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vicky30312's review
5.0
Wow... When I read the synopsis I was very interested but I had not thought that this book would have been so amazing. Thr twists and turns that happened kept suprising me over and over. When I thought I knew what was going to happen, I was thrown for a loop. This book wasn't super long but it was so interesting and I couldn't put it down.
jen_jacob's review
5.0
If you liked Gone Girl, this one is a great read alike. I've been searching for another book/author that I loved as much as Flynn and I haven't had much luck. This one is dark with just as many horrors and even has some twists that I didn't expect. I hope she writes another, I would love to read more of her work!
katykelly's review
4.0
4.5 stars.
A cleverly constructed story. Alternating chapters between the years when Sarah and three other girls are kidnapped and held captive in a cellar with the time ten years after, when their captor is about to be up for parole. This way you can 'enjoy' (though that's not the word!) the dark and frightening cellar scenes knowing that they do escape.
But that's not to say the danger is over...
Without delving further into the plot after they escape, Sarah and Jennifer are safety-conscious students, aware of danger and threat but caught anyway (making a silly mistake). Two other girls are also trapped by a very clever and dangerous man. Years later, none have truly recovered, but all must relive their painful memories to keep him locked up and to solve the puzzle of how and why it all happened.
Very tense, very scary, with just enough detail of the cellar years to disgust without being graphic. A shocking story, once the truths come out. Everyone, it appears, has secrets. And a very assured and competent debut. I raced through it in a couple of days, keen to unravel the whole story.
A cleverly constructed story. Alternating chapters between the years when Sarah and three other girls are kidnapped and held captive in a cellar with the time ten years after, when their captor is about to be up for parole. This way you can 'enjoy' (though that's not the word!) the dark and frightening cellar scenes knowing that they do escape.
But that's not to say the danger is over...
Without delving further into the plot after they escape, Sarah and Jennifer are safety-conscious students, aware of danger and threat but caught anyway (making a silly mistake). Two other girls are also trapped by a very clever and dangerous man. Years later, none have truly recovered, but all must relive their painful memories to keep him locked up and to solve the puzzle of how and why it all happened.
Very tense, very scary, with just enough detail of the cellar years to disgust without being graphic. A shocking story, once the truths come out. Everyone, it appears, has secrets. And a very assured and competent debut. I raced through it in a couple of days, keen to unravel the whole story.
lisaar91's review against another edition
3.0
Okay. So I did like this book but it really annoyed me. We frustrated.
So there's a big build up. Then omg they get caught again. Horrendous. Worst thing to happen. Then they get rescued. Within the same chapter? Felt a little let down.
Other than that I enjoyed it!
So there's a big build up. Then omg they get caught again. Horrendous. Worst thing to happen. Then they get rescued. Within the same chapter? Felt a little let down.
Other than that I enjoyed it!
squirrelsohno's review
4.0
3.5/5
Got ridiculous and predictable at times, but thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Review to come.
Got ridiculous and predictable at times, but thoroughly enjoyed this one.
Review to come.
jmj697mn's review
5.0
This book gripped me from the very first page. I read it cover to cover in just a couple of hours. This is her first novel and OH MY DAMN do I hope she writes something else. I really don't want to give too much away, but I cannot recommend this highly enough to fans of mysteries or thrillers.