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prettypious's review against another edition
5.0
Oh did I enjoy this messy little book! The characters became more deplorable the more I read along. I like how the author kept dropping little nuggets as each chapter unfolded. This book is juicy and my mouth stayed gaped open to the ground!! I highly recommend this it was a quick read and highly entertaining
justinkhchen's review against another edition
3.0
3 stars
Bingeable fun time, The Arrangement aims low, but accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: cramming as many thriller 'failing heterosexual marriage' tropes as possible into a compact length, and a decently compelling one at that. I appreciate its brevity (not trying to drag things out into a typical 300+ page length), and the assembly of reveals hit the intended impact in most cases (though there are still a few the make my eyes roll at their contrivance). I got strong My Lovely Wife vibe while reading this, so if you're a fan of the Samantha Downing novel, I think you'll easily enjoy this one as well.
Both The Arrangement and The Housemaid are two Kindle Unlimited thriller titles that made a splash online, and I can see why — both have a standard, yet always enticing premise, and can be finished without much mental/time commitment — fast food fiction at its best.
Bingeable fun time, The Arrangement aims low, but accomplishes exactly what it sets out to do: cramming as many thriller 'failing heterosexual marriage' tropes as possible into a compact length, and a decently compelling one at that. I appreciate its brevity (not trying to drag things out into a typical 300+ page length), and the assembly of reveals hit the intended impact in most cases (though there are still a few the make my eyes roll at their contrivance). I got strong My Lovely Wife vibe while reading this, so if you're a fan of the Samantha Downing novel, I think you'll easily enjoy this one as well.
Both The Arrangement and The Housemaid are two Kindle Unlimited thriller titles that made a splash online, and I can see why — both have a standard, yet always enticing premise, and can be finished without much mental/time commitment — fast food fiction at its best.
drish231's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
booksnknitswithsamii's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
csimonsensays's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
tigerlipgloss's review against another edition
2.0
This book is just not that good. Unreliable narrators, twists that were unnecessary, too many plot line’s and secrets, it has all the cliche bad thriller tropes. And, what I found to be the worst, unrealistic children. The 10yo acts like a teenager (it’s brought up frequently enough to pull me out of the story) and the 14yo is still at the elementary school. There is also almost no interactions with the children. It felt like they were only included to give the narrator excuses for not being present at certain times.
It is however a very quick read.
It is however a very quick read.
uruseibaka's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0