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jordongmc's review against another edition
3.0
I would have given this book 4 stars but I just found the characters so incredibly dull. I did consider quitting this book multiple times and then the end of a chapter I would get drawn back in. I liked the storyline, but like I said, the characters were just very dull. I didn’t connect with any of them. I didn’t see the ending coming but that being said, I wasn’t blown away by it either. If you like mystery thrillers, I’d say give it a go. Would I read it again? No.
meganspiers100's review against another edition
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
robertjackson's review against another edition
5.0
This is a totally amazing book! I listened to the audio book thanks to Dundee Library. I cannot recommend the book enough. The author has displayed her creativity once again. The characters are all people that you will find easy to empathise with. I like that!
The plot feels very much like reading three books at once. The pace builds at a perfect rate - sometimes very exciting and other times you can hold your breath. The plot is fabulous and most entertaining.
What can you say about the ending! The plot from each of the three threads came together very smoothly and finished cleverly! However just when you thought it was over you discover there is more of a surprise to come! So clever!
The plot feels very much like reading three books at once. The pace builds at a perfect rate - sometimes very exciting and other times you can hold your breath. The plot is fabulous and most entertaining.
What can you say about the ending! The plot from each of the three threads came together very smoothly and finished cleverly! However just when you thought it was over you discover there is more of a surprise to come! So clever!
beaj86's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
I like a book where you cannot guess the ending & this keeps you guessing all the way through. Brilliant.
maireadgrace's review against another edition
challenging
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
livres_de_bloss's review against another edition
3.0
Eh.
This suffered from pacing issues and cardboard characters. It was fine to pass a rainy afternoon but entirely forgettable. I am a bit baffled by the glowing reviews.
This suffered from pacing issues and cardboard characters. It was fine to pass a rainy afternoon but entirely forgettable. I am a bit baffled by the glowing reviews.
jacki_f's review against another edition
3.0
I really need to write reviews of books like this immediately after I finish them. Now I'm two books down the line and I can't remember this one in much detail at all. I do know that it focuses on three different people in alternating chapters and they are all strangers to one another - the loose connection is that one manages a clothing shop in a shopping mall, one is a security guard at the mall and one sometimes shops (and shoplifts) in the mall. Also they all have dramas in their personal lives. The security guard has a mother with dementia and a workmate who is trying to blackmail him. The shoplifter is desperate for a place to live so settles for an odd set up with a creepy and secretive flatmate. The shop manager is being stalked. Oh and there's a potentially a serial killer in the area.
You know the formula: you spend most of the group trying to guess how these three will come together and what the connections will be. The suspense gets strung along until very close to the end, but the waiting got a bit tiresome and the revelations felt somewhat ridiculous. There were a lot of sub-plots to keep up the drama but they got wound up as an afterthought.
It was perfectly okay, but not sufficiently gripping or surprising to merit more than 3 stars.
You know the formula: you spend most of the group trying to guess how these three will come together and what the connections will be. The suspense gets strung along until very close to the end, but the waiting got a bit tiresome and the revelations felt somewhat ridiculous. There were a lot of sub-plots to keep up the drama but they got wound up as an afterthought.
It was perfectly okay, but not sufficiently gripping or surprising to merit more than 3 stars.
panicatthebookstore's review against another edition
4.0
You just know that when a book starts with three people standing over a dead body, that this one is going to be good. And it did not disappoint. Each chapter follows one of the three people, flipping between their individual stories on the lead up to the predicament they find themselves in, when finally their stories all come together at the end.
This was a fast-paced and fun read, filled with a cast of interesting characters.
This was a fast-paced and fun read, filled with a cast of interesting characters.