3.75 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense 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
dark emotional mysterious tense 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: Yes

Interesting, but I definitely had problems with the execution of this book. I agree with other reviewers who said the first part was slow and/or boring. I found that Amber's motivation was not explained well enough, and although I believe the author wanted me to sympathize with Daphne, I found I didn't. At least, probably not as much as I should have. I have other questions, but won't ask here in order to prevent spoilers.

Kind of a slow start but definitely piqued my interest enough to keep me going, as it was fairly obvious Amber wasn’t going to get what she wanted but I wasn’t sure exactly how that would play out. The Daphne sections were great, though hard to read at times, and while I knew what she was doing before it was revealed, I didn’t expect just how evil Jackson would be so his ending was pretty satisfying. I do wish for a different ending for Amber though. As vile as she was, a lifetime of abuse from a sick psychopath is not something I’d wish on anyone so I didn’t find it to be a very satisfying ending for her.

3.5 definitely was intrigued and wanted to finish it but it wasn’t all that. the plot twist did leave me shocked a little bit but it was over all not bad at all but just not my favorite. i’m realizing i don’t like this book trope a lot.
dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This book needed a trigger warning.
adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Absolute drivel. Shitty writing about bitchy women. Plays to tropes and the “twist” was evident from chapter 1.
dark inspiring sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark emotional mysterious sad tense