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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Very good plot and all that but it got very slow on me.
This was a good book to read but you reaaaally need to pay attention to every detail. Was going to give it a 4 but the ending confused me. I didn’t like it as much as I was expecting based on the hype but it was decent.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Girlbossery
emotional
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
I really like this author's writing style, but this book was kind of predictable. It was very well executed, and I didn't quite figure out the ending completely, but I knew basically how most of the twists would go in this one. But it is still worth the read!
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Oh yes!!! Fantastic writing, likable characters (the cops, I forgave Boon), awful villains, and a great ending. The red herrings were all over and made me think two and three times about what’s going on; this is a psychological thriller, so I know not everything is what it seems. Book #32 in 2023
Great Read
The author kept guessing all the way to the end. My first reading book from Loreth Anne White, I will definitely look into her other books.
The author kept guessing all the way to the end. My first reading book from Loreth Anne White, I will definitely look into her other books.
Kit Darling is a maid with a snooping problem. She’s the “invisible girl,” compelled to poke into her wealthy clients’ closely guarded lives. It’s a harmless hobby until Kit sees something she can’t unsee in the home of her brand-new clients: a secret so dark it could destroy the privileged couple expecting their first child. This makes Kit dangerous to the couple. In turn, it makes the couple―who might kill to keep their secret―dangerous to Kit.
When homicide cop Mallory Van Alst is called to a scene at a luxury waterfront home known as the Glass House, she’s confronted with evidence of a violent attack so bloody it’s improbable the victim is alive. But there’s no body. The homeowners are gone. And their maid is missing. The only witness is the elderly woman next door, who woke to screams in the night. The neighbor was also the last person to see Kit Darling alive.
As Mal begins to uncover the secret that has sent the lives of everyone involved on a devious and inescapable collision course, she realizes that nothing is quite as it seems. And no one escapes their past.
This was an absolutely brilliant book! Couldn't put it down, read it in 24 hours! So many twists and turns and I didn't see the last twist coming! Going to look for other books by this author, the style of writing, the plot, the twists.... had me hooked until the end.
You can only imagine the hurt and pain and sense of loss Kit feels throughout the book and with the various discoveries she makes. At the beginning of the book I thought I would like Daisy's character and I think that's how the author intended it, you feel so much empathy for this poor lonely heavily pregnant woman.... do NOT be deceived! If you're umming or ahhing about reading this then just pick up a copy, you'll be glad you did!
When homicide cop Mallory Van Alst is called to a scene at a luxury waterfront home known as the Glass House, she’s confronted with evidence of a violent attack so bloody it’s improbable the victim is alive. But there’s no body. The homeowners are gone. And their maid is missing. The only witness is the elderly woman next door, who woke to screams in the night. The neighbor was also the last person to see Kit Darling alive.
As Mal begins to uncover the secret that has sent the lives of everyone involved on a devious and inescapable collision course, she realizes that nothing is quite as it seems. And no one escapes their past.
This was an absolutely brilliant book! Couldn't put it down, read it in 24 hours! So many twists and turns and I didn't see the last twist coming! Going to look for other books by this author, the style of writing, the plot, the twists.... had me hooked until the end.
You can only imagine the hurt and pain and sense of loss Kit feels throughout the book and with the various discoveries she makes. At the beginning of the book I thought I would like Daisy's character and I think that's how the author intended it, you feel so much empathy for this poor lonely heavily pregnant woman.... do NOT be deceived! If you're umming or ahhing about reading this then just pick up a copy, you'll be glad you did!
I am so bored of thrillers that set up the entire conflict to be one thing, and then there's a massive exposition dump at the end that pulls the rug out from under the whole plot and requires a ton of suspension of disbelief for what really happened. It doesn't feel like a twist or even like a well-done red herring - it just feels lazy.
In the case of this book, it also leaves several key clues unanswered and dangling, and is so illogical that it makes the rest of the book seem like a waste. This was a 5-star read for me until about 2/3 of the way through, at what point I had an "oh no" feeling that sunk it to 4 and then 3 stars by the last couple chapters. I gave the author too much credit for what I thought was going to be a really smart twist, and I was sorely disappointed.
The characters were really well-written for the most part and I liked the setting quite a bit too. The enjoyment of 2/3 of my reading experience saved this from a 2-star rating, but unfortunately the cheap rug pull really dampened my mood towards the book as a whole.
In the case of this book, it also leaves several key clues unanswered and dangling, and is so illogical that it makes the rest of the book seem like a waste. This was a 5-star read for me until about 2/3 of the way through, at what point I had an "oh no" feeling that sunk it to 4 and then 3 stars by the last couple chapters. I gave the author too much credit for what I thought was going to be a really smart twist, and I was sorely disappointed.
The characters were really well-written for the most part and I liked the setting quite a bit too. The enjoyment of 2/3 of my reading experience saved this from a 2-star rating, but unfortunately the cheap rug pull really dampened my mood towards the book as a whole.