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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
mysterious
medium-paced
It was an easy read and predictable. Did have a good twist
Picked this book up randomly in a supermarket and could not put it down! Was a great page turner and did not get slow! Was that good I have ordered the next one!
3.5 stars rounded to 3
This is definitely a slow burn. Given the name, I was surprised that at 30% there still weren't any bodies. The story seemed to lull, have some action, then a huge lull, then some action, then another lull in the story where you are just waiting for something to happen. It continued this way throughout the book. There are some highlights that made me glad I read it, but just not enough. There were also some inconsistencies in the storyline that I couldn't get past. I don't want to give anything away. I highly recommend you reading this to make your own decision.
Thank you to Alice Hunter and Avon Books for my advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
This is definitely a slow burn. Given the name, I was surprised that at 30% there still weren't any bodies. The story seemed to lull, have some action, then a huge lull, then some action, then another lull in the story where you are just waiting for something to happen. It continued this way throughout the book. There are some highlights that made me glad I read it, but just not enough. There were also some inconsistencies in the storyline that I couldn't get past. I don't want to give anything away. I highly recommend you reading this to make your own decision.
Thank you to Alice Hunter and Avon Books for my advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest review.
A good read, slow at times but a great ending. I will be reading the next one!
dark
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
it wasn't really my taste, far too much dwelling on police visits and not much action. It mostly consisted of beths pov and little info until chapter 91. I would have liked to hear more from toms pov and his mindset, we got it in a few of his pov's but i wanted more of that and less padding of beths daily life.
The last pages were the best of the book. A nice but slightly predictable twist was fun to read considering most of the 'twists' were predictable. Nonetheless, i really enjoy the pov style and its a quick read with the short chapters.
some quotes i liked :
"if you can't change it, let it go. Otherwise you'll be consumed by worry."
"holding onto secrets, whatever your intentions, is damaging..."
The last pages were the best of the book. A nice but slightly predictable twist was fun to read considering most of the 'twists' were predictable. Nonetheless, i really enjoy the pov style and its a quick read with the short chapters.
some quotes i liked :
"if you can't change it, let it go. Otherwise you'll be consumed by worry."
"holding onto secrets, whatever your intentions, is damaging..."
medium-paced
This is my first book by Hunter... but it definitely won't be my last. The writing was great. I was interested very quickly. I loved Beth... I knew early on she wasn't as innocent as she seemed. I knew most of the ending, there was one twist that I thought early on, but gave up on it and it came to fruition.
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I don’t always pick up crime novels because I feel like they end up becoming too predictable or too far fetched. I picked this one with the idea that I wouldn’t really be surprised, yet, I still managed to be pleasantly amused by the final twist. I’m very certain I’ll read the author’s next book in any case.
Now, there’s books I love and rate 4 to 5 stars, and then there’s books I enjoyed but didn’t find to be out-of-this-world. I read this book in 24 hours because it has a simple style, a good pace, and a fun plot. It just didn’t blow my mind, but I’m okay with it because I didn’t particularly expect it to.
The concept of making the reader wonder whether the wife is innocent or an unreliable narrator was interesting, and the simple, easy-to-read style of writing made it an easy read with a final twist that is both a cliché and exactly what you wanted in the end.
The issue is that some of the twists worked not because of unreliable narrators, but because despite the narration being in first person, the characters simply did not say everything. Sure, it’s the point of unreliably, but also by the end it felt too convenient. The relationships and the villain were stereotypical and the odd love story felt forced and cartoonish.
It felt like a crime drama that you binge over a week end even though you know exactly how it’s going to end.
But hey, isn’t that exactly what we need sometimes?
Now, there’s books I love and rate 4 to 5 stars, and then there’s books I enjoyed but didn’t find to be out-of-this-world. I read this book in 24 hours because it has a simple style, a good pace, and a fun plot. It just didn’t blow my mind, but I’m okay with it because I didn’t particularly expect it to.
The concept of making the reader wonder whether the wife is innocent or an unreliable narrator was interesting, and the simple, easy-to-read style of writing made it an easy read with a final twist that is both a cliché and exactly what you wanted in the end.
The issue is that some of the twists worked not because of unreliable narrators, but because despite the narration being in first person, the characters simply did not say everything. Sure, it’s the point of unreliably, but also by the end it felt too convenient. The relationships and the villain were stereotypical and the odd love story felt forced and cartoonish.
It felt like a crime drama that you binge over a week end even though you know exactly how it’s going to end.
But hey, isn’t that exactly what we need sometimes?