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3.83 AVERAGE
3.83 AVERAGE
A solid 4 stars. A nice easy murder mystery with enough twists and turns to keep you engaged. But no random left turns in the middle of nowhere. It all comes together at the end but was not obvious in the first 20 pages.
4.5 ⭐️’s rounded up. As someone who had previous never heard of the Author I was hesitant in adding to my BOTM box, but wow am I glad I did! I was pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this plot flow as well as the character development. I found it to be just enough of thrill mix in with a bit of drama, romance and friendship. I read the entire book in a weekend, as I couldn’t wait to see what happened. It’s best to go in without knowing to many details, but I didn’t see the end coming! I would recommend, and now look forward to checking out a few of her previous books as well.
4.5 - fast paced with many twists. Solid quarantine read
Spoilers Alert
I was very excited for this book. As a married woman, dramas around marriages I typically enjoy - and don't get me wrong this was a fun read. However, this reminded me of Season 3 of AHS - aliens showing up in the middle of an insane asylum. The main story was so good! But then there was added details about Amanda's sanity, and lying about the death of her father and Carolyn. Instead of enriching the story, these details muddied the actual twists and turns. The character Zach was underdeveloped because so much energy was spent on adding these minute, unimportant details. The story of the marriage between Lizzie and her husband Sam was underdeveloped as well. Why did the author bring Sam into the murder at all?? His sordid passed and subsequent issues were enough to see the cracks in the marriage. Lastly, I was a bit shocked to read that the author was a mother because of the way Lizzie's struggles with wanting/having children and the storyline with Case was left completely open ended.
I wanted to like this book, and I think I would have if there wasn't such a focus on trying to shock the reader. The root was a great story, and the characters were intriguing. I wished so much more from this book.
I was very excited for this book. As a married woman, dramas around marriages I typically enjoy - and don't get me wrong this was a fun read. However, this reminded me of Season 3 of AHS - aliens showing up in the middle of an insane asylum. The main story was so good! But then there was added details about Amanda's sanity, and lying about the death of her father and Carolyn. Instead of enriching the story, these details muddied the actual twists and turns. The character Zach was underdeveloped because so much energy was spent on adding these minute, unimportant details. The story of the marriage between Lizzie and her husband Sam was underdeveloped as well. Why did the author bring Sam into the murder at all?? His sordid passed and subsequent issues were enough to see the cracks in the marriage. Lastly, I was a bit shocked to read that the author was a mother because of the way Lizzie's struggles with wanting/having children and the storyline with Case was left completely open ended.
I wanted to like this book, and I think I would have if there wasn't such a focus on trying to shock the reader. The root was a great story, and the characters were intriguing. I wished so much more from this book.
Lizzie, a defense lawyer, gets a call from an old law school classmate, who is being held at Rikers for the murder of his wife Amanda.
McCreight takes the reader back in time, showing Amanda’s point of view leading up to the murder. She has been receiving scary calls from her abusive father and feels the presence of someone stalking her around town.
Lizzie takes the case, and throughout the book the complicated plot leads to different suspects, and leaves us questioning who really killed Amanda?
McCreight takes the reader back in time, showing Amanda’s point of view leading up to the murder. She has been receiving scary calls from her abusive father and feels the presence of someone stalking her around town.
Lizzie takes the case, and throughout the book the complicated plot leads to different suspects, and leaves us questioning who really killed Amanda?
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A beautifully written and genuinely surprising story. All the stars!
dark
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:
Yes
There are ‘’slow burns’’ and then there is this. Just an absolute snore fest.