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3.34 AVERAGE
3.34 AVERAGE
Killing Me Softly by Nicci French is a true page-turner. Immediately the novel pulls you into the intense love affair of Alice and Adam and you just devour the words to find out where this passionate love will lead.
Alice is involved with Jake, her comfortable live-in boyfriend of some years when one day walking to work she locks eyes with a handsome stranger, briefly they exchange an intense staring session but eventually continue to their separate designations. Leaving for lunch Alice notices the stranger is standing in the same spot "as if he hadn’t moved since this morning." He tells her he was waiting for her and asks her to come with him – she does. They travel to his apartment via taxi without speaking and then engage in "obliterating" passionate love making. She leaves without knowing his name.
And that’s how the story begins; Alice has a passionate love affair with a man who seems to worship her. Their love is obsessive and Alice’s normal world shrinks to just Adam, the stranger she locked eyes with on the street.
Alice leaves Jake and sets up shop with Adam, the somewhat stoic mountain climber who only has eyes for Alice. The beginning of their relationship is made of the stuff people (well, me) day-dream about, the terribly handsome stranger is smitten by you, he pays rapid attention to your every word, he can’t keep his hands off you, he’s spontaneous, he always makes you feel loved and desired and you feel the same way. But then reality creeps in, how much does Alice really know about Adam?
The novel takes you on a road where we find out more about Adam and the price that comes with an obsessive relationship. It’s a quick read which will surely keep you interested.
Alice is involved with Jake, her comfortable live-in boyfriend of some years when one day walking to work she locks eyes with a handsome stranger, briefly they exchange an intense staring session but eventually continue to their separate designations. Leaving for lunch Alice notices the stranger is standing in the same spot "as if he hadn’t moved since this morning." He tells her he was waiting for her and asks her to come with him – she does. They travel to his apartment via taxi without speaking and then engage in "obliterating" passionate love making. She leaves without knowing his name.
And that’s how the story begins; Alice has a passionate love affair with a man who seems to worship her. Their love is obsessive and Alice’s normal world shrinks to just Adam, the stranger she locked eyes with on the street.
Alice leaves Jake and sets up shop with Adam, the somewhat stoic mountain climber who only has eyes for Alice. The beginning of their relationship is made of the stuff people (well, me) day-dream about, the terribly handsome stranger is smitten by you, he pays rapid attention to your every word, he can’t keep his hands off you, he’s spontaneous, he always makes you feel loved and desired and you feel the same way. But then reality creeps in, how much does Alice really know about Adam?
The novel takes you on a road where we find out more about Adam and the price that comes with an obsessive relationship. It’s a quick read which will surely keep you interested.
I discovered this book while scrolling through Nicci French's Facebook page, and because I thoroughly enjoy the Frieda Klein series, I decided to read it. The beginning of the book reflected many romance novel cliches, and as a result, I was skeptical about its quality. However, I became quickly impressed with the way in which the authors portrayed the development of an abusive relationship. While the suspenseful story of Alice and Adam differs significantly from most relationships, the underlying dynamics reflect textbook signs of intimate partner violence (IPV). Examples include the isolation of Alice from her previous friends, the escalating physical violence, and Adam's attempts to control all aspects of Alice's life.
I think there is a tendency to roll one's eyes at Alice's decisions throughout the book, especially because the development of her relationship fits these signs of IPV, but this tendency is both deeply misguided and insensitive. Of course, Alice is a fictional character, but often the tone of these judgments spills into real life. Comments such as "why don't they just leave" assume that making decisions in abusive relationships is easy. The authors portray the fact that abusive relationships might appear obvious or irrational from an external perspective, yet that so-called obviousness is completely useless to a person involved.
4 stars for spurring this thought process, otherwise 3 stars
I think there is a tendency to roll one's eyes at Alice's decisions throughout the book, especially because the development of her relationship fits these signs of IPV, but this tendency is both deeply misguided and insensitive. Of course, Alice is a fictional character, but often the tone of these judgments spills into real life. Comments such as "why don't they just leave" assume that making decisions in abusive relationships is easy. The authors portray the fact that abusive relationships might appear obvious or irrational from an external perspective, yet that so-called obviousness is completely useless to a person involved.
4 stars for spurring this thought process, otherwise 3 stars
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.
Good Story- nothing off the wall and standard story of girl falling madly in love to quick and realizing she didn't know the man at all. Would read another book by Nicci French
3.5 stars. The plot was thrilling, but the violence was a bit much...
So .... thrillers, romance, erotic, suspense with cheating .... not really my thing! Who knew!
So I’m only 26 pages in and I had to DNF it already. First you have a great boyfriend and a great career. Then you happen to see a dude on the street and all he says is “I’ve been waiting for you.” Instead of touching his face and looking at his features, you should of ran for the hills lady! Did you forget about your boyfriend Jake that fast??? She starts to take his shoe off and notices his right foot only has 3 toes along with other scars all over his body. Not sure if we find out what happened to him later on. Then she has sex with him and heads back to work like nothing happened. I have so many questions and this is supposed to be a thriller similar to Gone Girl. I can’t take it seriously at all.
My first and probably last Nicci French. Too generic for me.
Kind of a strange story. Alice meets Adam and immediately is obsessed with him, to the point of leaving her boyfriend and friends. They get married and at some point, out of jealousy, she starts to poke into his life before her. I found the story to be a bit unbelievable at times. I didn’t hate this book but I also didn’t love it, but I did want to finish it...