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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
There were many points in this book where I was confident I knew the answer. Many points where everything clicked and I went “aha!” and all of those moments I loved. But I was simultaneously completely right and completely wrong. The ending is the closest thing to a perfect twist ending I’ve ever read. Even with knowing that the twist to most readers was completely unexpected I was still blown away.
This is one of those books that reminds you that writing is an art form, the story is woven beautifully. I found myself on occasion skipping back to previous pages to confirm new revelations and was met with obvious truth. I couldn’t find plot holes, it’s the best example of world building I’ve seen in a crime novel. The big details, the little details, everything is clear from the start but only if you know the end. Riley Sager does a great job at highlighting the details that they want readers to notice, whilst seamlessly obscuring other facts. There is one moment where before Kit has a major breakthrough, a single tiny detail reveals so much more and the second that I read that line, every single thing written after was like sugar.
The writing is so beautifully crafted that despite now knowing all the pieces of the puzzle and having arranged them, I would still rebuild this puzzle for fun. All in all a greatly entertaining journey. Once I started reading, there was no option to put it down.
This is one of those books that reminds you that writing is an art form, the story is woven beautifully. I found myself on occasion skipping back to previous pages to confirm new revelations and was met with obvious truth. I couldn’t find plot holes, it’s the best example of world building I’ve seen in a crime novel. The big details, the little details, everything is clear from the start but only if you know the end. Riley Sager does a great job at highlighting the details that they want readers to notice, whilst seamlessly obscuring other facts. There is one moment where before Kit has a major breakthrough, a single tiny detail reveals so much more and the second that I read that line, every single thing written after was like sugar.
The writing is so beautifully crafted that despite now knowing all the pieces of the puzzle and having arranged them, I would still rebuild this puzzle for fun. All in all a greatly entertaining journey. Once I started reading, there was no option to put it down.
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Probably my favorite Riley Sager
challenging
dark
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Way too many twists. Just the one big one Lenora/Virginia would've been fine. But there were almost 5 other "twists" that cluttered the ending.
Good mystery, I fuck with it. First book by this author and will read more.
Riley Sager got me again, and not in a good way. You can’t save a boring book by putting 12 plot twists in the final 60 pages. By the time I got to the plot twists I didn’t care because I was so bored. On top of that, it was plot twist after plot twist and it almost became comical how over the top it was.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Twists and turns galore. Just when you think you have it figured out, you don’t….
medium-paced
I’ve just finished this and I want to read it again. How Sager keeps all these storylines straight is beyond me.
ETA: I did read it again immediately. From July 12-14. The clever writing is so easy to appreciate when you know how it’s going to end. I 100% recommend reading it twice in a row. You’ll be stunned at the breadcrumbs you missed.
ETA: I did read it again immediately. From July 12-14. The clever writing is so easy to appreciate when you know how it’s going to end. I 100% recommend reading it twice in a row. You’ll be stunned at the breadcrumbs you missed.