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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
Konnts einfach nicht aus der Hand legen, das ist definitiv mein neues Lieblings-Riley Sager-Buch!!
Listen, I figured out most of the major revelations in this book long before they happened but man I still had a good time. The blend of mystery, thriller and haunting (genres and topics I generally have absolutely no interest in) was very well done and I was invested the whole way through. I picked this up on a whim because the last book I read was so bad I just needed to cleanse my palate but I’m glad I did. This isn’t an in-depth review, I’m just so pleasantly surprised I liked this book I had to tell somebody.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
The last few chapters of this book are really great, but not enough to salvage the rest of it. I keep trying Sager’s novels, but I just can’t seem to get into his style of prose or structure. His characters especially irritate me, and good god did Maggie really fit that pattern. I was bored of her constantly, and the side characters didn’t do much for me either. One thing I will say for Sager is he’s a master at the double or triple or quadruple combo plot twist in the very final act, which is always a lot of fun. The action packed madness revealed to Maggie and to us in the last few chapters is really great, but the rest of the book was a drag. Not a slow burn, exactly, but more like a loop that beats you over the head with the same ideas and themes a thousand times before finally saying something new, and thats when it gets good. It wasn’t an atrocious book or anything, but it was slow going and not quite rewarding enough to make it more than a middle of the toad 2.5-3 stars from me. Also, Maggie should have been gay, like - what? Her and her only friend and life partner flip houses for a living, and instead if making them lesbians, you made me read over and over again about her wanting to have sex with Dane? Riley Sager you are truly a sick individual.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
reflective
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:
Complicated
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
This book had me sat for two hours straight at one point, completely unaware of how much time had passed. For me, the pace was perfect. Each chapter I finished, I was itching to keep reading into the late hours of the night.
One thing that I don’t quite understand is the relation of the title to the plot. I personally didn’t find a strong “home before dark” theme at all.In fact, everything happened AT the home IN the dark.
Overall, another really dark, tense and great read from Riley Sager. I’m never disappointed 🫶
One thing that I don’t quite understand is the relation of the title to the plot. I personally didn’t find a strong “home before dark” theme at all.
Overall, another really dark, tense and great read from Riley Sager. I’m never disappointed 🫶
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicide, Murder
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced