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toofondofbooks_'s review

dark 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

4.0

Yoooo this was such an out of pocket thriller. Once I got into it I was properly hooked. Something is keeping me from giving it 5 stars but to say anything about it would be too spoiler-y. It was pretty solid though and came with the "holy shit" moments that I expect from Taylor Adams after reading No Exit years ago.

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midnightrose_reads's review

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dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

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librarianjennifer's review

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dark tense fast-paced

Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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gretchenplz's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Wow, I did not expect this book to make me cry!

For those who need to know before reading, the dog

doesn’t die.

This was a super thriller. I could not put it down and found it so compelling in more ways than one. Twists at every point in the plot, up to the very end, with an excellent reconciliation.

The author must have a golden retriever because he perfectly captures what’s they are like, and the way he described the killer truly made my skin crawl with the neck beard/incel of it all. I was worried at the beginning when he was describing all the cliches in thrillers that are not good that he wouldn’t be able to avoid them himself, but I was so pleased with this books.

This book makes me think that “I’ll meet you there” might be the most romantic and loving thing if all time.

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theinstabookworm's review

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dark emotional mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

THE GOOD: Holy twists! Some I saw coming, but some I definitely didn't. This book gives you whiplash. I don't know if I've read a book with that many twists. Just when I thought the last twist had been revealed and the story was wrapping up, I'd look and see that there was still so much of the story left to read. I wondered many times if the twist I just read was the last, only to read another one shortly after. A book with this many twists has the potential to be really good, but can also be really bad if it relies too heavily on the twists and not enough on the plot. After DNFing NO EXIT by this author I went into this without high expectations, but I have to say I'm impressed! I also liked that there was a story within the story. Also, the dog is OK! Sorry if that's a spoiler.

THE BAD: The writing wasn't my favourite. I also wanted more suspense and shock factor.

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rachelwhicker06's review

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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dilani's review

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Loved the premise and the way this book panned out. I thought I knew what was happening until that last 25% of that book. Twist after twist my head was spinning by the end of it all. Also glad to say that the dog, Laika, ends up perfectly okay in the end. I don't think I would've rated this book a 4 had Laika not survived TBH.

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