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maureensbooks89's review against another edition
3.0
My family is full of huge Nicci French fans. Especially my mom. She has almost every book from Nicci French. That why I also own four Nicci French books but I have only read one. So that’s why in this vacation I decided to read another Nicci French novel. ‘Killing me softly’ was the one I picked first.
‘Killing me softly’ is a story about Alice. Alice is a scientist who works on the development of a new anticonception medicin. Alice lives an easy life and lives with her boyfriend Jake. Alice has a group of friends she has known forever and everything seems to work out perfectly. Jake is an amazing and sweet guy and Alice and Jake are very happy together. But then, one day, Alice sees Adam standing on the other side of the road. There eyes meet and instantly Alice and Adam are pulled together. Alice and Adam start an intense affaire and soon Alice leaves her live with Jake behind and moves in with Adam. But soon after Alice leaves her old life behind, she finds out that an intense and obsessive relationship isn’t perfect. Adam isn’t who he seems to be and soon Alice doesn’t know how to get her freedom back.
‘Killing me softly’ is an intense and sometimes really scary and strange story. In the beginning I didn’t really get the story. I don’t understand how people can lie and manipulate to the people they love, so it was hard for me to relate to the characters. And it was going very fast. But soon I became fascinated by the strange relationship between Alice and Adam. This story is really a thriller and keeps you fascinated until the end.
I give ‘Killing me softly’ three stars and look forward to reading another Nicci French novel.
‘Killing me softly’ is a story about Alice. Alice is a scientist who works on the development of a new anticonception medicin. Alice lives an easy life and lives with her boyfriend Jake. Alice has a group of friends she has known forever and everything seems to work out perfectly. Jake is an amazing and sweet guy and Alice and Jake are very happy together. But then, one day, Alice sees Adam standing on the other side of the road. There eyes meet and instantly Alice and Adam are pulled together. Alice and Adam start an intense affaire and soon Alice leaves her live with Jake behind and moves in with Adam. But soon after Alice leaves her old life behind, she finds out that an intense and obsessive relationship isn’t perfect. Adam isn’t who he seems to be and soon Alice doesn’t know how to get her freedom back.
‘Killing me softly’ is an intense and sometimes really scary and strange story. In the beginning I didn’t really get the story. I don’t understand how people can lie and manipulate to the people they love, so it was hard for me to relate to the characters. And it was going very fast. But soon I became fascinated by the strange relationship between Alice and Adam. This story is really a thriller and keeps you fascinated until the end.
I give ‘Killing me softly’ three stars and look forward to reading another Nicci French novel.
jillian_b96's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
pilchardsmimi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
knorretje's review
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
el1zabe4h's review
2.0
I think this book should be classified as 'chic-lit/thriller'. Maybe even erotic/chic-lit/thriller! I do enjoy a good thriller but this book felt as though it were trying to cover too many genres. I know it can be done but in this case it felt forced. If those are your favorite genres though then this may be the book for you. :)
bookishlesbian's review against another edition
3.0
From the start I knew something was wrong with Adam and I think we were meant to get that feeling. But also I feel like they kept dragging it out. I really felt for Alice because she deserved better. The ending was quite painful because the lies she has to live with, I hoped it would end on a better note for her. Even if it wasn't as bad as I thought it might be. Nice read but nothing too special.
dontmissythesereads's review
2.0
Book #53 read in 2006
This book was an okay read. There were parts that were really exciting. However it left me feeling very unsettled, and I don't like that feeling.
Donated to Friends of the Library Sale
This book was an okay read. There were parts that were really exciting. However it left me feeling very unsettled, and I don't like that feeling.
Donated to Friends of the Library Sale
yasminnnali's review
5.0
Oh my god. This book was marvelous, suspenseful, jaw dropping, and definitely was able to make you the character.
crumbsandletters's review against another edition
1.0
I honestly didn't enjoy this book. It was supposed to be a psychothriller, but all I got was an extremely predictable story in which the last page contains all the relevant facts. I don't usually think this badly of books and maybe it was just a one-off bad thing because I heard a lot of good stuff about Nicci French, but honestly? This book was more porn than anything else (and badly written at that) with a background story of a murderer doing his thing.