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kschul724's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
1.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Pedophilia, Violence, Murder, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, and Rape
beebeewin's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
The audio book for this novel was by far my favorite part. The two different narrators really embodied the characters and fed even deeper into the dichotomy between these two women. I appreciate Stratton tackling some intense topics with a quick-to read and easily digestible mystery. She paints such a vivid set of characters, I could swear I have all met them before in real life! I feel like I could see what was coming in the end so while I appreciate the character work the story itself wasn't anything world changing. I will say it doesn't end with a fairytal ending, which I appreciate as it sticks to the more true to life approach. This was just a quick, tense, and dare I say fun read. Anyone looking for a good mystery would like this book and might even get a little social commentary out of it as well.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse and Pedophilia
Moderate: Violence and Murder
utopiastateofmind's review against another edition
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.5
(Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.)
Not So Perfect Strangers definitely delivers a strong thriller vibe, but it's grounded in characters and motivation. It features Tasha and Madison's POVs allowing us to gain insight into these two women. And what I loved the most about this is that you can see all the things people think about our lives, our ambitions, and their own manipulations from the outside. Silent predators. When we are just living our lives, there's all sorts of secret stories being written about us. It features two women whose marriages are crumbling, or broken, for very different reasons. Comparing the timelines of before and now, Stratton introduces another layer of tension. We wonder how things skewed so far off the tracks of what we thought our life, our future, would be.
Not So Perfect Strangers definitely delivers a strong thriller vibe, but it's grounded in characters and motivation. It features Tasha and Madison's POVs allowing us to gain insight into these two women. And what I loved the most about this is that you can see all the things people think about our lives, our ambitions, and their own manipulations from the outside. Silent predators. When we are just living our lives, there's all sorts of secret stories being written about us. It features two women whose marriages are crumbling, or broken, for very different reasons. Comparing the timelines of before and now, Stratton introduces another layer of tension. We wonder how things skewed so far off the tracks of what we thought our life, our future, would be.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gaslighting, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, and Racism
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