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kspencerinskeep's review against another edition
3.0
I was so confused when I was reading this book because the Bea (the narrator) kept switching between elements of the story, interviews with the judicial inspector, and a letter to her sister all within the same chapter. The ending of this psychological thriller was totally unexpected.
leahsug's review against another edition
2.0
i admit that i was drawn right in and kept reading quickly. but i felt totally manipulated, sure that there was some "trick, secret, surprise" coming and didn't really think it was well done. too heavy handed?
squid_ink's review against another edition
3.0
A three star read during the book but jumps up to four because of the twist at the end. I was going to give it three, but since I knock stars off for sucky endings I think I can do the reverse. probably a 3.5 really.
Editing to add:
Nope. Three stars. I thought about overnight as you do when you can't sleep. I was difficult to follow the writing for the first half of the book. The points of view and someone telling someone, telling someone a story, back to "now", back to then. The end was exciting but a lot of the journey was bleh. I would not recommend people to skip it, but looking at the other books I've given four stars to then nope. Three.
Editing to add:
Nope. Three stars. I thought about overnight as you do when you can't sleep. I was difficult to follow the writing for the first half of the book. The points of view and someone telling someone, telling someone a story, back to "now", back to then. The end was exciting but a lot of the journey was bleh. I would not recommend people to skip it, but looking at the other books I've given four stars to then nope. Three.
lglena's review against another edition
emotional
medium-paced
4.5
Kept me guessing the whole way through. Would have liked an epilogue
champagnejayme's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. 3.75 stars. Ahh, I can't decide between a 3 and a 4 star rating. I enjoyed the language of the book very much - I think I was a bit let down by the twist at the end.
dcgotz's review against another edition
3.0
a very interesting book...the storyline totally captivated me but the writing style was too all over the place and I found it took me a while to adjust. Even at the end I don't like the writing but I am to into the story to stop.
librarian2010's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this was a well-written thriller with a twist at the end that caught me completely off-guard. A good summer read!
micheledawn1975's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed this book. It had a good story about a woman who refused to believe her sister comitted suicide and went on a quest to find a killer that no one believed existed. It was written as one long letter from one sister to another and some reviewers didn't quite care for that style but I liked it. It was different. You got the whole story in order in addition to reading Bee's thoughts and feelings as she is relating what happened to her deceased sister. I am definately going to read the next book by this author as I think she has great talent and a very different writing style.
kpud's review against another edition
5.0
Bee is devastated by the death of her sister- and the police's verdict of suicide. She begins her own investigation into Tess' death. Great thriller, I didn't figure out the truth until the narrator did. A side plot deals with genetic engineering.
mrsandronic's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5