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ecrose_reads's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
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? No
3.0
mtzbookworm64's review against another edition
4.0
How far would you go to right a wrong from your past? Amelia has a troubled past and is keeping a secret from her husband, Adam Wright. Can a weekend getaway end their “right” marriage?
deannarose93's review
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
ncarlin's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stuffhanreads's review against another edition
4.0
Rating: 4 Stars
”If every story had a happy ending, then we’d have no reason to start again. Life is all about choices, and learning how to put ourselves back together when we fall apart. Which we all do. Even the people who pretend they don’t.”
Rock Paper Scissors written by well-known British author Alice Feeney follows Adam and Amelia, a married couple whose marriage is one step away from falling apart forever. When Amelia wins a weekend away to remote Scotland from work, they go in hopes that time away from London life will fix their marriage. However, they don’t win this trip by accident, one of them is lying and someone from the past doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
I absolutely devoured Rock Paper Scissors! As someone who is known to be a huge fan of psychological thrillers, this book was right up my alley, while it is by an author I haven’t encountered before it didn’t stop me from downloading this straight to my kindle. I can confirm that I’m going to pick up more books by Alice Feeney if they’re anything like this one.
I enjoy looking for books that feature remote locations, I particularly enjoyed Feeney’s choice of location for this book; Scotland. Scotland has played a massive part in my life since I was a child so to see it in one of my favourite genres of book was an instant boost of confidence in the author.
I will be keeping this review short and to the point, the story itself was incredibly twisty, I had no idea what would happen and who would be doing things.
I suspected all of the characters from the start, Robin especially as a character who was introduced later. It did appear that Amelia was actually the bad person here, which I didn’t really expect. The bombshell reveal of her being Adam’s second wife? Robin being Adam’s favourite author’s daughter? There were so many reveals in this book, some good, some not. I finished this book in a few days, most of it was finished today however. I read a good 70% today and the rest was spread out over a few days.
”If every story had a happy ending, then we’d have no reason to start again. Life is all about choices, and learning how to put ourselves back together when we fall apart. Which we all do. Even the people who pretend they don’t.”
Rock Paper Scissors written by well-known British author Alice Feeney follows Adam and Amelia, a married couple whose marriage is one step away from falling apart forever. When Amelia wins a weekend away to remote Scotland from work, they go in hopes that time away from London life will fix their marriage. However, they don’t win this trip by accident, one of them is lying and someone from the past doesn’t want them to live happily ever after.
I absolutely devoured Rock Paper Scissors! As someone who is known to be a huge fan of psychological thrillers, this book was right up my alley, while it is by an author I haven’t encountered before it didn’t stop me from downloading this straight to my kindle. I can confirm that I’m going to pick up more books by Alice Feeney if they’re anything like this one.
I enjoy looking for books that feature remote locations, I particularly enjoyed Feeney’s choice of location for this book; Scotland. Scotland has played a massive part in my life since I was a child so to see it in one of my favourite genres of book was an instant boost of confidence in the author.
I will be keeping this review short and to the point, the story itself was incredibly twisty, I had no idea what would happen and who would be doing things.
I suspected all of the characters from the start, Robin especially as a character who was introduced later. It did appear that Amelia was actually the bad person here, which I didn’t really expect. The bombshell reveal of her being Adam’s second wife? Robin being Adam’s favourite author’s daughter? There were so many reveals in this book, some good, some not. I finished this book in a few days, most of it was finished today however. I read a good 70% today and the rest was spread out over a few days.
hannahwest22's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-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
3.25
ekofficer's review against another edition
4.0
The hype about the plot twist was warranted - clever, unpredictable, and well executed.
peachy23's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
3.25