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siandalyeast's review
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Murder, Death, Gore, Pedophilia, Violence, and Adult/minor relationship
Minor: Animal death, Medical content, Injury/Injury detail, and Animal cruelty
abireadthat's review
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Let Me In is a twisty mystery novel in which we meet Helen and George - a married couple living in London, moving to the outskirts of Cornwall, just outside of Penzance.
We begin with Helen’s story - a nurse who worked all through Covid, and now due to moving will be out of a job. She fell in love with her University sweetheart George, and they’ve been inseparable since. But the town they move to has a history that is rather dark. A triple murder taking place, including two young girls.
Through the story, we switch through points of view, beginning with Helen, switching to George, and then we meet another character - who maybe isn’t that bad after all.
The format was quite tricky to read and stay concentrated, but I’m assuming once properly published, there will be solid chapters in between the different points of view. Sections of the POVs were divided by little asterisks which was okay, it was just tricky to put down and maybe seperate.
McGowan has created interesting characters with incredible stories, and overall I really enjoyed it. Except, as we got to the end, I had already predicted what would happen, and how a certain confession would take place. I enjoyed the fast paced flow of the book at about the halfway point, and really struggled to put it down! Overall a solid 3.5 stars.
Trigger Warnings:
• Child abuse
• Child grooming
• Mental health - depression, anxiety, PTSD
• Infertility (briefly touched on)
• Murder
• Loss of parent
• Medical procedures (tracheotomy)
We begin with Helen’s story - a nurse who worked all through Covid, and now due to moving will be out of a job. She fell in love with her University sweetheart George, and they’ve been inseparable since. But the town they move to has a history that is rather dark. A triple murder taking place, including two young girls.
Through the story, we switch through points of view, beginning with Helen, switching to George, and then we meet another character - who maybe isn’t that bad after all.
The format was quite tricky to read and stay concentrated, but I’m assuming once properly published, there will be solid chapters in between the different points of view. Sections of the POVs were divided by little asterisks which was okay, it was just tricky to put down and maybe seperate.
McGowan has created interesting characters with incredible stories, and overall I really enjoyed it. Except, as we got to the end, I had already predicted what would happen, and how a certain confession would take place. I enjoyed the fast paced flow of the book at about the halfway point, and really struggled to put it down! Overall a solid 3.5 stars.
Trigger Warnings:
• Child abuse
• Child grooming
• Mental health - depression, anxiety, PTSD
• Infertility (briefly touched on)
• Murder
• Loss of parent
• Medical procedures (tracheotomy)
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death of parent, Child abuse, Child death, Medical content, Infertility, and Mental illness
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