3.69 AVERAGE

dark medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Sapevo già come sicuramente sarebbe finito ma ho sperato fino alla fine di sbagliarmi
dark tense slow-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
challenging dark tense fast-paced

Very well constructed narrative full of twists and turns. At times meandered a bit too much but all in all a good read!

3.5

All the ‘twists’ were anticlimactic. I did not have a good time. Not for me. 

This book was seriously messed up. I was going to give it 3 stars for being kind of predictable but I enjoyed the atmosphere and the writing style, as it was different because of translation. The detail in this book was a bit much, so if you're a squeamish reader I think I'd steer clear. Overall a worthwhile thriller.
dark mysterious tense medium-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

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3.0

aku termasuk yang jarang banget baca buku thriller. mungkin karena itu aku jadi gak terlalu familiar dengan plot dari buku ini. buku ini terasa sedikit ... membosankan. oh apa mungkin juga karena penulis fokus ke why, bukan who

karena dari awal sudah dibeberkan siapa pelakunya, semakin ke belakang, barulah dijelaskan kenapa si pelaku melakukan hal itu. yang bikin aku agak bingung adalah alurnya maju mundur, tapi seperti gak ada penandanya.

berasa smooth banget perpindahan masa kini ke masa lalu, atau ke halusinasi si aku. saking smooth nya, aku sampai harus berpikir dahulu, oh ini bicara tentang masa lalu.

si aku di buku ini bernama han yujin. yujin tinggal bersama ibunya. suatu hari ia melihat tubuh ibunya tergeletak dengan bersimbah darah. yujin tentu penasaran siapa pembunuh ibubya, dia juga penasaran kenapa tubuhnya sendiri berlumuran darah.

di sisi lain, ditemukan mayat wanita dengan leher tergorok di dekat apartemen yang ditinggali yujin dan ibunya.

jujur aku salut sama cara penulis yang bikin aku merasakan kengerian, ketegangan, dan suasana yang mencekam. aku sedikit banyak paham tentang psikopat melalui sudut pandang si aku ini.

ngeri banget kayak ... oh ... ternyata itu yang ada di dalam pikiran seorang psikopat. membayangkannya aja udah serem banget