4.09 AVERAGE

dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Best thriller I’ve read in a while! 
adventurous 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: No
dark mysterious tense medium-paced

  • Tropes/themes:
    • Multiple POVs
    • Psychological thriller
    • Revenge
    • Trust/deception
    • Vigilante justice
    • Grief/trauma
  • I swear, Steve Cavanagh is the king of plot twists.
  • A page-turner full of completely unexpected twists that left me stunned.
  • Captivating and well-written.
  • The entertainment outweighed the unrealistic plot.
  • Did a great job at holding the suspense and tension of the different storylines before they finally interweaved in one of the big reveals.
  • Content warnings:
    • Murder/death
    • Child SA
    • Pedophilia
    • Child death
    • Violence
    • Stalking
    • Injury detail/blood/gore
    • Suicide
    • Grief
    • Mental illness
    • Kidnapping

mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Amanda and Wendy meet at a bereavement group; Amanda lost her family to a known predator, and Wendy's daughter was assaulted by her teacher. Both murderers walked free, and the women are, in their own way, planning their revenge. When one of them suggests they use the premise to Strangers on a Train as inspiration, their revenge might happen after all.
I was sure I had it all figured out by the 60% - 70% of the book. I mean, it was pretty much obvious by that point. However, I did not see the last twist coming, and though I am not as satisfied by the ending, I do think it was a reasonable way to end the story. 
mysterious slow-paced
dark emotional 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
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark emotional sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No