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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Nice suspense in this one. Started off a bit slow but it picked up at the end. These characters were pretty well fleshed out and there were some tough stops to get through but it was definitely a page turner towards the end.
A gripping read, as dark as they come but not a lot to be found past the pure shock factor.
dark
mysterious
sad
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:
Complicated
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Certain parts of this book were so hard for me to read. I think this is why I like to stick with Fantasy for the most part because when there’s some magical/mystical element… It’s all make-believe. With this story, even though it is fiction, there’s that element of “but it could happen.”
Somehow this book both dragged on and delivered twisty plot lines that kept me engaged. I’m happy for the ending Lydia and Claire got but I would have loved to have seen more of a showdown between Claire and Paul in the end.
My biggest question though, and honestly, the biggest plot hole, is why did Paul and his father do this at all? It’s easy to chop it up and just say oh he’s a psychopath but what led to such sadistic behavior? I wish the book would’ve leaned into that a little bit more.
Somehow this book both dragged on and delivered twisty plot lines that kept me engaged. I’m happy for the ending Lydia and Claire got but I would have loved to have seen more of a showdown between Claire and Paul in the end.
My biggest question though, and honestly, the biggest plot hole, is why did Paul and his father do this at all? It’s easy to chop it up and just say oh he’s a psychopath but what led to such sadistic behavior? I wish the book would’ve leaned into that a little bit more.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
DNF at like page 25, don’t plan on finishing it
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This was a good one. Karin Slaughter did a beautiful job adding in fiction with this could actually be something that happens in real life. Imagine you have been married to a man for 18 years, and then suddenly he is murdered one night when you guys were being spontaneous. As you are grieving and find things out about your husband but it continues to get worse. This book broke my heart the letters from the father was a nice touch. They finally were able to make amends with each other and rebuild their lives. The only drawbacks were it took a while for the set up and the long chapters were annoying. But overall beautifully written now a Karin Slaughter fan.
dark
medium-paced