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cierra_marie's review against another edition
4.0
Mark Edwards always draws me into his stories on the first page... I never want to put them down once I've started them. While the theme of obsession isn't new, I loved the writing and the journey this took me on.
sarahrita's review
5.0
I started this a while ago before I decided to only read physical books I own bc I own too many and I couldn't stop thinking about it and then I picked it up again yesterday and couldn't put it down for about 6 hours.
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mayarelmahdy's review
2.0
This book really missed its mark. The story was a red-flag minefield, but you'll forget about because you'll be focused on how dumb the narrator is. He's dating a virtual stranger and literally doesn't notice for like 200 pages.
Popsugar 2020 challenge: A book in which a character has a vision impairment. (Can't believe I filled that prompt!)
Popsugar 2020 challenge: A book in which a character has a vision impairment. (Can't believe I filled that prompt!)
twiinklex's review
3.0
This book might have worked better as contemporary fiction than psychological thriller. I would have been okay with a regular and predictable read about an obsessive relationship. Instead, it tries to be twisty but ends up not making sense.
One thing I liked about this book is its portrayal of toxic relationships; from the early heady days to how all-consuming and destructive it can, and how we tend to make excuses for the ones we love despite red flags, and how it's easy to judge until we ourselves are in the situation.
Overall, an entertaining read.
One thing I liked about this book is its portrayal of toxic relationships; from the early heady days to how all-consuming and destructive it can, and how we tend to make excuses for the ones we love despite red flags, and how it's easy to judge until we ourselves are in the situation.
Overall, an entertaining read.
kathrynwatts's review against another edition
4.0
What an unexpected twist! Another excellent, gripping thriller from Mark - a very good read.
taydaliese's review
3.0
So until I got to the end of this book it was going to get a 4.5 star review essentially. MAYBE rounded up to just a solid 5 depending on how it pulled out. I thought at the least I'd give it a 4. I mulled it over and I guess I'm kind of annoyed.
The book was pretty well written. There was some snarkiness at some products placed in the book by well known people which I feel like would normally get someone in trouble, but who knows.
Other than that, I LOVED the build up. I liked that the only way I knew it was a thriller was that I read the back of it. Going into it, you would think it was just some love story. Which is fine, I suppose. But then there were some weird things the author did that irked me. Like bringing in characters that I had forgotten about because they were only briefly introduced way earlier.
Part of that might be because it was a slight of hand trick and Rachel being the culprit at the end was weird.
MORE than anything I'm upset that the author acted like just because Charlie was not a psycho ass murderer that she was all of a sudden someone you could be in a normal functioning relationship with. Sure, those other guys cheated on her, and I feel bad for her. That explains her jealousy. IT DOES NOT EXPLAIN SOMEONE CUTTING THEMSELVES. Staying with her was only going to make her feel more justified in her crazy ass behavior.
There was so much potential!!!
The book was pretty well written. There was some snarkiness at some products placed in the book by well known people which I feel like would normally get someone in trouble, but who knows.
Other than that, I LOVED the build up. I liked that the only way I knew it was a thriller was that I read the back of it. Going into it, you would think it was just some love story. Which is fine, I suppose. But then there were some weird things the author did that irked me. Like bringing in characters that I had forgotten about because they were only briefly introduced way earlier.
Part of that might be because it was a slight of hand trick and Rachel being the culprit at the end was weird.
MORE than anything I'm upset that the author acted like just because Charlie was not a psycho ass murderer that she was all of a sudden someone you could be in a normal functioning relationship with. Sure, those other guys cheated on her, and I feel bad for her. That explains her jealousy. IT DOES NOT EXPLAIN SOMEONE CUTTING THEMSELVES. Staying with her was only going to make her feel more justified in her crazy ass behavior.
There was so much potential!!!
niinjah's review
5.0
This was a brilliant psychological thriller that had me hooked from the first page. I binge-listened to the audiobook whenever I could, even in my car as I drove to work. It haunted me when I couldn't read on, and chilled me to the bone often. Even if some parts of the book seemed a bit far off, it still felt real. So if you want to read a book that you don't want to put down, and if you can stomach some quite disturbing pages, read it!
amesfazz's review against another edition
4.0
Really good til the end. Not everything needs a twist!
shanlyz's review against another edition
3.0
Andrew meets Charlotte/Charlie by accident and a steamy relationship soon begins. Charlie, by nature, is extremely jealous and, because of this factor, Andy and numerous friends begin to experience negative happenings. People start to die and Andy finds himself mistrusting Charlie and wanting to get out of this relationship. To put it bluntly, I was very disappointed as to when the identity of the murderer was revealed, as I felt he/she (I won't reveal the name) could not have possibly fallen in love with Andy that fast, unless you consider it "love at first sight." What I didn't like about this book, compared to the others, is that it just didn't seem believable even in a fictional sense. Some of the things Charlie did, I think anyone would have dumped her and the plot twist was really unbelievable. Not sure if I'd call this a spoiler, but I was hooked on this book til the "villain" was revealed. Oh how I rolled my eyes. I think my eyeballs actually made noise when they rolled in my head, like marbles saying "For real, Mark Edwards??” Because the story just took such a painfully awful turn and I really and truly couldn't put it down for the first 75% or so.