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“But I struggled to stay focused on it. After a certain point it had practically no dialogue and sense descriptions felt like hard work to keep wading through page after page.”

This quote from the book perfectly describes how I felt about the majority of this book. This book had so much potential, but it just didn’t do it for me. This is a book within a screenplay within a movie within a book that, to me, was as confusing as it sounds.

Adele is a former child actor who had recently been fired from a movie. When she gets a mysterious call to star, last minute, in a thriller movie, she jumps at the chance. NDA signed, she hopes a flight to West Cork.

But soon, the events in the script start happening to Adele. Doors are open, there are muddy footprints in the house, and strange noises coming from the attic. Is Adele being targeted or are these just strange coincidences?

There are parts of this book that were extremely well done. You could feel the confusion and terror coming through the pages. But the plot twists were predictable and the ending felt rushed. This was not Catherine Ryan Howard’s best work. ⭐️⭐️/5

karensbookcorner's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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lareads's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

searlait_carolinehoey's review against another edition

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challenging mysterious tense slow-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

2.75

isabellabaker's review against another edition

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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

5.0

thrilledtoread's review against another edition

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4.0

{4.5}

Ever read a book that had a book within a book?! Well, Run Time is a whole other level above that! Let me introduce you to

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4.0

When Catherine Ryan Howard dropped the synopsis for Run Time, I immediately knew this book was going to be incredible. My intuitions were correct and its one of my favorite thrillers I've read this year.

A book about a horror movie filming taking a turn that it's suspiciously becoming a real life frightening situation? Hello? How can you not be intrigued?

I had to get my hands on it and my bookish wishes came true.

Being a reader that gravitates toward thriller and mysteries, I have a keen grasp on picking up the clues to the twists and the ending. Run Time is a nose-dive into a plot where you truly have no idea what is going to happen next. While I was reading, I rarely knew what was in store for our main character. Each chapter left me shocked and wanting more.

Catherine Ryan Howard wrote the story that I have been craving to read. It will get your heart-racing, leave you on the edge of your seat and make you want to binge the entirety of the 500 pages in one sitting.

I highly recommend this book for people who love Riley Sager, the minority of us who were disappointed in the plot of Plain Bad Heroines, and thriller fans who are looking for something "different" and "outside of the normal" horror story tropes.

Thank you Black Stone Publishing for sending me an early edition to review. This has been one of my top anticipated reads for 2022 and I was not disappointed.

Add this to your TBR list, set aside space for it in August and pre-order it right now. This is a thriller you're not going to want to miss out on reading.

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