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3.47 AVERAGE
3.47 AVERAGE
challenging
mysterious
medium-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:
Yes
I started off enjoying this book but then it became very predictable. I guessed the plot twist very early on. I really disliked the ending, it felt very rushed and incomplete
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm not a fan of switching to a completely new pov 20% into a book. As it already was hard to care about the characters and to get over the constant surface-level jabs against men and religion, I just couldn't. Too many books out there to read that song fall into these overdone tropes. DNF at 58%.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
**Hybrid earhole/eyeball listen**
Writing: 3/5 | Plot: 3/5 | Ending: 4/5
SYNOPSIS
Two separate women with two very different lives go missing. What's happening!?
MY OPINION
I def agree with the multitude of reviews saying this is "meh" and that it doesn't evoke strong feelings either way. But at the same damn time... I'm surprised this book isn't rated better. How is this worse than [b:The Soulmate|60784540|The Soulmate|Sally Hepworth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669915047l/60784540._SY75_.jpg|95849334] or [b:All the Dangerous Things|60784636|All the Dangerous Things|Stacy Willingham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652631076l/60784636._SY75_.jpg|95849420]? I find this has the same thriller level and straightforward plot, but it's less painfully written and less stupid. If you've read this book and the others I mentioned, please enlighten me on how this is a worse book. I found this 10000x more tolerable. I know my earholes tend to be more generous, but I dnfed The Soulmate with my eyes at 14% and hated it all the same with my ears. So wagwan???
Anyways. There is a brazy bombshell at 37% (albeit it's predictable, but I appreciate an author getting on with it earlier) and then you're just circling the drain before you finally get sucked down. The ending was satisfying; it didn't trend toward Scooby Doo nor the "catching up with a friend" vibe where everyone gets a happy ending all tied up with a sparkly bow. I found that with my eyeballs there was a lot of filler text, not quite All The Dangerous Things level of unnecessary similes, but she was really drawing it out at points. It was quite dark and gritty in some parts as well. Again, as I write this, I just don't understand how this did worse than other mainstream thrillers... Maybe it wasn't crazy enough???
There were some eye-roll inducing moments like grouping video games and fascism together as the same... ???? Also homegirl was in the wrong and it felt like the author was tryna do some extreme mental gymnastics to make this the patriarchy's fault even though it wasn't. And ya'll know I'm not out here rallying for men in books, but this wasn't the time to go for the jugular
Writing: 3/5 | Plot: 3/5 | Ending: 4/5
SYNOPSIS
Two separate women with two very different lives go missing. What's happening!?
MY OPINION
I def agree with the multitude of reviews saying this is "meh" and that it doesn't evoke strong feelings either way. But at the same damn time... I'm surprised this book isn't rated better. How is this worse than [b:The Soulmate|60784540|The Soulmate|Sally Hepworth|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1669915047l/60784540._SY75_.jpg|95849334] or [b:All the Dangerous Things|60784636|All the Dangerous Things|Stacy Willingham|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1652631076l/60784636._SY75_.jpg|95849420]? I find this has the same thriller level and straightforward plot, but it's less painfully written and less stupid. If you've read this book and the others I mentioned, please enlighten me on how this is a worse book. I found this 10000x more tolerable. I know my earholes tend to be more generous, but I dnfed The Soulmate with my eyes at 14% and hated it all the same with my ears. So wagwan???
Anyways. There is a brazy bombshell at 37% (albeit it's predictable, but I appreciate an author getting on with it earlier) and then you're just circling the drain before you finally get sucked down. The ending was satisfying; it didn't trend toward Scooby Doo nor the "catching up with a friend" vibe where everyone gets a happy ending all tied up with a sparkly bow. I found that with my eyeballs there was a lot of filler text, not quite All The Dangerous Things level of unnecessary similes, but she was really drawing it out at points. It was quite dark and gritty in some parts as well. Again, as I write this, I just don't understand how this did worse than other mainstream thrillers... Maybe it wasn't crazy enough???
There were some eye-roll inducing moments like grouping video games and fascism together as the same... ???? Also homegirl was in the wrong and it felt like the author was tryna do some extreme mental gymnastics to make this the patriarchy's fault even though it wasn't. And ya'll know I'm not out here rallying for men in books, but this wasn't the time to go for the jugular
Good book, kept me guessing until the end and was a good page turner. Finished in one day
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"Woman Last Seen" by Adele Parks is a gripping psychological thriller with multiple plot twists and dark family secrets. The story follows the disappearances of two women, Leigh Fletcher and Kai Janssen, who come from different worlds. Detective Clements believes there might be a connection between their disappearances, even though they seem unrelated. The book explores the darker side of human nature and keeps readers on the edge of their seats.
Leigh is a happy stepmother - mostly. She loves her husband Mark, but her oldest stepson is beginning to be an asshole brat to her, and her husband won't stand up for her. Kai is a happy wife, with rich, hot Dutch husband, Daan. Both women go missing at around the same time. DCI Clements (we don't get a first name) must figure out if there is a connection between the two cases.
Review contains spoilers.
The book tries to play some weird feminist card over Kylie being a bigamist through the double standard of it being so much worse when it's a woman doing it, and how those actions blind others to the possibility something sinister may have actually happened to her, and that she didn't just run off to lead a third life. And the book undoes any feminist leanings through having the antagonist be the best friend who is angry that she never got to have a husband or kids herself! I mean, that's about as un-feminist as you can get! A chapter in which Mark visits Daan' home went on and on and on and on, and I never thought it would end. It was close to impossible to sympathise with Kylie's plight, unfortunately. She was too selfish. No, she didn't deserve to be kidnapped and held prisoner, but I didn't really care either. The ending was ridiculous. You're free, and don't go to the police? Instead you consume wine and climb up a fucking cliff??? Spare me.
There wasn't much plot here, mostly an unsympathetic character trying to justify their actions. What plot we did have was very predictable.
Review contains spoilers.
Spoiler
I'm including the spoiler warning even though it's immediately obvious that Leigh and Kai are the same person. She's a bigamist, baby! We don't get any real insight into Kylie's two lives, just big info dumps on how she met and married both Mark and Daan. The rest of the book is mostly Kylie justifying to her captor and to herself why she led these two lives. The book doesn't play fair with perspective - you can't have a character whose head we see inside of be surprised about Kylie's bigamy and wondering what happened to her, then turn around to be the responsible party.The book tries to play some weird feminist card over Kylie being a bigamist through the double standard of it being so much worse when it's a woman doing it, and how those actions blind others to the possibility something sinister may have actually happened to her, and that she didn't just run off to lead a third life. And the book undoes any feminist leanings through having the antagonist be the best friend who is angry that she never got to have a husband or kids herself! I mean, that's about as un-feminist as you can get! A chapter in which Mark visits Daan' home went on and on and on and on, and I never thought it would end. It was close to impossible to sympathise with Kylie's plight, unfortunately. She was too selfish. No, she didn't deserve to be kidnapped and held prisoner, but I didn't really care either. The ending was ridiculous. You're free, and don't go to the police? Instead you consume wine and climb up a fucking cliff??? Spare me.
There wasn't much plot here, mostly an unsympathetic character trying to justify their actions. What plot we did have was very predictable.