Reviews

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough

jazzlois24's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

1.5

ellen_m1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-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? Yes

2.75

sapien85's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative tense fast-paced

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

3.5

yrsbrn's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

kirei_eyes's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Sarah is a brilliant story teller, I could never for the life of me guessed the crazy ending of that story. She swept me off my feet!

dunder_mifflin's review against another edition

4.0

i mean the reason you don't guess the ending is because

Spoiler

the book is set in the 'real world' but literally has a fantastical, irl impossible, ending, so how tf are you meant to guess?

this is why it felt like a let down to me.

overall though it kept me hooked, and i really did enjoy the constant twists and turns throughout.

astrokath's review against another edition

3.0

I get the #wtfthatending hashtag - the twist was very clever and unexpected.
What I didn't like was the part of the story that made the ending possible. I prefer my crime to be more straightforward.
That said, it was well written (hence the four stars) and the multiple unreliable narrators were very well handled.

cdrescher's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 starts down to 3. The loss of 1.5 stars is only for 2 REASONS:

1. I have read hundreds of books in my day and Louise must be one of the top 5 dumbest characters ever written. Every 5 minutes I kept saying OUT LOUD to NO ONE IN PARTICULAR “how friggin’ STUPID are you Louise?!?” I mean she made every bad decision you could possibly make it was astounding.

2. At first, the ending made me put the book down for 10 minutes and hug my blanket because it was so spectacular. Then, I took some time to critically think and now it’s…impossible and undeserved. The second door part of the plot already lost me because it wasn’t what I expected/wanted but then the ending?!? It made no sense and Sarah did not give ANY indication that this was possible. Nope.

emiemin55's review against another edition

slow-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? Yes

3.0

Really?

celtic67's review against another edition

This is hard book to review without leaving spoilers. So I will keep the review as short as possible.
Louise meets David in a bar and after a brief flirtation leaves.
The next day she finds David is her new boss.
When dropping her son off at school she literally bumps into Adele and goes for a coffee with her.
Only to find out Adele is David's wife.
Ok love triangle, psychological thriller............You know where it's going, read it before. NOPE!!
Sarah Pinbourgh turns everything on its head. You will be amazed by this book and will be gobsmacked by the ending.
Grab a copy now!