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courtneycox693's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
michelereise's review
1.0
I rarely give a 1 star review but I can't give this one anything higher.
For me it was boring and the characters so unlikeable that I ended up hoping terrible things for both of them.
Calling this a "thriller" would be a stretch in my opinion.
For me it was boring and the characters so unlikeable that I ended up hoping terrible things for both of them.
Calling this a "thriller" would be a stretch in my opinion.
trisha_thomas's review against another edition
3.0
ooh, this was a interesting mystery. I liked the unknown the feeling we were just as confused as Gina. But as things were slowly being revealed, I definitely had a more elaborate idea of what might be happening than what the actual conclusion was. I'm not saying it's bad, but it's always a bit of a let down when things turn out a little more simple than I'd hoped.
Good mystery and I liked we didn't have a huge cast of characters to get to know. Just a few we got to know well. It was a quick, short read.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
Good mystery and I liked we didn't have a huge cast of characters to get to know. Just a few we got to know well. It was a quick, short read.
A huge thank you to the author and publisher for providing an e-ARC via Netgalley. This does not affect my opinion regarding the book.
luckycharmedlovesbooks's review against another edition
3.0
The End of Getting Lost is a slightly turbulent ride through Duncan and Gina’s relationship in the mid 90s. There are no cell phones or technology to be attached to or traced by. There are voicemails to call into to listen to messages at home and travel agents to go to when one needs to purchase tickets to travel. This is a dual point of view narrative of what happens when Duncan and Gina are on holiday in Europe after Gina suffers mild amnesia after a fall. While I did figure out most of the twist early on, how the ending played out both surprised me and disappointed me as I felt it was a bit rushed and wanted more. Without spoilers, it is hard to describe specifically but I thought there were a few people who should have fought harder for the couple, and a few side stories that I wished were tied up a bit better.
Overall an interesting read that I would recommend to people who don’t read a lot of thrillers as this one was a bit different than lots of others I have read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion!
Overall an interesting read that I would recommend to people who don’t read a lot of thrillers as this one was a bit different than lots of others I have read.
Thank you to Netgalley and Simon & Schuster for the opportunity to read this in exchange for my honest opinion!
melissatrew's review against another edition
4.0
"I see it in you now. You’ve got some real crazy in you."
Secrets, lies, and betrayal abound in The End of Getting Lost. Duncan and Gina, a young married couple, are spending their belated honeymoon in Europe, where Gina is recovering from a traumatic accident that resulted in partial memory loss. She cannot recall the past year of their lives… and Duncan wants to keep it that way.
"She’d resolved to spend her life with this man… Only now, in their dark room, he seemed all shadows, hidden. How much of the truth was he concealing? For how long? Was this Duncan who lay before her the man she believed him to be?"
Soon, it becomes clear that friends, family members, and people from their past have been trying to track the couple down. The police are involved, and Duncan is running out of excuses and places to hide. Duncan is clearly keeping secrets, but is it possible that Gina has a few secrets of her own?
"You’re determined to see Gina as some innocent being, when that’s the last thing she is."
I definitely got some light [b:You|36430011|You (You, #1)|Caroline Kepnes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549463282l/36430011._SY75_.jpg|39913517] vibes from this one - a controlling guy, manipulating outcomes in his relationship without his partner’s knowledge, “all done out of love for you.” The End of Getting Lost is described as “an elegant exploration of love and marriage,” but I’m not convinced that love and ownership are the same thing, and Duncan was clearly treating Gina like a possession he owned and could selfishly hoard, not like a person he truly loved or would allow to flourish.
"See what he’d been willing to go through, what knots he’d twisted himself into to keep that one going? My God, you really do love me, he knew Gina would think. Not all women might feel that way, but Gina of the grand gesture, Gina who considered her father’s obsessive devotion the hallmark of true love, didn’t she crave precisely this sort of madness?"
My favorite thing about The End of Getting Lost was the captivating setting. Robin Kirman’s world-building is effortless and expansive, setting readers on a tour of Europe within the pages. From Berlin to Prague to Rome, I felt like an armchair jetsetter as I read, enamored with the Czech castles and Tuscan countrysides. The characters’ careers in fine arts (dance, composition, painting) infused the book with so much culture that only enhanced those worldly, influential vibes.
"The piece Duncan composed was full of menace and chaos but then, when transposed to a new key, slowed and sweetened, became intensely romantic. A love song with the threat nestled inside."
Fans of Sally Hepworth, who prefer their domestic thrillers to be heavy on the character development, with a heaping side of relational drama, will appreciate Kirman’s strong emphasis on characterization and relationship backstories. The suspense/tension elements are minimal, and the relationship dynamic is the focus for most of the novel. We get to see the relationship between Duncan and Gina grow, from the time they met until now, and the dual-perspective narration sheds light on their experiences through both sets of eyes.
"How wrong we always are, after all, when we believe we know the minds of those we love."
Overall, it was a very fast-paced read, and the setting kept me hooked even when the plot itself got a little murky. A solid 4-star read!
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A huge thank you to Robin Kirman, Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
Secrets, lies, and betrayal abound in The End of Getting Lost. Duncan and Gina, a young married couple, are spending their belated honeymoon in Europe, where Gina is recovering from a traumatic accident that resulted in partial memory loss. She cannot recall the past year of their lives… and Duncan wants to keep it that way.
"She’d resolved to spend her life with this man… Only now, in their dark room, he seemed all shadows, hidden. How much of the truth was he concealing? For how long? Was this Duncan who lay before her the man she believed him to be?"
Soon, it becomes clear that friends, family members, and people from their past have been trying to track the couple down. The police are involved, and Duncan is running out of excuses and places to hide. Duncan is clearly keeping secrets, but is it possible that Gina has a few secrets of her own?
"You’re determined to see Gina as some innocent being, when that’s the last thing she is."
I definitely got some light [b:You|36430011|You (You, #1)|Caroline Kepnes|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1549463282l/36430011._SY75_.jpg|39913517] vibes from this one - a controlling guy, manipulating outcomes in his relationship without his partner’s knowledge, “all done out of love for you.” The End of Getting Lost is described as “an elegant exploration of love and marriage,” but I’m not convinced that love and ownership are the same thing, and Duncan was clearly treating Gina like a possession he owned and could selfishly hoard, not like a person he truly loved or would allow to flourish.
"See what he’d been willing to go through, what knots he’d twisted himself into to keep that one going? My God, you really do love me, he knew Gina would think. Not all women might feel that way, but Gina of the grand gesture, Gina who considered her father’s obsessive devotion the hallmark of true love, didn’t she crave precisely this sort of madness?"
My favorite thing about The End of Getting Lost was the captivating setting. Robin Kirman’s world-building is effortless and expansive, setting readers on a tour of Europe within the pages. From Berlin to Prague to Rome, I felt like an armchair jetsetter as I read, enamored with the Czech castles and Tuscan countrysides. The characters’ careers in fine arts (dance, composition, painting) infused the book with so much culture that only enhanced those worldly, influential vibes.
"The piece Duncan composed was full of menace and chaos but then, when transposed to a new key, slowed and sweetened, became intensely romantic. A love song with the threat nestled inside."
Fans of Sally Hepworth, who prefer their domestic thrillers to be heavy on the character development, with a heaping side of relational drama, will appreciate Kirman’s strong emphasis on characterization and relationship backstories. The suspense/tension elements are minimal, and the relationship dynamic is the focus for most of the novel. We get to see the relationship between Duncan and Gina grow, from the time they met until now, and the dual-perspective narration sheds light on their experiences through both sets of eyes.
"How wrong we always are, after all, when we believe we know the minds of those we love."
Overall, it was a very fast-paced read, and the setting kept me hooked even when the plot itself got a little murky. A solid 4-star read!
——
A huge thank you to Robin Kirman, Simon & Schuster, and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review!
brooke_review's review
3.0
1996. Before cell phones and the Internet went mainstream and everyone was sharing every minute of their lives on social media, it was quite easy to literally “get lost.” A person could disappear from their former life without a trace and rest assured that it would be quite the feat to track them down. Robin KiRoman plays on this concept in her new novel The End of Getting Lost, about a couple whose European honeymoon veers off course when the wife suffers a head injury and can no longer remember the last year of her life.
When Gina is involved in an accident on her honeymoon, she can’t recall any details of her previous life. She is dependent completely on her husband Duncan to fill in the blanks. But can she trust Duncan’s version of events? As they travel from one romantic destination to the next, Gina can’t help but feel that Duncan is keeping secrets from her. Does she really know this man that she has married?
The End of Getting Lost is an intriguing story of literary suspense. Told in dual POVs from both Gina and Duncan, readers are given front row seats to their relationship’s past and present, exploring how they came together and the circumstances that brought them into their current situation.
As you are reading this book, it quickly becomes apparent that you are not being given all of the pieces to this puzzle. From one chapter to the next, this novel unravels more and more of Gina and Duncan’s secrets until you are left feeling as if you can trust no one’s version of events. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of Kirman’s execution, I was quite taken in by her plot and was curious to see where this story would go.
With that being said, I really liked some aspects of The End of Getting Lost, but also intensely disliked others. I feel like this is a book that I cannot recommend without giving a disclaimer because it is not going to be for everyone. Readers who like a more mainstream, fast-paced thriller will quickly grow bored with this novel’s languid pace and literary writing style. For those who do enjoy introspective, meandering novels that feel slightly high brow, then The End of Getting Lost will be right up your alley.
Recommended to fans of S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep.
When Gina is involved in an accident on her honeymoon, she can’t recall any details of her previous life. She is dependent completely on her husband Duncan to fill in the blanks. But can she trust Duncan’s version of events? As they travel from one romantic destination to the next, Gina can’t help but feel that Duncan is keeping secrets from her. Does she really know this man that she has married?
The End of Getting Lost is an intriguing story of literary suspense. Told in dual POVs from both Gina and Duncan, readers are given front row seats to their relationship’s past and present, exploring how they came together and the circumstances that brought them into their current situation.
As you are reading this book, it quickly becomes apparent that you are not being given all of the pieces to this puzzle. From one chapter to the next, this novel unravels more and more of Gina and Duncan’s secrets until you are left feeling as if you can trust no one’s version of events. While I wasn’t the biggest fan of Kirman’s execution, I was quite taken in by her plot and was curious to see where this story would go.
With that being said, I really liked some aspects of The End of Getting Lost, but also intensely disliked others. I feel like this is a book that I cannot recommend without giving a disclaimer because it is not going to be for everyone. Readers who like a more mainstream, fast-paced thriller will quickly grow bored with this novel’s languid pace and literary writing style. For those who do enjoy introspective, meandering novels that feel slightly high brow, then The End of Getting Lost will be right up your alley.
Recommended to fans of S.J. Watson’s Before I Go to Sleep.
morgancpayne's review against another edition
3.0
This book was good. I was hooked about a third of the way in by the story and was interested throughout! I did feel like the ending was rushed and crammed into the last couple chapters, and could have come at a bit of a slower pace, overall, a good thriller!
*I received an ARC of this book for free to review
*I received an ARC of this book for free to review
katekate_reads_'s review against another edition
2.0
I was drawn in by the premise of The End of Getting Lost - it’s 1996 and a couple is on their honeymoon when the wife sustains a head injury and loses a lot of her memory. She’s relying on her husband to fill in the gaps - but is he telling the truth?
Interesting, right? And intentionally set pre-cell phone when it was possible to be disconnected from everyone else in your life.
Unfortunately the execution didn’t work for me. For most of the book it felt like a story I’ve heard a hundred times. At points it managed to be both over the top and boring at the same time. There were some interesting turns near the end - but I don’t feel like they were enough to make up for the rest of the story.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance reading copy.
Interesting, right? And intentionally set pre-cell phone when it was possible to be disconnected from everyone else in your life.
Unfortunately the execution didn’t work for me. For most of the book it felt like a story I’ve heard a hundred times. At points it managed to be both over the top and boring at the same time. There were some interesting turns near the end - but I don’t feel like they were enough to make up for the rest of the story.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the advance reading copy.
peburk95's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.25