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chanelchapters's review against another edition
DNF
Starting off with pedophillia and animal killing isn’t my cup of tea.
Starting off with pedophillia and animal killing isn’t my cup of tea.
nerdyniffler's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.5
readerskeeter17's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
3.5
Fun and quick
errski's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't love it, but it was entertaining to read. The book was a little too straightforward as a mystery/thriller for me, which is probably due to it flipping between characters and being told in the first person. The best part was probably the end of the first part, the rest was predictable (and a little repetitive). If you don't mind predictability in your mystery/thriller, the book is good.
ashleyfleming4's review against another edition
4.0
"Waiting to get caught and waiting to feel bad. Neither had happened yet, and I knew that neither would."
effaly's review against another edition
3.0
This book could have easily become one of my new faves if it wasn't for two things:
1.) The casual sexist undertone from every single character and how the beauty of a woman is defined by their breast size.
2.) The second half.
The first half of the book was phenomenal! It was so interesting and exciting to follow Lily through her life and to see how planned, executed, and hid the murders. It's very unusual for me to enjoy unlikable protagonists, but she is the exception for me.
Then the twist in the middle of the book came and I got even more intrigued with the story and how everything would unfold. Unfortunately, the twist also marked the book's downfall for me.
Suddenly the book became very slow and the reader has to read the same scenes from up to 3 different perspectives. It felt like the plot was taking two steps forward and one step back with each chapter.
And Lily was making one questionable decision after another. While in the first half, she was very careful and planned everything through, she was mostly relying on luck in the second half. It really annoyed me, because she obviously had so much more potential and it was thrown out of the window for no good reason.
And there was no twist at the end. Yes, not every story needs to have a twist ending, but I think it might have saved the story for me. The way it was, it feels like the plot didn't come to a satisfying ending, but fizzled out - after Lily made the dumbest decision in her life.
It's a shame, really. Maybe I'll read the second book in the series eventually...
1.) The casual sexist undertone from every single character and how the beauty of a woman is defined by their breast size.
2.) The second half.
The first half of the book was phenomenal! It was so interesting and exciting to follow Lily through her life and to see how planned, executed, and hid the murders. It's very unusual for me to enjoy unlikable protagonists, but she is the exception for me.
Then the twist in the middle of the book came and I got even more intrigued with the story and how everything would unfold. Unfortunately, the twist also marked the book's downfall for me.
Suddenly the book became very slow and the reader has to read the same scenes from up to 3 different perspectives. It felt like the plot was taking two steps forward and one step back with each chapter.
And Lily was making one questionable decision after another. While in the first half, she was very careful and planned everything through, she was mostly relying on luck in the second half. It really annoyed me, because she obviously had so much more potential and it was thrown out of the window for no good reason.
And there was no twist at the end. Yes, not every story needs to have a twist ending, but I think it might have saved the story for me. The way it was, it feels like the plot didn't come to a satisfying ending, but fizzled out - after Lily made the dumbest decision in her life.
It's a shame, really. Maybe I'll read the second book in the series eventually...
dzkhan's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
bidadari's review against another edition
4.75
A well-written book with good characters development. Each character intertwined with each other, unexpected twist over the first part. I love every bit of it. The cliffhanger left me wanting more.