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3.95 AVERAGE
3.95 AVERAGE
challenging
dark
emotional
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:
Complicated
3.75 rounded up to 4*. I feel very conflicted about this book. At times it felt like a chore, and at other points I couldn’t put it down. The characters were mostly unlikeable to me, but I’m not sure if they were supposed to be that way or if there was something a little lost in translation.
I personally find constant switching of character narratives quite jarring and frustrating, especially when some of the characters have a more boring voice. It just makes me wish parts of the story would be over to get to better bits.
But, I feel the ending of the book does save it and earn it a higher rating than I was originally going to give it. It does take some twists and turns, and although I knew some were coming, they weren’t necessarily what I thought they would be.
Overall, I would recommend the book, but I probably won’t read it again myself.
I personally find constant switching of character narratives quite jarring and frustrating, especially when some of the characters have a more boring voice. It just makes me wish parts of the story would be over to get to better bits.
But, I feel the ending of the book does save it and earn it a higher rating than I was originally going to give it. It does take some twists and turns, and although I knew some were coming, they weren’t necessarily what I thought they would be.
Overall, I would recommend the book, but I probably won’t read it again myself.
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Aaaa fast and good
adventurous
dark
mysterious
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:
Complicated
challenging
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Violence, Kidnapping
Minor: Death, Car accident
challenging
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5 stars
I am going to be brief with the synopsis because the less you know going into this one, the better!
Lena was just rushed to the hospital after a hit and run accident. Accompanying Lena is her daughter Hannah. The police start to think that Lena was abducted and is a woman named Lena Beck who has been missing from the area for the past 14 years.
The story is told from 3 points of view: Lena, Hannah, and Lena’s father Matthais.
This book is being described as Room meets Gone Girl. Yes it involves abduction/captivity and a shocking twist but Dear Child is neither, it’s entirely it’s own entity.
Dear Child is the first thriller I have read in over a month. I have read so many thrillers in the past year that I was getting burned out completely from the genre. But Dear Child is not one of those mediocre run of the mill thrillers. In fact, it actually pulled me put of my thriller slump!
Filled with shocking revelations and surprising twists once I got started reading I could not put this one down.
This book has some very dark and disturbing content and I wouldn't recommend this to the faint of heart. But if you are looking for a darker thriller with a unique storyline that centers around a mystery, then you will love Dear Child.
I am going to be brief with the synopsis because the less you know going into this one, the better!
Lena was just rushed to the hospital after a hit and run accident. Accompanying Lena is her daughter Hannah. The police start to think that Lena was abducted and is a woman named Lena Beck who has been missing from the area for the past 14 years.
The story is told from 3 points of view: Lena, Hannah, and Lena’s father Matthais.
This book is being described as Room meets Gone Girl. Yes it involves abduction/captivity and a shocking twist but Dear Child is neither, it’s entirely it’s own entity.
Dear Child is the first thriller I have read in over a month. I have read so many thrillers in the past year that I was getting burned out completely from the genre. But Dear Child is not one of those mediocre run of the mill thrillers. In fact, it actually pulled me put of my thriller slump!
Filled with shocking revelations and surprising twists once I got started reading I could not put this one down.
This book has some very dark and disturbing content and I wouldn't recommend this to the faint of heart. But if you are looking for a darker thriller with a unique storyline that centers around a mystery, then you will love Dear Child.