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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Eu coloquei muitas expectativas nesse livro então foi meio decepcionante pra mim, é muito personagem doido em uma história previsível meio vibes cisne negro, mas o filme me deu muito mais aflição
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
First of all, this book is incredibly addicting. Once I started it, it was almost impossible to put down. The book is fast paced, and hard hitting. The characters aren’t the most multi-faceted ever written, but they don’t need to be for this story. It was fairly easy to predict the twists, but there was a lot of suspense in waiting to see if they *actually* would occur, and there was a lot of tension in the waiting.
dark
slow-paced
I feel like there was so much more that could’ve been done with this.
The characters sucked but the story was riveting and gripping. It kept propelling me forward to see what exactly was going to happen.
The ending wasn’t great. In fact, it was really predictable and it left me hanging but it also left me wondering.
2.5/5
The characters sucked but the story was riveting and gripping. It kept propelling me forward to see what exactly was going to happen.
The ending wasn’t great. In fact, it was really predictable and it left me hanging but it also left me wondering.
2.5/5
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Violence
Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt
Sexy as hell. Highly addictive. A glorious offering of the unlikeable female narrator variety (which I love). Layne Fargo certainly knows how to torture her characters - in really compelling ways; the psychology in this book is whack-bent-whoa, and if you just let go and enjoy the ride, it's a compulsively fun read, fraught with delicious tension. I'll definitely be reading this book again, and I look forward to Fargo's next twisted tale.
Thanks to the publisher for the free copy in exchange for my honest review
There have been a lot of great thriller debuts this year and TEMPER is one of them! If you’re looking for a good psychological thriller, then I would definitely recommend Layne Fargo’s TEMPER. We get a glimpse into the world of theater and the mind games that ensue between actress Kira and her director and co-star Malcolm.
Kira is an actress living in Chicago, she’s awaiting her next audition for the newest play being put on by Malcolm Mercer and his partner Joanna. Malcolm has made a reputation for himself in the industry as difficult to work with and has been known to play mind games with his stars. That being said, he also considered to be brilliant. We alternate between Kira’s perspective and Joanna’s perspective throughout the book. After Kira gets the part we are brought on a roller coaster of mind games between Kira and Malcolm, all while Joanna tries to keep the production together.
The dynamics between the characters is really complicated and twisted. Joanna and Malcolm co-own their theater company and have worked together for decades. Joanna has seen Mal with countless actresses but he has never looked at her as more than just a business partner. She becomes paranoid that there is something more going on between Mal and Kira – is she imagining things or is her jealousy getting the best of her? Is Malcolm pushing Kira too far or is she the one that can’t control herself?
So many questions and it almost felt like we had two unreliable narrators at different parts in this book. This one took me a little bit to get into, but once I did then I couldn’t put the book down. I think there were parts that did feel a little confusing but I feel like that was intentional with how the characters are intertwined. Overall, I would highly recommend putting this one on that summer TBR and I know I’ll be looking for more from Layne Fargo in the future!
There have been a lot of great thriller debuts this year and TEMPER is one of them! If you’re looking for a good psychological thriller, then I would definitely recommend Layne Fargo’s TEMPER. We get a glimpse into the world of theater and the mind games that ensue between actress Kira and her director and co-star Malcolm.
Kira is an actress living in Chicago, she’s awaiting her next audition for the newest play being put on by Malcolm Mercer and his partner Joanna. Malcolm has made a reputation for himself in the industry as difficult to work with and has been known to play mind games with his stars. That being said, he also considered to be brilliant. We alternate between Kira’s perspective and Joanna’s perspective throughout the book. After Kira gets the part we are brought on a roller coaster of mind games between Kira and Malcolm, all while Joanna tries to keep the production together.
The dynamics between the characters is really complicated and twisted. Joanna and Malcolm co-own their theater company and have worked together for decades. Joanna has seen Mal with countless actresses but he has never looked at her as more than just a business partner. She becomes paranoid that there is something more going on between Mal and Kira – is she imagining things or is her jealousy getting the best of her? Is Malcolm pushing Kira too far or is she the one that can’t control herself?
So many questions and it almost felt like we had two unreliable narrators at different parts in this book. This one took me a little bit to get into, but once I did then I couldn’t put the book down. I think there were parts that did feel a little confusing but I feel like that was intentional with how the characters are intertwined. Overall, I would highly recommend putting this one on that summer TBR and I know I’ll be looking for more from Layne Fargo in the future!
A fast-paced, dark, and violent psychological thriller set in the Chicago indie theater world with some predictable plot points. I’m all for more unlikeable women in fiction, but I didn’t find any likable characters—of any gender—to root for. That said, I couldn’t stop reading and found the representation of multiple (and subversive) bisexual characters to be refreshing.
As much as I disliked these characters, I loved their story. So angry and suspenseful.