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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
This was a fun, twisted read. It kept me guessing until the end, and even threw another twist into the epilogue. This is the second book I’ve read from Sarah Pekkanen, and it is my favorite thus far. Definitely worth a read!
Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the digital ARC.
Thank you to NetGalley and St Martin’s Press for the digital ARC.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
The Locked Ward is a popcorn thriller; fast paced with short chapters and a suspense driven plot. It has a satisfying conclusion with an epilogue that leaves you with one last twist - one that is anticipated but never to the extent that is revealed.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to St.Martin's Press for the ARC of this book in exchange for a review. All opinions in this review are my own.
This book follows sisters as they navigate a murder that has happened. Georgia is locked up in a psychiatric hospital, and reaches out to her long-lost twin sister, Amanda for help. Amanda then tries to figure out what happened, and how she can help Georgia escape her fate in the locked ward.
This was a 2.5 star read for me, and unfortunately, I found it fell a little flat. My biggest complaint was about the pacing in this book - it felt really slow. I also felt like both Amanda and Georgia's character development was very surface level. This book is supposed to be a psychological thriller, but the only psychological part of this story was the fact Georgia was in a psychiatric institution.
I did enjoy the cast of supporting characters and I did not see the twist coming in this book!
This book follows sisters as they navigate a murder that has happened. Georgia is locked up in a psychiatric hospital, and reaches out to her long-lost twin sister, Amanda for help. Amanda then tries to figure out what happened, and how she can help Georgia escape her fate in the locked ward.
This was a 2.5 star read for me, and unfortunately, I found it fell a little flat. My biggest complaint was about the pacing in this book - it felt really slow. I also felt like both Amanda and Georgia's character development was very surface level. This book is supposed to be a psychological thriller, but the only psychological part of this story was the fact Georgia was in a psychiatric institution.
I did enjoy the cast of supporting characters and I did not see the twist coming in this book!
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
This thriller was intriguing and captivating while reading, why are there so many coincidences? Or are they not coincidences? Why are they being drawn to each other? What is really the truth?
The premise pulled me in right away, and it was a book that kept me guessing and wondering the whole way through.
I did find that it seemed like there could have been a more detailed explanation of how they go to this point and some plot points were not as flushed out as I wanted them to be. But still a really enjoyable read!
I was able to go back and forth between the ebook and the audiobook and really enjoyed the audio narration. Sometimes with two FMCs, I worry that their voices will be too similar and hard to distinguish who is speaking. But I did not have this issue at all with this book with the distinct accent and inflection added to each character to make them completely different from each other.
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan audio for providing me with copies of this book and audiobook. All opinions are my own.
The premise pulled me in right away, and it was a book that kept me guessing and wondering the whole way through.
I did find that it seemed like there could have been a more detailed explanation of how they go to this point and some plot points were not as flushed out as I wanted them to be. But still a really enjoyable read!
I was able to go back and forth between the ebook and the audiobook and really enjoyed the audio narration. Sometimes with two FMCs, I worry that their voices will be too similar and hard to distinguish who is speaking. But I did not have this issue at all with this book with the distinct accent and inflection added to each character to make them completely different from each other.
Thank you to NetGalley, St. Martin’s Press and Macmillan audio for providing me with copies of this book and audiobook. All opinions are my own.
Who is Georgia Cartwright, and why did she ask her twin sister Amanda to help her when they were separated at birth and have never met?
Georgia has been put into a psychiatric hospital after being accused of murdering her sister Annabelle.
Annabelle is the surprise biological daughter of her adopted family and Georgia’s sister.
Does Georgia need a psychiatric hospital or does she truly know what she is doing? She seems pretty aware.
Actually, how did Georgia find Amanda, and what has she planned as the help she hopes to get from her?
Georgia seems to have some plan and that plan is not to get convicted or stay in this hospital for the rest of her life.
Then Georgia meets Patty - was Patty planted in the hospital?
So many unsavory characters with secrets and one big secret a few are keeping that is causing all that's going on.
THE LOCKED WARD has the main character Georgia speaking in second person which is a bit confusing at first, but you become accustomed to it and focus more on if she really killed her sister Annabelle and what she is up to as well as what the other characters are up to.
It's a good one that will keep you glued to the pages. 4/5
Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
Georgia has been put into a psychiatric hospital after being accused of murdering her sister Annabelle.
Annabelle is the surprise biological daughter of her adopted family and Georgia’s sister.
Does Georgia need a psychiatric hospital or does she truly know what she is doing? She seems pretty aware.
Actually, how did Georgia find Amanda, and what has she planned as the help she hopes to get from her?
Georgia seems to have some plan and that plan is not to get convicted or stay in this hospital for the rest of her life.
Then Georgia meets Patty - was Patty planted in the hospital?
So many unsavory characters with secrets and one big secret a few are keeping that is causing all that's going on.
THE LOCKED WARD has the main character Georgia speaking in second person which is a bit confusing at first, but you become accustomed to it and focus more on if she really killed her sister Annabelle and what she is up to as well as what the other characters are up to.
It's a good one that will keep you glued to the pages. 4/5
Thank you to the publisher for a copy of this book. All opinions are my own.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
I listened to the audiobook and I enjoyed the narration. It went by very quickly for me and I was entertained. Was it anything shocking or revolutionary? No. But it was a good time and I enjoyed the ending and how everything came together. I went in to this with only seeing low reviews so my expectations were pretty low so I was pleasantly surprised.