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lindsayvale's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders
emilypfarooq's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
sigo06's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 - listened to the audio book and some chapters felt dragged out (probably due to the character driven writing or the narrator not sure), the suspense wasn't really till the end and the psychological aspects were interesting but not that impactful.
asreadbydiana's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
louisayd's review against another edition
4.0
A book that rivals Gone Girl in plot and characters. This was riveting.
mushroom_2124's review against another edition
5.0
Mind-blowing!!!
Read it in one sitting and the Plot twist after plot twists
I feel really had for Ed and Olivia..
Read it in one sitting and the Plot twist after plot twists
I feel really had for Ed and Olivia..
writing_rider's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
lenep's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
caitlynischeckedout's review against another edition
2.5
I think I read this one way too far after the hype train had left the station.
It started off so interesting, Anna is stuck in her house due to agoraphobia and she witnesses a murder that no one else saw, and in fact the murdered woman can’t be who she said she was as another woman appears claiming to have her identity. Intriguing!
After that it goes downhill. Anna is a very frustrating character to follow. She’s constantly mixing her medications with copious amounts of alcohol, yelling at people, and then wonders why no one will believe her. I did find the gaslighting of the police frustrating on her behalf, but I don’t think I would believe her either with the way she presents herself. I think I would’ve liked it better had she pulled herself together once she realized she wasn’t believed, but instead she keeps telling herself to do exactly that, and then never does it! Instead she just sits around playing chess, giving other people advice online, and getting blackout drunk all the time.
The random sex scene was also totally worthless and jarring imo. Not even sure why it had to exist.
I did think the plot twist with her family was interesting, but not enough to make up for all the rest. The old film references also got old after awhile. Maybe if I knew them I would find them a better addition, but I just ended up skimming all those parts in the hopes to find some more action. The killer wasn’t my favorite. It definitely was creepy, I’ll give it that.
This one definitely won’t be sticking with me, it went on way too long for what it had to say.
It started off so interesting, Anna is stuck in her house due to agoraphobia and she witnesses a murder that no one else saw, and in fact the murdered woman can’t be who she said she was as another woman appears claiming to have her identity. Intriguing!
After that it goes downhill. Anna is a very frustrating character to follow. She’s constantly mixing her medications with copious amounts of alcohol, yelling at people, and then wonders why no one will believe her. I did find the gaslighting of the police frustrating on her behalf, but I don’t think I would believe her either with the way she presents herself. I think I would’ve liked it better had she pulled herself together once she realized she wasn’t believed, but instead she keeps telling herself to do exactly that, and then never does it! Instead she just sits around playing chess, giving other people advice online, and getting blackout drunk all the time.
The random sex scene was also totally worthless and jarring imo. Not even sure why it had to exist.
I did think the plot twist with her family was interesting, but not enough to make up for all the rest. The old film references also got old after awhile. Maybe if I knew them I would find them a better addition, but I just ended up skimming all those parts in the hopes to find some more action. The killer wasn’t my favorite. It definitely was creepy, I’ll give it that.
This one definitely won’t be sticking with me, it went on way too long for what it had to say.