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amythereader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
christie4's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
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? N/A
3.0
I'm not certain how I feel about this.
I think the actual premise was quite interesting and could have been very good but there was just a bit too much going on and it got a bit lost.
It started well, the middle got unnecessarily convoluted and the ending while quite unexpected just wasn't that interesting.
I also really didn't love the voice for Ben. It honestly was probably very well cast but I didn't like him - though I didn't like the character either so 🤷🏼♀️
I think the actual premise was quite interesting and could have been very good but there was just a bit too much going on and it got a bit lost.
It started well, the middle got unnecessarily convoluted and the ending while quite unexpected just wasn't that interesting.
I also really didn't love the voice for Ben. It honestly was probably very well cast but I didn't like him - though I didn't like the character either so 🤷🏼♀️
lauraecititoare's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
informative
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
5.0
yepvictoria's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
4.0
amy_the_librarian's review against another edition
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book. I heard about this book in a webinar that I was watching for work and it came highly recommended. I love the mystery/thriller genre and I especially love when a book shocks me at the end. This book did that. What I didn't like about this title is that there is a reader note at the beginning and it said something along the lines of this book being rare in how the story doesn't flow as expected. I wish I didn't read that bit because I was thinking about "how is this story different" in the beginning and it took away some of the overall enjoyment of the book.
ks2_alwaysreading's review against another edition
4.0
Wow...wasn't expecting the ending. Although bits and pieces of the story did bother me, like nuisances or little annoyances.
west_coast_hygge's review against another edition
3.0
A who is who, and what!? I very much enjoyed this book (way more than I expected . Felt a lot like silent patient but definitely has more layers. Great little read
book_dragon_julia's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Despite not normally reading thrillers I was excited to give this one a go as the concept sounded very interesting.
It was okay, there were good points in it but I found it to be quite unnecessarily repetitive and certain things just felt a bit odd, like why tell your dates you worked on the Anna O case if you don't want them to know?
Also not wanting to figure out who murdered your boss? I feel I'd have been more inclined to do that but no, it all seems to disappear from existence in his head until near the end.
The twist at the end was pretty good but I did have a thought that would be the person so it wasn't a complete twist.
All in the book is quite good but it just didn't live up to how I thought it would be
It was okay, there were good points in it but I found it to be quite unnecessarily repetitive and certain things just felt a bit odd, like why tell your dates you worked on the Anna O case if you don't want them to know?
Also not wanting to figure out who murdered your boss? I feel I'd have been more inclined to do that but no, it all seems to disappear from existence in his head until near the end.
The twist at the end was pretty good but I did have a thought that would be the person so it wasn't a complete twist.
All in the book is quite good but it just didn't live up to how I thought it would be