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3.54 AVERAGE
3.54 AVERAGE
Meh. I got *very* tired of the "everybody's got a secret & they can't tell anyone no matter what" business. Complicated & convoluted. Didn't like any of the characters except Emma--her story alone could have been a good book
I am a sucker for an eavesdropping premise, and Helen Cooper’s The Downstairs Neighbor doesn’t disappoint. Cooper starts with a bang, with a missing girl and a big house filled with suspects, then holds the suspense high with characters that will keep the reader guessing—and guessing wrong. A gradual unearthing of long-held secrets wrapped in a smoothly plotted page-turner.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
mysterious
sad
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
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This debut thriller was brimming with surprises that kept me craving the next secret.
It begins with the disappearance of Freya, a high-spirited and feisty teenager. Once in awhile, we get glimpses of the past...mysterious and my favorite part of the book. The long list of flawed characters are so different, yet with similar predicaments. Each carrying long-held secrets that can shatter their lives.
I’ll admit I wasn’t captivated until almost halfway in. Then it became hard to put down. The mother-daughter relationship and unanswered questions at the end of each chapter drove me to read just one more!
When I read that this book was a “debut that will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena”, I knew I had to read it! It’s exciting to read new authors, for one, and Jewell and Lapena are excellent authors that I adore.
Thank you to Edelweiss, Helen Cooper and G.P. Putnam's Sons for this free digital ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion!
My Rating: 4 ⭐️’s
Published: February 16th 2021 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 304
Recommend: Yes
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#SecretsKill
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”Two missing girls, then and now.
All these years they’d been carrying similar burdens. Guarding their secrets, burying their pasts. It had almost lost them everything.”
It begins with the disappearance of Freya, a high-spirited and feisty teenager. Once in awhile, we get glimpses of the past...mysterious and my favorite part of the book. The long list of flawed characters are so different, yet with similar predicaments. Each carrying long-held secrets that can shatter their lives.
I’ll admit I wasn’t captivated until almost halfway in. Then it became hard to put down. The mother-daughter relationship and unanswered questions at the end of each chapter drove me to read just one more!
When I read that this book was a “debut that will thrill fans of Lisa Jewell and Shari Lapena”, I knew I had to read it! It’s exciting to read new authors, for one, and Jewell and Lapena are excellent authors that I adore.
Thank you to Edelweiss, Helen Cooper and G.P. Putnam's Sons for this free digital ARC, in exchange for my honest opinion!
My Rating: 4 ⭐️’s
Published: February 16th 2021 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pages: 304
Recommend: Yes
#HelenCooper @PutnamBooks @weiss_squad
#psychologicalthriller #NoRulesJustThrills #InExchangeForReview #JustFinished #BookReview #Edelweiss
#SecretsKill
After publication, my reviews can be found:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/profile/amzn1.account.AFWS5Q63ZHOHGTHHCWSA7TFIZLRA?preview=true
Twitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/takemeaway21
BN.com, BookBub
dark
emotional
mysterious
slow-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Although it took me forever and a day to finish reading it, as I've started a few months ago, I really, really enjoyed this book and constantly came back to finish it.
The beginning is a bit slow as the setting for every character is nicely build, but the more the book progresses the better it gets. The chapters are swapping from one main character to another and every single time they are left in a cliffhanger. The suspense is palpable as the story unfolds and more details are revealed.
This is not a perfect story and the ending was a little bit disappointing since, once again, we run into a situation where police didn't do a mere background check on key people involved in the investigation, but overall the writing is really good, the story is compelling and the suspense is real.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly!
The beginning is a bit slow as the setting for every character is nicely build, but the more the book progresses the better it gets. The chapters are swapping from one main character to another and every single time they are left in a cliffhanger. The suspense is palpable as the story unfolds and more details are revealed.
This is not a perfect story and the ending was a little bit disappointing since, once again, we run into a situation where police didn't do a mere background check on key people involved in the investigation, but overall the writing is really good, the story is compelling and the suspense is real.
I recommend this book wholeheartedly!