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avamhickey103's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
lizzieslittlebooknook's review against another edition
4.0
Our main protagonist, Adele Rafferty made it big on a soap she starred in for many years. However work has dwindled down since then and especially since a certain event occurred on her last job, her reputation has been somewhat tarnished. So she escapes Ireland for LA where she can make a new life for herself.
But, an offer to take the starring role in a new project by up and coming director, Steve Dade seems too good to turn down, especially when she hears the pay.
So, she once again packs up her belongings and heads back to Ireland to a deserted part of West Cork to begin filming “Final Draft”. However, from the start things aren’t right and strange events begin to occur which makes her think things aren’t quite as they seem.
I really enjoyed this latest novel by Catherine Ryan Howard. Not only did we get an insight into Adele’s life on and off set, but through the inclusion of snippets of the script for Final Draft we were given access into the context of the project as well which helped immerse the reader further.
As the book warmed up the tension started to build and I will admit even I didn’t guess all the twists and turns which would await us. An abandoned house such as the one in this book is always a great setting for a psychological thriller, and although this setting can be generic or overdone I felt it worked well for this particular book and didn’t feel outdated or badly staged.
The best part of the novel is that you really felt you were a part of this b rated movie and this really provided more of a horror feel at times. I will admit that at times the book was slower than it needed to be but nonetheless I very much enjoyed Run Time, it kept me on the edge of my seat on many an occasion and the ending was fast paced, suspenseful and full of surprises just as a psychological thriller should be.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – if you are a fan of 56 days I highly recommend Catherine Ryan Howard’s latest installment. It is an eerie, tension filled ride full of twists and turns so buckle up.
But, an offer to take the starring role in a new project by up and coming director, Steve Dade seems too good to turn down, especially when she hears the pay.
So, she once again packs up her belongings and heads back to Ireland to a deserted part of West Cork to begin filming “Final Draft”. However, from the start things aren’t right and strange events begin to occur which makes her think things aren’t quite as they seem.
I really enjoyed this latest novel by Catherine Ryan Howard. Not only did we get an insight into Adele’s life on and off set, but through the inclusion of snippets of the script for Final Draft we were given access into the context of the project as well which helped immerse the reader further.
As the book warmed up the tension started to build and I will admit even I didn’t guess all the twists and turns which would await us. An abandoned house such as the one in this book is always a great setting for a psychological thriller, and although this setting can be generic or overdone I felt it worked well for this particular book and didn’t feel outdated or badly staged.
The best part of the novel is that you really felt you were a part of this b rated movie and this really provided more of a horror feel at times. I will admit that at times the book was slower than it needed to be but nonetheless I very much enjoyed Run Time, it kept me on the edge of my seat on many an occasion and the ending was fast paced, suspenseful and full of surprises just as a psychological thriller should be.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ – if you are a fan of 56 days I highly recommend Catherine Ryan Howard’s latest installment. It is an eerie, tension filled ride full of twists and turns so buckle up.
thespinystacks's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
purrfectpages's review against another edition
3.0
Adele Rafferty is like every other struggling actress. She’s hustling to pay the bills, one payday away from destitution or stardom. Having a taste of success when she was younger has left her chasing the next break. But it isn’t only about success, it’s about redemption.
A few years prior, Adele had a job on what she thought would be a great gig. But someone on set was conspiring against her, slowly making others doubt her, as well as Adele doubting herself. The incident was forgiven, but not forgotten.
So when Adele gets a mysterious call in the middle of the night offering her the lead role in the indiest of indie projects, who is she to say no? The movie, blandly entitled, Final Draft, is dubbed a psychological horror flick, appropriately filming in the middle of nowhere, full of a skeleton crew of alpha males. Another cliche? There’s intermittent cell service. But as soon as she arrives one text does manage to come through, warning Adele to not go if she hadn’t left already. Now she’s left wondering if this really is the role of her life, or the role to die for.
Run Time is a slow burn of a thriller. You know something is amiss about halfway through, but there’s still a good chunk of story left. A lot of that are survival scenes where Adele alternates between seething pain and running for her life. It all comes together in the end, but I do wish there was more to the middle of this story, despite its many pages. Instead some important details felt left on the cutting room floor, needlessly making the cleverly double entendre titled Run Time a bit shorter than it needed to be.
A few years prior, Adele had a job on what she thought would be a great gig. But someone on set was conspiring against her, slowly making others doubt her, as well as Adele doubting herself. The incident was forgiven, but not forgotten.
So when Adele gets a mysterious call in the middle of the night offering her the lead role in the indiest of indie projects, who is she to say no? The movie, blandly entitled, Final Draft, is dubbed a psychological horror flick, appropriately filming in the middle of nowhere, full of a skeleton crew of alpha males. Another cliche? There’s intermittent cell service. But as soon as she arrives one text does manage to come through, warning Adele to not go if she hadn’t left already. Now she’s left wondering if this really is the role of her life, or the role to die for.
Run Time is a slow burn of a thriller. You know something is amiss about halfway through, but there’s still a good chunk of story left. A lot of that are survival scenes where Adele alternates between seething pain and running for her life. It all comes together in the end, but I do wish there was more to the middle of this story, despite its many pages. Instead some important details felt left on the cutting room floor, needlessly making the cleverly double entendre titled Run Time a bit shorter than it needed to be.
eln___'s review against another edition
2.0
Didn't finish, I really liked The Nothing Man and 56 Days but this was just not good teehee sorry
nerfnerder's review
3.0
I read 56 days and I loved it, so I went into Run Time with high hopes and finished it feeling a little disappointed.
There was a lot of repetition in it when reading the movie script within the movie being made in this book that started to feel a little tedious. The ending was underwhelming and not very believable. None of the characters were particularly likeable either.
Nevertheless, the story had me at enough of a hook to keep reading. It was an easy quick read which hasn’t put me totally of Catherine Ryan Howard’s booked maybe 56 days was a tough one to measure up to.
There was a lot of repetition in it when reading the movie script within the movie being made in this book that started to feel a little tedious. The ending was underwhelming and not very believable. None of the characters were particularly likeable either.
Nevertheless, the story had me at enough of a hook to keep reading. It was an easy quick read which hasn’t put me totally of Catherine Ryan Howard’s booked maybe 56 days was a tough one to measure up to.
heycheyennehey's review against another edition
3.0
This book was mostly ok. Creepy and spooky setting with likable characters. It was cool that it was set in Ireland, not a place I’m very familiar with or have a lot of knowledge about. The biggest downside was the twists were really convoluted and seemed a bit too nonsensical. I love a good bit of nonsense, but this was a bit too much for me. The book within a movie within a book premise was also kind of hard to keep track of. Overall, an enjoyable read that was just a little too off the rails for me.
bookographic's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 rounded up. This is the perfect Halloween read, perfet for October! It has a great creep factor. It's a bit layered - there's a book in a movie in a girl's life - and all of these have the same things happeninging them. Part of the story is told as manuscript so you are reading what the MC is. It succeeded in keeping the reader off kilter and dreading what was coming, because we'd all just read it on the page. The twists were a bit easy to see but that didn't make them any less fun. Interesting characters and a fast story. I loved this one!