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3.44 AVERAGE
3.44 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
• Psychological thriller
• Page turner with short chapters
• Past/present timelines
• Locked room premise
• Surprising twists
• Drags a bit at the end, but overall a great thriller
• Page turner with short chapters
• Past/present timelines
• Locked room premise
• Surprising twists
• Drags a bit at the end, but overall a great thriller
tense
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Sexual assault, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Sexual harassment
B A Paris didn't disappoint with her newest book. I was a little let down by her last book, The Therapist. The Prisoner, however, was everything I love about her books. She pulled me in immediately with her writing and how she is able to immerse you into the characters world. I also really enjoyed the back and forth between the present and the past until the time line aligned between the two. The only thing I would have liked more was in the end to have the final interaction tied up in a pretty bow. I wanted more closure. I really enjoyed reading this book.
dark
slow-paced
I… don’t know why I read this. The plot is unique but over the top and switches from a dual timeline to a single timeline in the middle, which seemed a little pointless to me. I didn’t see much character development, and I honestly didn’t care about any of them. The ending was wrapped up in a single conversation that was not fulfilling. This was basically like watching a terrible movie but still wanting to see how the train wreck concludes.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated
I am a tad on the disappointed side after reading this one.
The short and sweet of it.....
While trying to put her life back together Amelie marries billionaire, Ned Hawthorne after a bizarre arrangement between the two. Nights after their marriage Ned and Amelie are kidnapped, locked in separate rooms. Ameile is kept in the dark (literally) for 14 days. The second half of the book we watch as Amelie tries to put recover and move on, all along needing answers of who her captors were.
I feel as if this was written in a whirlwind. The first half bounced between past and present and there was a lot going on. Introduction of characters, brief mentions of others all the while being transported back to the dark room Amelie now resides. The second half slowed down and ended so abruptly I was left with a ton of questions. None I will list here, as I do not want to give any spoilers away.
There wasn't a whole lot of character development, which I think is where a lot of my questions stem from. I have read The Therapist and Behind Closed Doors, both from Paris and thought they were phenomenal psychological thrillers. I'm not sure what happened here.
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martins Press and B.A. Paris for my E-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
The short and sweet of it.....
While trying to put her life back together Amelie marries billionaire, Ned Hawthorne after a bizarre arrangement between the two. Nights after their marriage Ned and Amelie are kidnapped, locked in separate rooms. Ameile is kept in the dark (literally) for 14 days. The second half of the book we watch as Amelie tries to put recover and move on, all along needing answers of who her captors were.
I feel as if this was written in a whirlwind. The first half bounced between past and present and there was a lot going on. Introduction of characters, brief mentions of others all the while being transported back to the dark room Amelie now resides. The second half slowed down and ended so abruptly I was left with a ton of questions. None I will list here, as I do not want to give any spoilers away.
There wasn't a whole lot of character development, which I think is where a lot of my questions stem from. I have read The Therapist and Behind Closed Doors, both from Paris and thought they were phenomenal psychological thrillers. I'm not sure what happened here.
Thank you to Netgalley, St. Martins Press and B.A. Paris for my E-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Complicated