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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
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Decent enough, with predictable twists and a lackluster ending.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
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mysterious
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Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
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medium-paced
As someone who loves thrillers and frequently reads them, I am mad that this book didnโt give what the synopsis makes it out to be. I previously read a book by this author and I thought that one was pretty good but this one was kinda boring to say the least. It did not pick up until about 40% into the story.
An ACCURATE synopsis of this book: Afton Teachout is an outcast in her small town, 20 years after being accused of the murder of her best friendโs father. Afton works a job at a hotel and has never quite been able to move on with her life after the murder. When Afton witnesses something she shouldnโt, she questions everything she knows; and in the midst of trying to make things right she ends up in an even bigger mess.
I hated the ending of this book. I wanted more and it was totally predictable. On top of that though, it felt rushed and we never 100% get closure. This book was interesting enough to keep me intrigued but disappointing enough for me to not love it. I also found every single character in this book annoying.
An ACCURATE synopsis of this book: Afton Teachout is an outcast in her small town, 20 years after being accused of the murder of her best friendโs father. Afton works a job at a hotel and has never quite been able to move on with her life after the murder. When Afton witnesses something she shouldnโt, she questions everything she knows; and in the midst of trying to make things right she ends up in an even bigger mess.
I hated the ending of this book. I wanted more and it was totally predictable. On top of that though, it felt rushed and we never 100% get closure. This book was interesting enough to keep me intrigued but disappointing enough for me to not love it. I also found every single character in this book annoying.
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mysterious
tense
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This was a good, twisty thriller! I really enjoyed the pace of the novel as well as the dual perspectives that Minka presents the story in. Selfishly, I also appreciated that Minka did not throw the twist in at the tail end of the novel, but presented it closer to the middle to let things develop and allow the characters to devolve to an (almost) satisfying conclusion. I say almost satisfying because I was hoping for something slightly different, but I do think that it left the doors open for characters to get what was coming to them (so to speak) and to end things on a "good" note.
Overall, this was a really good thriller!
Overall, this was a really good thriller!
fast-paced
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5/5
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๐๏ธ๐๐ข๐บ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฏ ๐๐ช๐ด๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฑ & ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ถ๐ณ๐ค๐ฉ
Wow that was wild!!!! My head is still spinning with the twist at the end. This had me hooked from beginning to end! I had no idea the whole time what was going to happen ๐๐ป highly recommend.
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Sheโs a pariah with a killer past. Her bid to escape it is nothing short of terrifying in a heart-pounding novel of suspense by Washington Post and Wall Street Journalbestselling author Minka Kent.
Afton Teachout has been an outcast in her small town for twenty yearsโever since she was accused of murdering her motherโs lover in a blackout fit of rage. That is, if one believes the malicious lies.
Living with her grandmother, working a hotel night shift, and relying on pills to get a dayโs sleep, Afton is due a little luck. It comes in the form of an unexpected financial windfall. With her newfound wealth, Afton sets a secret plan in motion to help her only friend, Sydney, flee a toxic husband. But the best intentions soon spin out of control.
Afton is getting unsettling calls from a restricted number, and someone has been lingering outside her home. As Sydneyโs troubled marriage comes into focus, so does Aftonโs past. Her second chanceโfor herself and for Sydneyโisnโt what she dreamed of at all. In fact, itโs becoming a nightmare.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced