3.24 AVERAGE

mysterious 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
dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

3.5 ⭐️ enjoyed it but a touch of a ridiculous premise.

This book took me on a pretty wild ride!!!! A crazy ride! I started off not liking it at all and ended up with gasping at the Twists and what the worlds in the book! This was one crazy story! And I was loving it!!! It makes you think twice about just up and spitting in a tube lol
dark emotional mysterious tense slow-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

I did like what the author had to say about nature vs nurture (aka we’re not just our DNA) but overall I had that hollow feeling (that I often have with mediocre thrillers) where the climax + conclusion just wasn’t worth reading the whole book for.
adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense 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
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious 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: Yes

I mean. This book was marketed as one thing (and it was well-written so it gets 2 stars for at least that). But 2/3 of the way in it took a major left turn into being massively triggering with no warning. And I'm not talking about I just wasn't into it and it made me a bit anxious. Most of the characters ended up being irredeemable because they were criminal or enabling/covering for a criminal. I will steer clear of this author from now on. I'm not interested in thinking I'm reading a locked room, suspense/thriller only to find out it's really a confessional from people involved in depraved sex crimes and murders of varying degrees. I'd like to make my own decision whether or not to read things like that. Because I would not choose it.