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trisha_thomas's review
3.0
This was an interesting story -about three women who live in the same apartment complex. They are a bit quirky - each choosing a different route in their life. One is married with kids, one is sophisticated and trying to land the perfect guy, and the last is a teacher for a private school and okay with her more quiet life. The whole book is each chapter taking a visit to each woman as they got through their highs and lows of their day and relationships and jobs.
There IS a mystery listed at the beginning, the very first chapter, but that storyline definitely felt like a 2nd thought and not the whole premise of the story. There is not a lot of tension or buildup or focus on the mystery (at least for me) and more the day to day routine of each woman's life. It was good but I didn't love it.
There IS a mystery listed at the beginning, the very first chapter, but that storyline definitely felt like a 2nd thought and not the whole premise of the story. There is not a lot of tension or buildup or focus on the mystery (at least for me) and more the day to day routine of each woman's life. It was good but I didn't love it.
thindbooks's review
5.0
*This book was sent to me by the publisher to give an honest review in return*
I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was such a fantastic read. This book is about three ladies who live in one apartment complex and have their own secrets to keep buried. (I recommend read the summary to get all the detailed details!) I really loved the author's writing for this book. She did a wonderful job with the storyline and pacing. I was hooked from page one! There is a lot of drama, secrets, and a small mystery in this book that you do not want to miss. Though the best part of this book was the characters.
This book is mainly written in 3 POVs with a small POV of another character. I enjoyed reading all the character's POV especially Sylvia because she has that evil side of her that no one wants to see. Each character in this book is unique and has their own drama that connects to each other. I love their development from beginning to end because their friendship grew a lot. There is also some romance in this book that you will enjoy reading.
This was just a great book and everything was perfect. I had no problems with this one which is why it gets a full 5/5 stars. This is perfect for fans who love Big Little Lies and Pretty Little Liars.
I LOVED THIS BOOK! It was such a fantastic read. This book is about three ladies who live in one apartment complex and have their own secrets to keep buried. (I recommend read the summary to get all the detailed details!) I really loved the author's writing for this book. She did a wonderful job with the storyline and pacing. I was hooked from page one! There is a lot of drama, secrets, and a small mystery in this book that you do not want to miss. Though the best part of this book was the characters.
This book is mainly written in 3 POVs with a small POV of another character. I enjoyed reading all the character's POV especially Sylvia because she has that evil side of her that no one wants to see. Each character in this book is unique and has their own drama that connects to each other. I love their development from beginning to end because their friendship grew a lot. There is also some romance in this book that you will enjoy reading.
This was just a great book and everything was perfect. I had no problems with this one which is why it gets a full 5/5 stars. This is perfect for fans who love Big Little Lies and Pretty Little Liars.
losquish's review against another edition
2.0
Not my cup of tea
This book was well written and had an engaging plot. Some characters were outright dislikable but I know that that was the point.
It was just really, really hard for me to look past when one of the three main women was just so out and out horrible. She had her reasons and I even understand some of her actions, but her whole personality was just over the top and it made it hard to watch her succeed at getting what she wanted.
I much preferred the stories of the other two women (though one part was just a little too “tidy little bow” at the end for me).
Overall it is not a bad book, it just wasn’t the sort of genre I usually read and some of it was just not the kind of story I personally enjoy. I know a whole bunch of people who do like this style of book through and I would (and will!) recommend it to all of them! :)
This book was well written and had an engaging plot. Some characters were outright dislikable but I know that that was the point.
It was just really, really hard for me to look past when one of the three main women was just so out and out horrible. She had her reasons and I even understand some of her actions, but her whole personality was just over the top and it made it hard to watch her succeed at getting what she wanted.
I much preferred the stories of the other two women (though one part was just a little too “tidy little bow” at the end for me).
Overall it is not a bad book, it just wasn’t the sort of genre I usually read and some of it was just not the kind of story I personally enjoy. I know a whole bunch of people who do like this style of book through and I would (and will!) recommend it to all of them! :)
kjelu1022's review
3.0
Thank you to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for providing an advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
The premise of this book was interesting. Three female neighbors with secrets make for an interesting read. This book was set up to be a mystery with the opening scene of trying to find out “who did it”. However, I do not feel the book held up to its own potential. The neighbors interaction with each other seemed forced and the situations that occurred were too coincidental to be believable.
On the whole, I did like the book but it did not “wow” me and the ending seemed abrupt in its attempt to wrap up the story.
The premise of this book was interesting. Three female neighbors with secrets make for an interesting read. This book was set up to be a mystery with the opening scene of trying to find out “who did it”. However, I do not feel the book held up to its own potential. The neighbors interaction with each other seemed forced and the situations that occurred were too coincidental to be believable.
On the whole, I did like the book but it did not “wow” me and the ending seemed abrupt in its attempt to wrap up the story.
acrosstheskyinstars's review
3.0
I would say that this is a solidly decent book. While I feel like the story ended up being different than I had initially envisioned, the story had a solid foundation, the writing was well done, and the characters were very fleshed out.
I liked that there were three main characters in this story. They are all women who live in the same apartment complex. This is the story of their lives and relationships. I thought I was getting more of a murder mystery story, so the plot was different than I expected. But I think a reader going into this knowing that it’s more about the women than the death will have a better time.
These three characters are all very different aspects of women. Embry is a spirited stay-at-home mom to two 1/2 kids with a husband trying to make it as an actor. Riki is a second grade teacher at a local private school who is trying to navigate school politics while lusting after Embry’s husband and her rather casual relationship with her own boyfriend. And then there’s Sylvia. Sylvia started out as a good character for me, and she was by far the most interesting. However the woman is absolutely unhinged and the more I thought about her actions, the less and less I could tolerate her as a character.
Major spoilers here:
Sylvia finds out that her boyfriend Hugh is cheating on his wife with her…oh and also has a newborn. I get the idea of the revenge fantasy, but she took everything way to far. She stalks him, shows up at his house and pretends to get to know his wife to intimidate him, breaks into his friend’s house, posts revenge porn of herself and frames him for that along with threatening her and being abusive. She goes so far as to set up a burner phone that could be traced back to him, which she uses to send threatening texts to herself. She also seduces him knowingly using expired condoms (or at least pretends to, it’s a bit unclear). She pretends to be pregnant with his kid. I fail to see how knowingly using expired condoms and tricking someone into a pregnancy they didn’t want is not on the sexual assault spectrum, but that is definitely a conversation that should be had. Then, she seduces a man she works with who her coworker has a crush on, just so she can actually become pregnant and pretend that the baby is Hugh’s…Also then she actually becomes pregnant with Hugh’s baby, only to contribute directly to Hugh’s death, and then schemes to entrap another man into thinking it’s his baby and getting married. (Sylvia’s severe childhood trauma is barely acknowledged, but the woman seriously needs help.)
All in all, this was definitely an interesting read. The characters were all fleshed out nicely and the plot moved along and was interesting. I think this is a solid 3 star book. There were elements I didn’t like, but overall it was an easy read with an interesting plot.
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This book was provided to me as an advanced reading copy by the publisher.
I liked that there were three main characters in this story. They are all women who live in the same apartment complex. This is the story of their lives and relationships. I thought I was getting more of a murder mystery story, so the plot was different than I expected. But I think a reader going into this knowing that it’s more about the women than the death will have a better time.
These three characters are all very different aspects of women. Embry is a spirited stay-at-home mom to two 1/2 kids with a husband trying to make it as an actor. Riki is a second grade teacher at a local private school who is trying to navigate school politics while lusting after Embry’s husband and her rather casual relationship with her own boyfriend. And then there’s Sylvia. Sylvia started out as a good character for me, and she was by far the most interesting. However the woman is absolutely unhinged and the more I thought about her actions, the less and less I could tolerate her as a character.
Major spoilers here:
All in all, this was definitely an interesting read. The characters were all fleshed out nicely and the plot moved along and was interesting. I think this is a solid 3 star book. There were elements I didn’t like, but overall it was an easy read with an interesting plot.
Check out my blog: www.acrosstheskyinstars818513457.word...
This book was provided to me as an advanced reading copy by the publisher.
menniemenace's review against another edition
3.0
This was not really a thriller. It is well-written, entertaining, engrossing, but not a thriller.
It had clever characters, dull characters, and a potentially on the verge of collapse character.
Why is it not a thriller?
Well, nothing happens to the three main characters. The author dangles the potential for some scary suspenseful stuff, but nothing really happens. Also, the ending is too good to be true times 100. Everything is so amazingly wrapped up to the point it seems weird. If I didn't know it was the last chapter I would have thought this was building up to a catastrophe.
Overall, it's a fun book to read but, again, not a thriller.
It had clever characters, dull characters, and a potentially on the verge of collapse character.
Why is it not a thriller?
Well, nothing happens to the three main characters. The author dangles the potential for some scary suspenseful stuff, but nothing really happens. Also, the ending is too good to be true times 100. Everything is so amazingly wrapped up to the point it seems weird. If I didn't know it was the last chapter I would have thought this was building up to a catastrophe.
Overall, it's a fun book to read but, again, not a thriller.
alifromkc1907's review against another edition
4.0
Gut Instinct Rating: 3
Characters: 3.25
Believability: 4
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 3
Story Line: 2.5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Audiobook Narration: 3.5
Overall: 3.93
Characters: 3.25
Believability: 4
Uniqueness: 5
Writing Style: 5
Excitement Factor: 3
Story Line: 2.5
Title Relevance: 5
Artwork Relevance: 5
Audiobook Narration: 3.5
Overall: 3.93
renwar96's review against another edition
4.0
A story about neighbors who are living their own separate lives and have their own separate issues, they are casual friends but come together when their beloved landlord passes away and her son comes to the scene and tries to take away all of their homes. I really like Sylvie and her story, she had a definite edge and it was fun to read about her taking revenge on her married ex.