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Die for You by Lisa Unger

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

3.75

This book made me really cement the understanding that I like thrillers that keep things close to home. I feel like a really well-crafted mystery/thriller makes everything happen in a tight little environment, which brings such tension. You know that the answer is right in front of you in this small set of possibilities, but you can't quite figure it out. When you start bringing in international travel and foreign gang-ish groups and the environment gets much bigger, then you lose the tension of The Known being the answer. At that point, it could really be anyone or anything that hasn't yet walked into the plot. In listening to just a few minutes of this, my partner asked why it mentioned stained clothes so many times lol. I thought that the idea of the MC being an author felt really overplayed. Like yes, she may analyze stuff and be observant because she's a writer, but she could also just be those things? Like she doesn't need a reason. She also got into that Not-Like-Other-Girls persona when she ~refused to play by the rules~ and ~is really stubborn and tough~ and that's just tiring. Not my fav. Also!
The sister just gets away with her infidelity? Like the hell happened there? That guy went from 0 to 100 overnight.
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