Reviews

The Shadow Box by Luanne Rice

kristens_korner's review against another edition

5.0

I really enjoyed the twist and turns in this book. It kept me reading and enjoying through the whole story line.

addylaver's review against another edition

dark 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? No

1.75

creepyinkdrinker's review

emotional hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

This book started off with a bang and I was very excited about it. 

Then, however, it just died a bit in the middle. It got boring. I was listening to it while traveling and nodded off and had to turn it off. 

It seemed like a bunch of stories muddled all over the place. 

Everything ties together in the end and it all ends up connected. 

It wasn't bad but it wasn't great.

shay_janae's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Murder, Toxic relationship, and Kidnapping

astrid_alice's review

2.0

(This review is not meant to insult the author in any way, this is just an opinion and how I felt after reading it.)

This was such a hard read- like horrible... all over the place. You knew from the beginning who was trying to kill her but the back and forth was awful the way it was done. total train wreck. The ending was leaving me frustrated for the main character because come ON seriously!?!?! NO. you can not be serious right now- you know damn well he was there to take those kids and he was in on this, and you're just going to leave with him. You MUST be stupid right???

julespie's review against another edition

3.0

I thought this story was a good one, it kept me interested and I wanted to keep reading. Slower at the beginning but then better. I did think the back and forth between characters was too much but that could just be me. Conor and Clare would have been enough for me. In the end I was happy with where the story went, however, I would have liked it to have been paced a little faster.

paddysmom's review against another edition

4.0

Fun Read

I liked the premise of the story. I feel like Claire’s character was not developed enough and it ended too soon.

mebclowd09's review against another edition

4.0

a little long-winded... but good.

natashaniezgoda's review against another edition

3.0

For the most part, this was a fun read! Did I skim portions of it because it was getting a little too long-winded and theatrical? Yeah...

christinareadsontheroad's review

4.0

I read this for a book club I recently joined and even though I don’t normally go for mysteries/thrillers, I could barely put it down. Told in multiple POVs and across multiple timelines, this story has so many twists and turns as you try to figure out who is responsible for the suspicious attack on the wife of Connecticut’s leading gubernatorial and the murder of a fellow socialite who runs in the same wealthy circles. I’d definitely recommend reading this if you enjoy mystery, thrillers, “old money” small town drama, and stories about political cover-ups at any cost.