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chelleivancic's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
slbeckmann's review against another edition
2.0
Thank you to the author, Crooked Lane Books and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
This is an intriguing premise, and includes the requisite twists and turns - but its weaknesses made me lose interest. I got the feeling the plot development is about half a page ahead of what you're reading - not enough to really get the reader invested in the characters (who are all flat and one-dimensional), and not enough to build up anticipation for the twists and turns. I would have been more interested in a stronger focus on the sisterly relationship and the identity issues. As is, it didn't really work for me.
This is an intriguing premise, and includes the requisite twists and turns - but its weaknesses made me lose interest. I got the feeling the plot development is about half a page ahead of what you're reading - not enough to really get the reader invested in the characters (who are all flat and one-dimensional), and not enough to build up anticipation for the twists and turns. I would have been more interested in a stronger focus on the sisterly relationship and the identity issues. As is, it didn't really work for me.
bookcrazyblogger's review against another edition
4.0
Zoe has run away from her life, after losing out on the title of favored child to her sister Ava, a best selling novelist, who constantly put Zoe’s life in her books. Zoe has now become Lizzie and is a happy relationship with her husband Andrew, while raising her stepdaughter Emma. Then Zoe’s past comes back to bite her in the worst way, when Ava goes missing and Zoe, now Lizzie, is being framed for her sister’s possible murder. When Lizzie returns back to Virginia to answer questions, she’s under clouds of suspicion. Meanwhile Ava’s truly been kidnapped, along with her first husband and must fight to survive. Will these two sisters rescue each other or will this already tense bond be shattered for good? This was a crazy good story. I was actually super hooked, especially because the characters were similar in the way they dealt with things. I also really liked the direction that Ava’s kidnapping took-it was a really unique angle and it brought that family tension into play as well. This was a good thriller, one that kept me on my toes, trying to put together all the pieces. It’s definitely a psychological thriller, playing on a specific form of psychology that I haven’t spent a lot of time on but this book definitely inspires me to do so!
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