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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
Like most B.A. Paris books, this one started off with a bang that keeps your attention throughout.
The book has a lot of pros:
A strong female lead with a survivor instinct.
Quick moving plot with short chapters to match.
A unique spin on the imprisonment (at least from what I thought it would be like given the rest of the context of the marriage)
A little glimmer of hope at the end.
But the book also has some cons:
I felt like the kidnapping storyline didn’t tightly wrap up.
The ending was so rushed. And then confusing. Is it a no or a maybe, and if it’s a maybe can we get one more chapter to finish that off?
Besides Amelie, the characters were lacking. We focused a lot on her past and how she got to be who she is but I couldn’t tell you the difference between Justine and Lina, I want to know why Ned is the way he is, I’d like to know exactly what happened to Caroline because I felt of all the characters, we were at least given more details on her. A chapter from her POV after leaving the news conference at Ned’s house to her death would have been a great edition in my opinion. A way to wrap up her story as well.
Either way, I think this was a solid action packed read. It goes quick, it keeps your attention, it’s written well. I feel it’s just another solid from B.A. Paris, which is a win for me!
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
The book has a lot of pros:
A strong female lead with a survivor instinct.
Quick moving plot with short chapters to match.
A unique spin on the imprisonment (at least from what I thought it would be like given the rest of the context of the marriage)
A little glimmer of hope at the end.
But the book also has some cons:
I felt like the kidnapping storyline didn’t tightly wrap up.
The ending was so rushed. And then confusing. Is it a no or a maybe, and if it’s a maybe can we get one more chapter to finish that off?
Besides Amelie, the characters were lacking. We focused a lot on her past and how she got to be who she is but I couldn’t tell you the difference between Justine and Lina, I want to know why Ned is the way he is, I’d like to know exactly what happened to Caroline because I felt of all the characters, we were at least given more details on her. A chapter from her POV after leaving the news conference at Ned’s house to her death would have been a great edition in my opinion. A way to wrap up her story as well.
Either way, I think this was a solid action packed read. It goes quick, it keeps your attention, it’s written well. I feel it’s just another solid from B.A. Paris, which is a win for me!
Thank you to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for my honest review.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book hooked me right from the beginning! It's a sad state of affairs when someone feels safer after being kidnapped than before! Man Jed Hawthorne was a grade-A misogynistic sadistic asshole and totally got what was coming to him. I loved how smart, resilient, and determined to not only LIVE but to thrive Amelie was. This story was so well put together and mysterious that I still have some questions left unanswered. The power of big money can make a lot of things, good and bad, happen.
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dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
fast-paced
The first half of the book absolutely sucked me in. The flipping between the past and present was so good. The entire concept was great but in the end it fell flat. Everything in the second half of the book felt so forced and weird. The twist at the end was good but honestly didn’t make a ton of sense. I also thought the part about her father magically leaving the inheritance felt unrealistic. I’d rather the “Mr. Smith” have helped set her up somewhere without her knowledge. And the abrupt ending was not my favorite, to say the least. I wish this could’ve wrapped up better but overall it just wasn’t for me.
fast-paced