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3.07 AVERAGE
3.07 AVERAGE
While I really enjoyed this book, I want to make it clear up front that this really isn't much of a thriller, and it's 100% not a horror. While this book does revolve around death and crime, it's very slow and contemplative and is more about exploring individual characters and relationships than about trying to solve any sort of mystery. I would really say it's a contemporary story with a paranormal element and even a sort of literary feel. So, please go into it with those expectations, because if you like that sort of thing, it's a good book, and it's not necessarily the book's fault that it's being marketed incorrectly.
I mainly took a star off of this book because it takes a while to get into. When I first started reading, the voice felt a little too stiff for a first person novel, and it takes several chapters for anything to really start happening. Once it does get going, though, I appreciated the details given and the accuracy with which the book depicts an emotionally abusive relationship. As someone who has been in that position (albeit not nearly to the extreme depicted in the book), I found the thought process of the victim to be completely on point and relatable.
Another thing that I felt a little iffy about with this book was the way the narrator frequently commented on differences between men and women. While I'm fine with admitting there are differences to some extent, the stereotyping went a bit overboard at times, and I didn't find everything she was saying about women relatable. I think that, at least to an extent, the author was considering some things universally male or female traits when they are really based more on individual personality.
All that said, I really admired the author's writing style here. All the characters felt very three-dimensional, and she included lots of details in her description of each scene, which helped make everything feel that more real. I would be happy to read more of her work if it's all written like this.
I mainly took a star off of this book because it takes a while to get into. When I first started reading, the voice felt a little too stiff for a first person novel, and it takes several chapters for anything to really start happening. Once it does get going, though, I appreciated the details given and the accuracy with which the book depicts an emotionally abusive relationship. As someone who has been in that position (albeit not nearly to the extreme depicted in the book), I found the thought process of the victim to be completely on point and relatable.
Another thing that I felt a little iffy about with this book was the way the narrator frequently commented on differences between men and women. While I'm fine with admitting there are differences to some extent, the stereotyping went a bit overboard at times, and I didn't find everything she was saying about women relatable. I think that, at least to an extent, the author was considering some things universally male or female traits when they are really based more on individual personality.
All that said, I really admired the author's writing style here. All the characters felt very three-dimensional, and she included lots of details in her description of each scene, which helped make everything feel that more real. I would be happy to read more of her work if it's all written like this.
Really enjoyed this novel. Thankfully I kept hold of it as the first chapters I was somewhat confused where the story and blurb were the same buuuut from the part two start all was good.
Didn't go too deep into the characters and storylines were easy to follow with little foreshadowing and anticipation of direction. Didn't guess several elements of the book.
Good read
Didn't go too deep into the characters and storylines were easy to follow with little foreshadowing and anticipation of direction. Didn't guess several elements of the book.
Good read
Just no. Like nothing happens in this book. I was mad and annoyed by the gaslighting boyfriend for 80% of the book and 20% enjoying the side characters who meant nothing to the story.
DNF. I won’t be rating it or adding it to my goodreads goal obviously, but after six chapters (about 2.5 hours on audio) it is so freaking boring I can’t even deal with it. So many characters and not a lot of plot. Definitely would skip this one.
AUDIO
This was a perfect audiobook - strong characters and an unfolding plot. Thoroughly enjoyed.
This was a perfect audiobook - strong characters and an unfolding plot. Thoroughly enjoyed.
The description for this book was intriguing. It is what made me pick up the book. However, all of my expectations were killed within the first few chapters. A few issues I have are the man who killed himself really has nothing to do with the story. At all. He is mentioned two or three times but there is no connection to the main character. Lisa was trapped in the station but out of nowhere was able to leave with no explanation. It started to get good in the middle of the book but then nothing happened. It was very anticlimactic and a disappointment all around.
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Well-written but a bit long-winded; more of an exploration of death, suicide and relationships than a mystery novel.
I couldn't wait for this book to end. Slow start, picked up a bit in the middle but by the end I just wanted it to be over. It was a slog
3 stars
This book was enjoyable. I don't regret reading it... but i also don't feel like I was properly rewarded.
It sounded really interesting and I love a good paranormal mystery. It also happens to be the next book for Lala's Literally Dead Book Club so I gave it a go.
However a good like 150 pages there in the middle was all backstory, it was relevant, and I stuck through it on the hopes for a big pay off at the end. It's all got to culminate to something right?
Sike!
The ending definitely fell flat for me. What I wanted to happen totally didn't and we all just kind drift away from what happened and the problem.
That's mainly what knocked this book down for me. I appreciated the writing style and I liked the setting and contemplative nature of the character. But then ending left me wanting.
This book was enjoyable. I don't regret reading it... but i also don't feel like I was properly rewarded.
It sounded really interesting and I love a good paranormal mystery. It also happens to be the next book for Lala's Literally Dead Book Club so I gave it a go.
However a good like 150 pages there in the middle was all backstory, it was relevant, and I stuck through it on the hopes for a big pay off at the end. It's all got to culminate to something right?
Sike!
The ending definitely fell flat for me. What I wanted to happen totally didn't and we all just kind drift away from what happened and the problem.
That's mainly what knocked this book down for me. I appreciated the writing style and I liked the setting and contemplative nature of the character. But then ending left me wanting.