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axl98's review against another edition
4.0
Against what seems to be popular opinion, I enjoyed "The Wild Zone." The book's pacing was kind of slow, but I didn't mind. this is not a plot-based story, but a character-based story. And the characters were interesting. It's amazing how much happens in the last 20 or so pages of the book. Very sudden, leaving me surprised. Not to mention the twist at the end. I found it in the LGBT section of the library, and as I got further in I assumed it had been misshelved, but it had not. All in all, an enjoyable read.
robinsbooks's review against another edition
2.0
I usually like this author's books but this one left me cold. I couldn't find any characters I particularly liked (I think a good suspense thriller should have a central character that one roots for but couldn't figure out who that should be) and found most of the men rather boorish and crude. I listened to the audio version and after the first two discs got the book and skimmed to the end. I will say that it had an ending that surprised me.
cpriley401's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
sewfrench's review against another edition
2.0
I don't generally give one stars, I give up on reading the book before that, so this was just barely above my minimal threshold.
Reminded me of an Evanovitch book. Lamely funny in parts.... Somehow it kept dragging me along. The worst was when I finally thought it was over and then the author proceeded to explain it all to me in one chapter. Not sure why there are so many books that keep trying to introduce PTSD in a really bad way, either. Don't get me wrong, PTSD is a serious disease, I'm am just not a fan when an author uses it, as a tag, to try to garner readers....
THIS is the reason you don't go to the library without a list.
Reminded me of an Evanovitch book. Lamely funny in parts.... Somehow it kept dragging me along. The worst was when I finally thought it was over and then the author proceeded to explain it all to me in one chapter. Not sure why there are so many books that keep trying to introduce PTSD in a really bad way, either. Don't get me wrong, PTSD is a serious disease, I'm am just not a fan when an author uses it, as a tag, to try to garner readers....
THIS is the reason you don't go to the library without a list.
natazzz's review against another edition
3.0
This book was well written and fast-paced, but I just didn't care for the storyline. It was just too full of dumb, abusive men.
blood_rose_books's review against another edition
1.0
Joy Fielding is a bestselling author, but for some reason this is the first book that I have read by her. Fielding explores what happens when a small bet turns into a big amount of trouble.
It all starts in a bar called The Wild Zone. Two brothers Will and Jeff, who don't know each other very well and couldn't be more different and Jeff's best friend Tom, are drinking having a good time and looking to have some fun. Enter Suzy, who has come into the Wild Zone a few times, but is looking for something more than just a random hook up, she is looking for someone anyone to help her escape from her abusive husband. But one bet by the men at the bar and everything is about to change for all of them Will, Jeff, Suzy and Tom all their lives are about to spiral out of control and not everyone can handle the ride.
As stated above, Fielding is a bestselling author, but judging by this book, I do not understand why, I was very disappointed with it. This is one of her newer books, therefore, I was expecting a lot more out of Fielding in regards to story and plot line. The main problem with this book is that Fielding attempts to do too much. Too many "main" characters, too many subplots, and not enough focus of the main issue that is introduced, getting Suzy away from her abusive husband. While the subplots were interesting, there were just too many of them for them to be fully developed, it almost felt like a mishmash of different ideas for novels rolled into one.
Where Fielding does excels is in character development, and while I did not like any of the characters within this novel, that does not mean that they were not well developed or well thought out. You got to know each character's personality and you knew how each was going to react in each situation. Personally, I found all the characters depressing, whiny and at times very immature. Each had a personal issue whether it was more recent or from the past, there appeared to be no light at the end of the tunnel for any of the characters. Even when the characters had something good going on in their life (however, these events are few and far between in this book) or their relationships grew into something that would have made other individuals happy none of the characters really get there. It almost felt that Fielding was punishing each of the characters in this book, that none of them could have a truly happy moment, as I stated above, the character were really depressing most of the time.
I will say that the villain within this book is quite scary and very human. He was the epitome of an abuser, manipulator and controller of his wife. I liked how Dave was a Doctor and took care of others, but at home his care for his wife was very lacking. Fielding did a good job on getting Dave just right and very scary real. I could hear this creepy voice in my head every time he spoke to Suzy.
I was disappointed in this book, it could have been so much more as I think that the premise had promise. I think that Fielding just attempted to do too much in this novel and lost her way some where. I am unsure if I will read another book by Fielding, maybe one of her earlier books that actually was a best seller. Let me know if you have great reads by Fielding that I should pick up.
Cheers!!!!
Note: This book has some pretty descriptive scenes of Domestic Abuse, so please take caution with reading this novel.
It all starts in a bar called The Wild Zone. Two brothers Will and Jeff, who don't know each other very well and couldn't be more different and Jeff's best friend Tom, are drinking having a good time and looking to have some fun. Enter Suzy, who has come into the Wild Zone a few times, but is looking for something more than just a random hook up, she is looking for someone anyone to help her escape from her abusive husband. But one bet by the men at the bar and everything is about to change for all of them Will, Jeff, Suzy and Tom all their lives are about to spiral out of control and not everyone can handle the ride.
As stated above, Fielding is a bestselling author, but judging by this book, I do not understand why, I was very disappointed with it. This is one of her newer books, therefore, I was expecting a lot more out of Fielding in regards to story and plot line. The main problem with this book is that Fielding attempts to do too much. Too many "main" characters, too many subplots, and not enough focus of the main issue that is introduced, getting Suzy away from her abusive husband. While the subplots were interesting, there were just too many of them for them to be fully developed, it almost felt like a mishmash of different ideas for novels rolled into one.
Where Fielding does excels is in character development, and while I did not like any of the characters within this novel, that does not mean that they were not well developed or well thought out. You got to know each character's personality and you knew how each was going to react in each situation. Personally, I found all the characters depressing, whiny and at times very immature. Each had a personal issue whether it was more recent or from the past, there appeared to be no light at the end of the tunnel for any of the characters. Even when the characters had something good going on in their life (however, these events are few and far between in this book) or their relationships grew into something that would have made other individuals happy none of the characters really get there. It almost felt that Fielding was punishing each of the characters in this book, that none of them could have a truly happy moment, as I stated above, the character were really depressing most of the time.
I will say that the villain within this book is quite scary and very human. He was the epitome of an abuser, manipulator and controller of his wife. I liked how Dave was a Doctor and took care of others, but at home his care for his wife was very lacking. Fielding did a good job on getting Dave just right and very scary real. I could hear this creepy voice in my head every time he spoke to Suzy.
I was disappointed in this book, it could have been so much more as I think that the premise had promise. I think that Fielding just attempted to do too much in this novel and lost her way some where. I am unsure if I will read another book by Fielding, maybe one of her earlier books that actually was a best seller. Let me know if you have great reads by Fielding that I should pick up.
Cheers!!!!
Note: This book has some pretty descriptive scenes of Domestic Abuse, so please take caution with reading this novel.
rebsreadseverything's review against another edition
4.0
Super vertonte Hörbuch-Version, die die Spannung vermittelt und einen kaum aufhören lässt.
readsfordee's review against another edition
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
1.0
I used to love books by Joy Fielding, so I picked this one up when it was time to get myself back into reading again. Unfortunately I hated it. Slow, had parts of the story that were pointless and a waste of time, predictable twist that took forever to get to. I should have DNF but I'm not a DNF kind of person (I may start now).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
rebeka_r's review against another edition
4.0
Despite low ratings on goodreads I like the book. On the cover of slovenian edition it is said it's sexually charged thriller with a lot of unexpectecd twists. For me it was a fast, light read and only the last two chapters or so felt like I was really reading a thriller.