and my book clubs
This audiobook was easy to listen too , the narrators were easy to follow and I breezed through it over 2 days
I voluntarily received a free copy from NetGalley and all opinions are my own
I would recommend this audiobook to friend and family and my book clubs