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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This felt like a really, really good book. I'm not giving it a full 5 just because I don't know how soon I'd want to reread it, unlike other 5s I've rated in the past. The slow burn doesn't always work for me, and that was probably the primary issue for me here. It's told in a compelling way, though, and the characters are very fleshed out and interesting to follow, for the most part. The audiobook narrators were fantastic.
I LOVE Caroline Kepnes and this book did not disappoint! Nothing like her other two titles, but still great! Thoroughly enjoyed this title even though it was a bit odd, but I like odd so it works :)
This book started off strong but it completely lost my attention about halfway through.
adventurous
dark
emotional
informative
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book was an interesting read. Quite predictable but still enjoyable. If you’ve read Caroline Kepnes’s other novels then you should enjoy this one.
dark
mysterious
sad
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
This book was definitely a breath of fresh air. So many thrillers these days are similar, but I haven't read anything that this reminded me of in years. It did draw from memories of Creature, by John Saul, which honestly I probably read over 20 years ago. But the person Jon becomes after his kidnapping reminded me a bit of Mark, a shy good guy who find himself and his life hijacked by someone with a strange vision of what humanity should look like.
When we first meet Jon, he is a painfully awkward teenager. Geeky, his best friend is a hamster who he sleeps with, need I say more? Okay, there is also Chloe. It's strange though because in the beginning of the book, I don't know what would have brought them together. She is a fairly normal, attractive high school girl and he's...well...hamster boy. It defies the high-school caste system.
But somehow the time apart makes them grow fonder. So when Jon comes back, they realize their burning desire to be together. Except there is just no way for this to happen because Jon has changed. He's now much more sociably acceptable from the nerdy boy he once was--he's hunky and strong. But that's not all that has changed.
Throw in a veteran cop with issues of his own and it makes for a very satisfying romance/noire. I appreciated the fresh story but I did question some details. Like, why couldn't Jon have written Chloe letters? Or emails? And what about his family, couldn't he have still spoken to them somehow?
I also feel that the how and why of the kidnapping and subsequent metamorphosis were never really addressed. I'm sure that was for a very specific reason, but I seriously wanted to know more.
Overall a great read that will appeal to Caroline Kepnes' fans, those who like their thrillers with a slight science fiction bent and of course, those who enjoyed John Saul books in the 1990's.
Providence releases on June 19, 2018. Special thanks Random House Lenny and Netgalley for an advance e-galley in exchange for my honest review.
When we first meet Jon, he is a painfully awkward teenager. Geeky, his best friend is a hamster who he sleeps with, need I say more? Okay, there is also Chloe. It's strange though because in the beginning of the book, I don't know what would have brought them together. She is a fairly normal, attractive high school girl and he's...well...hamster boy. It defies the high-school caste system.
But somehow the time apart makes them grow fonder. So when Jon comes back, they realize their burning desire to be together. Except there is just no way for this to happen because Jon has changed. He's now much more sociably acceptable from the nerdy boy he once was--he's hunky and strong. But that's not all that has changed.
Throw in a veteran cop with issues of his own and it makes for a very satisfying romance/noire. I appreciated the fresh story but I did question some details. Like, why couldn't Jon have written Chloe letters? Or emails? And what about his family, couldn't he have still spoken to them somehow?
I also feel that the how and why of the kidnapping and subsequent metamorphosis were never really addressed. I'm sure that was for a very specific reason, but I seriously wanted to know more.
Overall a great read that will appeal to Caroline Kepnes' fans, those who like their thrillers with a slight science fiction bent and of course, those who enjoyed John Saul books in the 1990's.
Providence releases on June 19, 2018. Special thanks Random House Lenny and Netgalley for an advance e-galley in exchange for my honest review.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes