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3.91 AVERAGE
3.91 AVERAGE
A great whodunit from Shari Lepena! Her books always hook me from the first page and this one was no different!
Bryden is a wife and mother who goes missing when she fails to pick up her daughter from daycare. With multiple POVs, a VERY long list of suspects, and very little evidence, this one had me guessing the entire way. I really had no idea who did it because everyone had a motive. A fun ride and a great read if you’re looking for a thriller!
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada for the #NetGalley ARC!
Bryden is a wife and mother who goes missing when she fails to pick up her daughter from daycare. With multiple POVs, a VERY long list of suspects, and very little evidence, this one had me guessing the entire way. I really had no idea who did it because everyone had a motive. A fun ride and a great read if you’re looking for a thriller!
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada for the #NetGalley ARC!
mysterious
tense
fast-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
Omg this book! Hooked me from chapter 1, I feel like if my theory had been the outcome, it would have been 5 stars, but I was a bit disappointed in the ending.
I read this book in one day. It was so fast paced and suspenseful that I just couldn't put it down. Excellent domestic thriller with just enough suspects and twists to keep you guessing.
Shari Lapena will always be on my autobuy author list.
I read this book in one day. It was so fast paced and suspenseful that I just couldn't put it down. Excellent domestic thriller with just enough suspects and twists to keep you guessing.
Shari Lapena will always be on my autobuy author list.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
She Didn’t See it Coming by Shari Lapena is a domestic thriller that starts with a great prologue that gave me a sense of foreboding and hooked me immediately. The story was unpredictable, building up the mystery told from the points of view of family members, friends and neighbours of the missing woman, as well as the investigating officer.
The story moved at a pretty good pace, and it was hard to put down, as I was eager to make it to the conclusion and find out the mystery of what happened to Bryden. I enjoy books that plant red herrings to keep the reader guessing, and there were plenty of those here. I had my theories about the guilty party, and while I did guess correctly, the reveal felt quite anti-climactic.
There were a lot of characters in this book, and while I know they were there to add to the mystery, Lapena didn’t have enough time to really flesh any of them out. I will say that I think the character of Alice is one that could star in her own book. I would read an Alice origin-story!
All in all it was a decent mystery, but it didn’t offer much in the way of thrills or suspense. It was definitely a book that drives home the point that you never really know what’s going on behind closed doors.
Thank you to Penguin Random House Canada and Netgalley for an egalley in exchange for review.
mysterious
medium-paced
Felt like too much was going on. Some side plots did not feel necessary.
dark
emotional
mysterious
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:
No
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
medium-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
Well... that was something I read... Right off the bat, the fact that the police goes in full searching/investigation mode when the woman has been missing for less 2 hours is unbelievable. If there had been some other clues that she was missing (like a room where a fight seems to have happened, a pool of blood or something, a suicide letter) other than she did noy pick up her daughter at daycare, maybe I would've bought it, but an adult won't be declared missing after less than 2 hours... I don't think even once did the detective entertain the idea that Bryden might've just up and left. Detectives always bring up that possibility, no matter how many times everyone in the "victim"'s entourage say she'd never do a think like that... Also, I find it very convenient (and by that, I mean overdone) that the CCTV system doesn't work in the garage. It's time for authors to find something else. When I read a Shari Lapina book, I expect a psychological, maybe a domestic thriller. This was a full on mystery/investigation. That was not what I was in the mood for so I was a bit let down. But further than that, there were too many characters that were way too detailed. And I felt like I was reading a first draft, something felt off the entire time and the story was a bit all over the place. On top of that, the ending was a dud, and very rushed and abrupt. I've read many fantastic reviews about this, so maybe it was just not for me. Or maybe if I went in with a different mindset when I was in the mood for a whodunit?
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
I received an advance review copy of this book for free and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes