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264 reviews for:

The Thinnest Air

Minka Kent

3.56 AVERAGE


2.5 stars I guess lol. This was a free book for me with Amazon Prime this month and I’m very happy I didn’t actually buy it. I really enjoyed Minka’s book, The Perfect Roommate, but this one just irritated me so much. I didn’t like any of the characters. I maybe could’ve liked Meredith but I don’t think I had a chance to get to know her all that well. Greer, the main character, in my opinion, was so annoying. And the book was chock full of cliches and repetition. For example, if I would’ve had to read one more time that someone “dragged their hands down their mouth” or said something “on a quick exhale” I probably would’ve cried. This book was almost a DNF for me but I skimmed the last 75-100 pages just to read about how she pulled it together in the end. (Which by the way, I had all figured out by the middle of the book).

I truly hope other people have a better experience reading this than I did!! But please don’t let my discouragement keep you from reading it! I can’t wait to see other people’s reviews! I might be completely alone in this opinion!

Great thriller !

This book kept me on the edge of my seat. It was paced well and got twists and turns. A great read.

This was a fairly suspenseful book. The writing could have been a tinsy bit better, but it was good.

I'm glad this was a free book. With all of the five-star reviews, I wonder if I didn't miss something, but, there was nothing original in this book. It was full of clichés and stereotypes, and it wasn't very well-written.

Two and a half stars. This was a moderately entertaining audiobook. My main reservation is that the writing is marred by clichés.

Meh. The Protagonist was super hard to like or even root for. By the end of the book, I really didn't care if she was found dead or alive. Her sister was the only character I cared about. I was kind of hoping that Meredith grew a pair and decided to do the right thing and leave her loveless marriage and had just "disappeared" on her own. That would have made for more interesting reading.

Summary: Meredith should be happy, but she isn’t. Gorgeous young Meredith lives a life of decadent luxury with her handsome ultra-rich husband, Andrew Price. Although she is much younger than Andrew—and his third wife—she feels she is more than just a prize for him to show off. He certainly enjoys having her look “a certain way” out in public, but he treats her with what appears to be genuine affection in and out of bed.

But Meredith is bored and lonely. She can only spend so much time working out at the gym and shopping. She has little in common with the other wives and only has one casual female friendship. After three years of marriage, Andrew no longer lavishes her with attention and has become somewhat distant. Meredith finds herself looking for distraction and affection.

After Meredith mysteriously disappears from the parking lot of a store, suspicion initially falls on Andrew, but he has a solid alibi. Did Meredith walk away from an unhappy marriage or did something happen to her?

Comments: The Thinnest Air starts out with a cringe-worthy sex scene, which is unfortunate as it almost made me stop reading. But that quickly passed, and the book settled into a standard thriller. It was a fast, entertaining story, but the characters and plot were too predictable. The breezy, clear writing style—plus the desire to live the Price’s lifestyle–is what propelled the novel.

I picked this up after some oral surgery when I was looking for light entertainment. It would also make a good beach book. I read the Kindle Unlimited edition.
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not terrible, just didn’t move fast enough for me. I was expecting more suspense
mysterious slow-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