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3.56 AVERAGE
3.56 AVERAGE
This is my first book by Minka Kent and I have just added her entire backlist to my TBR. I love that the book was just long enough, under 300 pages! It was a tense psychological thriller about a woman, Meredith, who suddenly goes missing. Her sister, Greer, refuses to give up on her and pushes everyone to search for her. The wealthy husband is naturally under suspicion. A surprising, but satisfying, end to this novel. Some scenes were a bit far-fetched, but not enough to take away from my enjoyment of this thriller.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Minor: Domestic abuse, Stalking
Engaging but fairly predictable. I had the central culprit narrowed down to two possibilities at the midway point, and it turned out that one of my guesses was accurate. There were a few twists and turns that I couldn't unravel quite as neatly, so that kept me reading. Overall, though, a very average mystery.
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
So you basically have read this story before if you are a thriller reader BUT even though I figured out what was going on early on I still enjoyed the ride. I enjoyed this sister side of the story.
Kept me reading but not too much investigation going on. Disappointed.
I don't get the glowing reviews for this at all. It was not thrilling, not all that mysterious, not even that enjoyable to read. There isn't a single character I liked and several of them I actually actively dislike, especially Greer, the missing woman's sister and one of the main characters. She is so obnoxious and difficult that at one point one of the other characters actually (understandably) yells at her to stop being such a bitch. Every other chapter was from her POV, which was tedious and frankly annoying. The alternating chapters, told by Meredith as it counted down from her marriage to her disappearance, weren't much better. Meredith is young, immature, naive, and fickle. It's so hard to feel sympathy for her whining about her boring privileged life in her mansion - maybe if she had waited longer than 6 months after meeting Andrew to marry him, she would have had time to really think through what her life was going to look like. Andrew also doesn't seem like much of a catch anyway, aside from being rich AF, and we're told that they are soooo in love but never actually shown that. The only redeeming thing about this book is that it's short and fast to read, so I didn't waste too much of my life on it.
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes