Reviews

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

_nursejayy's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.0

laurenmichellebrock's review against another edition

2.0

I can only write a bad review by being direct, so...I didn’t like it. I thought there were places where the writing was inventive. Finn has a way with words and definitely liked playing around with his penchant for metaphor. I was fine with that. I like a good metaphor, and I love descriptive language.

But even though Anna’s background is tragic, I thought the execution was overdramatized. I was also supremely disappointed with the plot twist. I didn’t see it coming, but when the big reveal happened it felt unnatural. And I wanted Anna to be as compelling as Finn tried to make her, but I found her too underwhelming to carry a book as long as this one.

I don’t know, it just wasn’t my bottle of merlot.

jwaelde12's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

cfayad817's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

szirbel's review against another edition

5.0

A fabulous twisty read! While it was a bit slow at times, once you get to page 309, the twists come so fast! I had no clue until right before it was revealed who the real villain was! Great read!!!

lindsayvale's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Alcohol, Sexual content, Blood, Death, Drug use, Grief, Car accident, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, Alcoholism, Child death, and Panic attacks/disorders

emilypfarooq's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

sigo06's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 - listened to the audio book and some chapters felt dragged out (probably due to the character driven writing or the narrator not sure), the suspense wasn't really till the end and the psychological aspects were interesting but not that impactful.

asreadbydiana's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

louisayd's review against another edition

4.0

A book that rivals Gone Girl in plot and characters. This was riveting.