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adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Why aren’t there more people talking about this book?????? My heart. 💔😭😫 I don’t think I’ve ever felt so emotional after reading a crime novel!
From the very start, the reader is given so many reasons to believe the main character, Harri, is unreliable. She lost her job as a police officer for reasons unbeknownst to the reader, and she prattled on and on about how she fell head over heels in love with a man, Ben Elmys, after three dates. What?! As the story developed, though, it turned out Ben was just as crazy as Harri, if not crazier! Throughout the novel I asked myself multiple times, “What the fuck is happening?????” For me, I think that makes for a great book, and to find one where I haven’t guessed any of the twists and turns? Score! I couldn’t stop thinking about the story and I endlessly wanted to know what the fuck was going on. At its conclusion, all of my questions were answered and Harri and Ben’s story turned out to be so freakin’ good. I’m so happy I read this.
From the very start, the reader is given so many reasons to believe the main character, Harri, is unreliable. She lost her job as a police officer for reasons unbeknownst to the reader, and she prattled on and on about how she fell head over heels in love with a man, Ben Elmys, after three dates. What?! As the story developed, though, it turned out Ben was just as crazy as Harri, if not crazier! Throughout the novel I asked myself multiple times, “What the fuck is happening?????” For me, I think that makes for a great book, and to find one where I haven’t guessed any of the twists and turns? Score! I couldn’t stop thinking about the story and I endlessly wanted to know what the fuck was going on. At its conclusion, all of my questions were answered and Harri and Ben’s story turned out to be so freakin’ good. I’m so happy I read this.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence, Death, Death of parent, and Grief
Moderate: Mental illness
Minor: Police brutality and Child death
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