2.09k reviews for:

With a Vengeance

Riley Sager

3.44 AVERAGE

Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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

Sad, since I’ve been so excited for Riley Sager’s next release. It’s not his usual style, and that was part of the downfall. The locked room/train you can’t get off felt all too familiar, and didn’t do anything that hasn’t been done before. I wanted a thriller with twists and turns, and while this had some, I mostly just got whiplash. Not in a good way. I was also mostly uninterested for the majority of this book. Maybe the next one will be better. 
adventurous dark emotional mysterious reflective sad fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No

I loooove a closed-door mystery and this one did not disappoint. It's chock-full of twists - maybe a bit too full... There was a lot of coincidences, but I was just along for the ride on this crazy train. It's not my favourite Riley Sager, but it definitely wasn't the worst. Pretty fun! (You know, apart from those people that died...)
mysterious tense medium-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