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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
4.5* - I was not expecting this to be a revenge thriller, my new favorite sub-genre. At first, I was a little annoyed at the massive amount of characters we are introduced to in the first 50 pages, but what a wild ride it became! I literally got goosebumps at one of the reveals 3/4 of the way through.
4.5
Y’all this book had eating it up till the very last chapter. I love thrillers, I’ve read quite a few, and I consider myself a pretty experienced reader but the twist and turns of this novel had me up late reading despite my current grad school schedule. Although this story follows the life of a maid, which I guess a lot of novels are doing these days, it has a dark twist that had me questioning the reality I had been reading for the past week. I loved the switching of perspectives despite the confusion it gave me at the beginning of the novel. I highly recommend this for any of my thrilled and mystery loving friends but do give a trigger warning for sexual assault.
Y’all this book had eating it up till the very last chapter. I love thrillers, I’ve read quite a few, and I consider myself a pretty experienced reader but the twist and turns of this novel had me up late reading despite my current grad school schedule. Although this story follows the life of a maid, which I guess a lot of novels are doing these days, it has a dark twist that had me questioning the reality I had been reading for the past week. I loved the switching of perspectives despite the confusion it gave me at the beginning of the novel. I highly recommend this for any of my thrilled and mystery loving friends but do give a trigger warning for sexual assault.
Inspired by @grace.booksta to read after seeing her review and I AM SO GLAD! What a book!
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 rounded up.
I’m a bit ticked at this book.
Garnered a lot of my attention as I recover from surgery, but not sure that was really deserved. Should have gone with a sure
I’m a bit ticked at this book.
Garnered a lot of my attention as I recover from surgery, but not sure that was really deserved. Should have gone with a sure
I love a Loreth Anne White book. They’re filled with mystery, suspense and keep me on the edge of my seat. I usually devour the book in one or two sittings. This time was no different. This story is told in a few perspectives and weaving different timelines throughout. We have Kit Darling (the maid) who has a bit of a snooping problem at her workplaces. She sees something she shouldn’t have. Something that her clients (the Rittenbergs) are willing to potentially kill to protect. And we have Detective Mallory Van Alst, who is called to the scene of a homicide where there is plenty of blood but no body. As Detective Van Alst investigates she begins to learn nothing is as it seems.
Boy this was a riveting read. The story was interesting, twisted, thrilling, a bit creepy, but good. Really good. 4 stars from me.
** I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher**
Boy this was a riveting read. The story was interesting, twisted, thrilling, a bit creepy, but good. Really good. 4 stars from me.
** I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own. ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher**
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Also Kat just forgives Boone? He was aware she was gang raped and never said anything. I understand he didn't want to be bullied even moreso than he already was for being gay, but someone was literally being assaulted. These people that he knew just never bullied or bothered him again because he was a part of it and now everything is just okay?
Kat also left such a plethora of evidence behind -- her blood in various areas of the house to make it seem like she was murdered. But her body is never going to be found because she isn't dead. The book even tells us that blood can be examined to determine how old it is. If it's found that her blood is older than the time she went missing, that's pretty solid evidence for Jon not murdering her. Also, there's no evidence of Sylvia being in his house or any of her DNA anywhere, so I don't know how he would be responsible for her death.
I thought Kat wanting the money to be transferred from Jon's account to hers was actually a ruse. That the money would go towards some kind of hitman and make it seem like he paid them to kill Kat. If the police see that he sent that amount of money to Kat and that her body isn't anywhere, it's going to have reasonable doubt for his case.
Every one of these characters was just so detestable, it wasn't an enjoyable read. It was made to be so convoluted instead of clever phrasing to throw the reader off. I did like that Kat was pretending to be Vanessa, but even that is unbelievable once you start to think about it. Why would the Norths need their house cleaned so often if they never visit it? Wouldn't they have some pictures of themselves in the house? Daisy, someone who is so interested in social media never asked for Vanessa/Kat's social media? Daisy never googled Vanessa North or her husband?