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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
This was my first book by Caroline Kepnes. It so full of mystery, science fiction, and love. To be ripped from your home, turned into something you can’t explain, just to be returned and not be able to be around the ones you live without hurting them. This book definitely proves that love wins no matter the consequences.
http://www.anurseandabook.com/2018/05/providence-by-caroline-kepnes.html
Who didn't love You or Hidden Bodies? So, so good. An original voice and two fresh reads. So I was beyond excited to get an advance copy of Providence by Caroline Kepnes from Netgalley. I finished it in a weekend.
Jon is a small, nerd like kid, but he is tightly bonded with cute, popular Chloe, who floats between sitting in a shed with Jon and hanging out with the cool kids, straddling the gap easily.
One morning, Jon is kidnapped by a substitute teacher with an obsession with H.P. Lovecraft. Jon reappears from the basement of a mall years later - I do have to admit the nurse in me wondered how a substitute teacher could put a child into a medical coma for years -hint, can't happen. Sometimes being a nurse is a pain when you are supposed to suspend disbelief.
When Jon comes back, he has a power that causes him to leave home and avoid any close human interaction. I don't want to provide any spoilers, but in this area, the book felt very Stephen King, who I love.
Meanwhile, Chloe grows up, reconnects with an old school friend, all while still pining for Jon. And an emotionally detached detective is working to track Jon down to find out why so many people around him die.
I really liked the book, but I found the detective to be a bit of a drag on the story. I didn't have any desire for him to find Jon, and I didn't really understand his obsession or how he made the connections. I also didn't understand how a certain character showed up at the end, but I liked the Pushing Daisies feel of the climax.
Who didn't love You or Hidden Bodies? So, so good. An original voice and two fresh reads. So I was beyond excited to get an advance copy of Providence by Caroline Kepnes from Netgalley. I finished it in a weekend.
Jon is a small, nerd like kid, but he is tightly bonded with cute, popular Chloe, who floats between sitting in a shed with Jon and hanging out with the cool kids, straddling the gap easily.
One morning, Jon is kidnapped by a substitute teacher with an obsession with H.P. Lovecraft. Jon reappears from the basement of a mall years later - I do have to admit the nurse in me wondered how a substitute teacher could put a child into a medical coma for years -hint, can't happen. Sometimes being a nurse is a pain when you are supposed to suspend disbelief.
When Jon comes back, he has a power that causes him to leave home and avoid any close human interaction. I don't want to provide any spoilers, but in this area, the book felt very Stephen King, who I love.
Meanwhile, Chloe grows up, reconnects with an old school friend, all while still pining for Jon. And an emotionally detached detective is working to track Jon down to find out why so many people around him die.
I really liked the book, but I found the detective to be a bit of a drag on the story. I didn't have any desire for him to find Jon, and I didn't really understand his obsession or how he made the connections. I also didn't understand how a certain character showed up at the end, but I liked the Pushing Daisies feel of the climax.
mysterious
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 started strong and became a slog at about the 30% mark. It picked up a bit toward the end but it wasn't my favorite.
Read it Because:
I loved the You series by the author
Read it Because:
I loved the You series by the author
This was weird and not what I expected.
I would have loved to see this narrow in on a genre; it’s not horror, or a thriller, or a romance. It’s sorta an orphan child of all three.
I think if I had more experience/interest with H.P Lovecraft, I would have liked it more.
I would have loved to see this narrow in on a genre; it’s not horror, or a thriller, or a romance. It’s sorta an orphan child of all three.
I think if I had more experience/interest with H.P Lovecraft, I would have liked it more.
The story was compelling, but I feel like there were a lot of holes. Not a terrible book but not a great one either.
dark
mysterious
fast-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
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
These people are annoying me...
Thoroughly unsatisfying. Caroline Kepnes is a great writer and she is talented, however, this just didn't do it for me. This story is told from multiple perspectives, though only one of them held any interest for me, and I resented having to read from the other POVs.