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optimisticbooknerd's review against another edition
2.0
I think this a good book for beginners introduction to the thriller genre.
I didn't really like anything about this except the ending so theres that
2.5⭐
I didn't really like anything about this except the ending so theres that
2.5⭐
zarlina's review against another edition
4.0
It's been some time since a book made me grin like this one did. Not because it was funny, but because it was all so perfectly tied together, and I can't help but smile when a book makes me feel like this one did. I wasn't too surprised by the twists, they felt rather obvious to me (but I always figure books out before I get there, I'm almost never surprised anymore) but the way it was written was so brilliant, I didn't even mind already having it figured out. And the end... oh the end. It was perfect, gorgeous, absolutely breathtaking, and I don't at all regret still being up at 3am despite having work in the morning, because it was worth it.
Beautiful read, I truly recommend this one.
Beautiful read, I truly recommend this one.
katrenia's review against another edition
4.0
A lot of this was predictable. But the last line surprised me!
charlillama's review against another edition
2.0
Initially I was going to give this 3 stars, but after ruminating on the premise of ‘white rich people’ vs ‘poor Black man’ and the godawful line ‘ever seen a Black man run’ I can’t in good conscience recommend this book without flagging these issues.
Some good passages of text and some interesting themes (grief, miscarriage, society and a non-token gay man) but sadly overshadowed by the casual racism and general random threads of story (Ava, the prep school diva getting a half-hearted redemption arc and mentions of high-end make up)
I’ve read worse, but also read much much better.
Some good passages of text and some interesting themes (grief, miscarriage, society and a non-token gay man) but sadly overshadowed by the casual racism and general random threads of story (Ava, the prep school diva getting a half-hearted redemption arc and mentions of high-end make up)
I’ve read worse, but also read much much better.
tatterededges's review against another edition
3.0
I don’t know how to rate this one. I enjoyed it as I read it but one nagging question kept bothering me, why? Why would her “loving” husband desert her? Is $4million really worth giving up everything for? Was his end game really just to take the money and run? All because he didn’t want his wife to know he had a shitty upbringing? And then he gives the money back and what? Has no identity, no life and no money? It all just seems a little weak. If he was really so smart as to fake his own death, steal money etc etc, surely he could have figured out a way to frame Corban without dying first? Or steal the money and not get caught?
Also, you discover your husband has lied to you about everything since the day you met, isn’t the person you thought, is willing to throw away your relationship for $4million, almost gets you killed, leaves you liable for the money he stole and you just melt into his arms? Get fucked.
Also, you discover your husband has lied to you about everything since the day you met, isn’t the person you thought, is willing to throw away your relationship for $4million, almost gets you killed, leaves you liable for the money he stole and you just melt into his arms? Get fucked.
morganlmace's review against another edition
4.0
Hooks you from the first page, and was so hard to put down.
rosiek1288's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-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? It's complicated
4.0
swiftlyreviews's review against another edition
4.0
I listened to the audiobook, it was so good! The narrator did an amazing job!
The book kept me entertained the whole time with plenty of plot twists. The story got really intriguing around 80%! Kept going up! The ending had me shocked. I wasn’t expecting that at all!
The book kept me entertained the whole time with plenty of plot twists. The story got really intriguing around 80%! Kept going up! The ending had me shocked. I wasn’t expecting that at all!