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3.62 AVERAGE
3.62 AVERAGE
Figured it out before the ending but couldn't put it down.
Holy COW was this an engaging book. I had listened to the 9th Girl earlier this year as a random "I need an audio book, so I'll see what the library has on hand." It was on the featured endcap, and I was riveted. Once again, I was in the library, in need of an audio book, and I saw this one. It features Dana, who was in 9th Girl, so I picked it up. I listened to the majority of the book driving to and from Madison last week, and holy cow was it great! Very engaging, a lot of red herrings. I'm still wondering about some things that weren't resolved, but overall it was an excellent and engaging mystery.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm pleased to say I was wrong about what I thought at 17%. :)
I wish the beginning moved faster. I skimmed most of the first half of the book and some of the last, but the story became unputdownable around halfway. I'm still glad I read it.
I wish the beginning moved faster. I skimmed most of the first half of the book and some of the last, but the story became unputdownable around halfway. I'm still glad I read it.
slow-paced
A little repetitive & drawn out. Not her best but not the worst.
I hadn't realized I had this, a continuation of a book I had enjoyed on a road trip last summer. I rushed to listen to it so I could send it to my sister, who had been on the road trip with me.
This book would have you believe that there are killers everywhere, surrounding us in our daily lives. There are no less than three here, all of whom live in the same geographic region and fixate on the same circle of people. Suspension of disbelief is impossible with a premise like that.
I did enjoy the depictions of PTSD. Dana's and John's struggles were authentic. I also appreciated that the book talks about the kinds of expectations society places on survivors, specifically the way we romanticize women survivors but alienate them once they exhibit any true signs of trauma. That doesn't often get addressed in fiction or film.
But the coincidental premise is just too much. Compounding it is Julia Whelan's narration, which employs a cartoon motif to each male voice. Almost as if she were reading to children. W t ffffffff.
I did enjoy the depictions of PTSD. Dana's and John's struggles were authentic. I also appreciated that the book talks about the kinds of expectations society places on survivors, specifically the way we romanticize women survivors but alienate them once they exhibit any true signs of trauma. That doesn't often get addressed in fiction or film.
But the coincidental premise is just too much. Compounding it is Julia Whelan's narration, which employs a cartoon motif to each male voice. Almost as if she were reading to children. W t ffffffff.
Almost 400pages and only the last 20 were (somewhat) good. After the first chapter everything dragged on and on. Things, stories, memories, dialogue got repetitive. No character development or anything else remotely captivating. I finished it because of my own annoyance (with myself) at the thought of not finishing a book, sometimes I think/hope it'll get better. This one did NOT.