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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Thanks to St Martin's Press and NetGalley for the ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I was very excited to read this book. I really enjoyed the author's previous books, however, I was a bit disappointed with this one.
The whole premise of the book sounded so exciting that I really really wanted to read the book. It started off interestingly enough but then just seemed to lose momentum. I actually found myself skipping some pages after a while, but I must admit that I was interested to know what had happened to Layla so I kept on till the end.
It is by no means a terrible book, but I don't think it's as good as her previous books. Needless to say, I will still be looking forward to all the author's new books.
I was very excited to read this book. I really enjoyed the author's previous books, however, I was a bit disappointed with this one.
The whole premise of the book sounded so exciting that I really really wanted to read the book. It started off interestingly enough but then just seemed to lose momentum. I actually found myself skipping some pages after a while, but I must admit that I was interested to know what had happened to Layla so I kept on till the end.
It is by no means a terrible book, but I don't think it's as good as her previous books. Needless to say, I will still be looking forward to all the author's new books.
I think 4 stars? idk, I didn’t expect the twist but it also seems so unrealistic
usually love B.A. Paris but this one just didn’t hook me quite like the others
Audiobook by Cathleen McCarron, Kevin Hely. Audience: General Content, Fiction, suspense, thriller.
I really wanted this book to surprise me, and it didn't. At first, I thought I was missing something since I was listening to it. But, even after listening to it again, parts of it still didn't make sense.
I really wanted this book to surprise me, and it didn't. At first, I thought I was missing something since I was listening to it. But, even after listening to it again, parts of it still didn't make sense.
I’m sorry, um……WHAT?! I’m perfectly willing to suspend belief somewhat, but the twist at the end was utterly and completely absurd. Are you seriously going to expect me to believe that a man isn’t going to realize his girlfriend of over a year who went missing, then returned, pretending to be her sister?! Was his IQ in the negative?! I enjoyed Behind Closed Doors and The Breakdown, but this one? No, just….NO!!
OH my god, that final twist was so awful!!!
I was hesitating between a 1-star and 3-stars until the end, the final twist, and it was the biggest disppointment from a thriller in YEARS!
How can Ellen be Layla, and Finn does not notice at all, when the only changes were her skin tone and her makeup??? I'm flabbergasted, it's just unbelievable that an editor would have accepted to publish this rubbish ending.
For example, one line that made me laugh so hard (remember, Layla is VERY scared of dogs, and she reveals the following):
"...you invited me to Simonsbridge for the weekend, to meet Peggy, because I'd told you how much I love dogs. And Peggy was so easy to love that I lost Layla's fear of them."
Loved it, I think we should tell the world that overcoming a fear of dogs is that easy. I can't even, it's just so bad! That was just one sentence, but that whole twist was completely unrealistic, and the rest of the book was meh, so I definitely won't be picking up any more of B.A. Paris' books.
I was hesitating between a 1-star and 3-stars until the end, the final twist, and it was the biggest disppointment from a thriller in YEARS!
How can Ellen be Layla, and Finn does not notice at all, when the only changes were her skin tone and her makeup??? I'm flabbergasted, it's just unbelievable that an editor would have accepted to publish this rubbish ending.
For example, one line that made me laugh so hard (remember, Layla is VERY scared of dogs, and she reveals the following):
"...you invited me to Simonsbridge for the weekend, to meet Peggy, because I'd told you how much I love dogs. And Peggy was so easy to love that I lost Layla's fear of them."
Loved it, I think we should tell the world that overcoming a fear of dogs is that easy. I can't even, it's just so bad! That was just one sentence, but that whole twist was completely unrealistic, and the rest of the book was meh, so I definitely won't be picking up any more of B.A. Paris' books.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
The twist was very far fetched, and there a feeling of repetitiveness two thirds through but the premise was good and as a mystery, it was overall good, just hard to believe the twist.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes