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3.04 AVERAGE
3.04 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
- JAW ON FLOOR!
3/5☆ w/ a round up
I only got into this book because it was a domestic thriller, and im enjoying these books nowadays. The romance part of the book was annoying, disgusting, and felt forced. Did not like it all.
Aside from the romantic aspect, the thriller part of it was interesting. The plot twist made me open my eyes WIDE, definitely not expected at all.
I didnt like how Kelly's character showed how much of an anxious and overthinker she is yet she was soooo naive in so many situations and disregarded red neon flags that sound alarming to any person let alone someone who overthinks. Aside from that, i was frustrated by her character because it was well written to make the reader feel and see her anxiety that was boarderline suffocating to her and the reader.
Would i recommend the book? Absolutely not. I did not dnf because i was invested to know who the killer was, but the romance side really ruined it all.
I only got into this book because it was a domestic thriller, and im enjoying these books nowadays. The romance part of the book was annoying, disgusting, and felt forced. Did not like it all.
Aside from the romantic aspect, the thriller part of it was interesting. The plot twist made me open my eyes WIDE, definitely not expected at all.
I didnt like how Kelly's character showed how much of an anxious and overthinker she is yet she was soooo naive in so many situations and disregarded red neon flags that sound alarming to any person let alone someone who overthinks. Aside from that, i was frustrated by her character because it was well written to make the reader feel and see her anxiety that was boarderline suffocating to her and the reader.
Would i recommend the book? Absolutely not. I did not dnf because i was invested to know who the killer was, but the romance side really ruined it all.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Sexual content, Murder
Minor: Physical abuse
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book bombards you with context and explanations, so every new one feels immediately suspicious and you never know who to trust.
Kelly is excruciatingly self doubting and insecure. Combined with the narrator's voice for her in emotional scenes, I found her annoying. However I did relate to her moments of frustration at being consistently left out of the loop or her desire for plans and predictability being treated with disdain. And she does grow, which of course we get to see in her thoughts in elaborate detail, which slows down tense moments so much it's shocking the other characters don't comment on her long pauses before reacting!
In addition to some moments being drawn out, others are glossed over and omitted, only told to us later. Kelly's thoughts refer to past moments of relationship building that we didn't get to see, which makes them feel fake and trying too hard prove the closeness is developing. Would have been more effective for me if those fond moments were on page, not mental reflections.
I'm still not sure how I feel about stories being set during the height of the pandemic - they either feel like inauthentic shallow set dressing or way to heavy for me to think about. This one leans toward shallow and mainly serves to further isolate the characters. Also for how often Virgo appears and does very catlike things, no mention is ever made of feeding her, even though other mundane daily things (like feeding the humans) comes up a lot! Minor observation, I know.
Kelly is excruciatingly self doubting and insecure. Combined with the narrator's voice for her in emotional scenes, I found her annoying. However I did relate to her moments of frustration at being consistently left out of the loop or her desire for plans and predictability being treated with disdain. And she does grow, which of course we get to see in her thoughts in elaborate detail, which slows down tense moments so much it's shocking the other characters don't comment on her long pauses before reacting!
In addition to some moments being drawn out, others are glossed over and omitted, only told to us later. Kelly's thoughts refer to past moments of relationship building that we didn't get to see, which makes them feel fake and trying too hard prove the closeness is developing. Would have been more effective for me if those fond moments were on page, not mental reflections.
I'm still not sure how I feel about stories being set during the height of the pandemic - they either feel like inauthentic shallow set dressing or way to heavy for me to think about. This one leans toward shallow and mainly serves to further isolate the characters. Also for how often Virgo appears and does very catlike things, no mention is ever made of feeding her, even though other mundane daily things (like feeding the humans) comes up a lot! Minor observation, I know.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse, Sexual content
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was looking for an easy read. Guilty pleasure type stuff. And I found it! I liked it more than I was expecting to. Though the ending left a lot to be desired.
tense