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3.77 AVERAGE
3.77 AVERAGE
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-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
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
mysterious
slow-paced
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
I admit, I did not like this book when I first started reading it. Luna's and Owen's relationship was too weird for me, and the opening scenes sounded like something that would happen in a movie, not in real life, which made suspension of disbelief a challenge.
Once I got into it, though, and Owen and Luna both became more human, I found myself drawn in. There are a lot of intricacies to this book, and I think Lutz does a good job of slowly disentangling them in a way that keeps the reader hooked. I also appreciate that there's psychology to back up everything that happens in the book, such that even when I was initially skeptical about something, I'd find myself thinking, "Well, okay. That makes a twisted sort of sense."
All in all, I found this one satisfying right up until the very last page.
Once I got into it, though, and Owen and Luna both became more human, I found myself drawn in. There are a lot of intricacies to this book, and I think Lutz does a good job of slowly disentangling them in a way that keeps the reader hooked. I also appreciate that there's psychology to back up everything that happens in the book, such that even when I was initially skeptical about something, I'd find myself thinking, "Well, okay. That makes a twisted sort of sense."
All in all, I found this one satisfying right up until the very last page.
A codependency that could truly rival mine and my mother's
THE PLOT
Owen and Luna are BFFs—even murder can't break up their friendship. But how about a second murder? Owen's wife is found shot to death and the ensuing police investigation unearths decade-old secrets that could threaten their inseparable bond.
MY OPINION
............That's it? Literally my reaction when I finished this book. Before I get into it, I'm giving this 3 stars because writing style was on point but when I really stepped back and thought about the execution of the storyline I was like nah... that's a generous 2/5.
When I picked this up, I expected the bond between Owen and Luna to be like a dark ass version of the friendship in the French movie "Love Me If You Dare" (2 friends who are lowkey in love dare each other to do stupid shit). But nah, they were just regular, degular friends following each other via tracking app (NOT normal btw!!!!!)
At the crux of it, Owen is just a hoe and Luna is weighed down by insurmountable guilty over giving her serial killer half bro an alibi that lead to more deaths (not a spoiler).
The ending was unsatisfactory. Too coincidental. I desperately wanted one of the close friends to be a psycho just to add some spice to the whole ordeal. But nah. Everyone was pretty standard. 368 pages to basically say: "tough luck." BYE!!!
For anyone who's read the book, I want to hear your opinion on this. If you haven't read the book, this is your cue to scroll quickly to the bottom.
How did Gregory Wells NOT know what Luna looked like? Bro knew her whole address (multiple of them since he was a dedicated hate mailer) but never ran a lil Google image search or stalked her IRL? This didn't make sense to me so I couldn't really buy into the fact he mistook Irene for Luna. ALSO... what was the age difference between Luna and Griff? She was still a teenager when they went to Niagara Falls right (it is really not that spectacular btw) but he was a practicing lawyer, so 25 minimum? Dating teens? Super nah.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: Loved the writing style. Straightforward, no floofy floof
Cons: When you really think about it... Nothing happened. Ya ok, two people died, but the cause of deaths were whatever. Just a lot of whoring about.
Owen and Luna are BFFs—even murder can't break up their friendship. But how about a second murder? Owen's wife is found shot to death and the ensuing police investigation unearths decade-old secrets that could threaten their inseparable bond.
MY OPINION
............That's it? Literally my reaction when I finished this book. Before I get into it, I'm giving this 3 stars because writing style was on point but when I really stepped back and thought about the execution of the storyline I was like nah... that's a generous 2/5.
When I picked this up, I expected the bond between Owen and Luna to be like a dark ass version of the friendship in the French movie "Love Me If You Dare" (2 friends who are lowkey in love dare each other to do stupid shit). But nah, they were just regular, degular friends following each other via tracking app (NOT normal btw!!!!!)
At the crux of it, Owen is just a hoe and Luna is weighed down by insurmountable guilty over giving her serial killer half bro an alibi that lead to more deaths (not a spoiler).
The ending was unsatisfactory. Too coincidental. I desperately wanted one of the close friends to be a psycho just to add some spice to the whole ordeal. But nah. Everyone was pretty standard. 368 pages to basically say: "tough luck." BYE!!!
For anyone who's read the book, I want to hear your opinion on this. If you haven't read the book, this is your cue to scroll quickly to the bottom.
How did Gregory Wells NOT know what Luna looked like? Bro knew her whole address (multiple of them since he was a dedicated hate mailer) but never ran a lil Google image search or stalked her IRL? This didn't make sense to me so I couldn't really buy into the fact he mistook Irene for Luna. ALSO... what was the age difference between Luna and Griff? She was still a teenager when they went to Niagara Falls right (it is really not that spectacular btw) but he was a practicing lawyer, so 25 minimum? Dating teens? Super nah.
PROS AND CONS
Pros: Loved the writing style. Straightforward, no floofy floof
Cons: When you really think about it... Nothing happened. Ya ok, two people died, but the cause of deaths were whatever. Just a lot of whoring about.
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
