Reviews

This was a great book. I did audiobook this one to help get me through work, and I know there were a few points where my jaw dropped or I laughed inappropriately at what was happening. I'm getting her other books now!

mariasimson's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I rate this 5⭐️ bc I’m having hard time not thinking about this book

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3.0

I'm not convinced this book was worthy of all of the acclaim it got. It was an entertaining read and it kept me engaged in the story, but I found it fairly predictable. While the ending wasn't what I expected from the first page of the book, I was usually able to predict Flynn's next step. I also found the characters to be pretty stereotypical - the cheating husband who isn't good with emotions, the girl who falsely accuses a boyfriend of rape, or pretends to be pregnant to get her way. While they were layered personalities, they weren't new characters and they definitely did not seem like real, living, characters to me.

I listened to this as an audio book and I will say that the woman who reads Amy's sections did a fabulous job! She was really good at changing her voice to reflect Amy's different states.

zara93's review against another edition

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2.0

I’m confused.. why is this book so popular?

God, i have so much to say... possible spoilers ahead.

First of all, I did liked the concept, a complete psychopath who is an absolute genius or something, who completely manipulates her husband .. my problem is with the execution. This could’ve been more!! This could’ve been terrifying and tense but it wasn’t.. this is what bothers me the most. Or maybe it’s case of having unrealistic expectations?

I wasn’t captivated, I couldn’t care less about these characters. I don’t really mind flawed and unlikable characters, I actually enjoy when a book explores these types of characters, but they weren’t interesting to me.. there motivations were but there personalities weren’t. What I want from a thriller book is to keep my level of curiosity peaked at all times especially during the few last chapters but instead I kept thinking “Gah!! just end already!!!!”.

And the plot twists were meh.. I wasn’t shocked nor surprised at any point, I kinda had a feeling that it was going to end the way it did which I actually liked.. dark and unresolved.. I kinda like that but again the execution and i’m not a fan of the writing style as well.

Also, Amy is supposed to be calculated, smart, patient, determined and some who plans a head and knows exactly what she’s doing. I mean the lengths she went to in order to execute her plan is jaw dropping (i did love that part) yet she makes very stupid mistakes a couple of times and it’s so out of character it pissed me off!! It just the author trying to add more drama to the plot and end her chapters with AND HOLY SHIT THIS HAPPENED.. it was just.. no.

This book was just way too long.. i’m so glad I’m finally done with it.

fscott's review against another edition

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4.0

I thought the writing was great but OVERLY graphic. The book is gripping, couldn’t put it down! The ending was sort of a let down, but the journey getting there is pretty amazing!

maddyhunter_'s review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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