In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead

3.83 AVERAGE

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sk_popo's review

3.0
dark emotional mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
Overall it wasn’t bad. I think the author did a good job of keeping the novel engaging, there was never a time that I was bored. What I found impressive was that, for the most part, the author provided well timed and purposeful flashbacks. Some of the other books I’ve read in this genre made it feel like filler for the page. The only issue I have with the book is that I was never really shocked I guess? Then there’s the fact that the author could have set the readers up for a BEAUTIFUL character analysis. Letting the readers draw their own conclusions for why Jess behaved the way she did, but instead in the very beginning had Jess explain to the readers that she’s fueled by the need to be perfect, to be the best. 

kath_hancock's review

4.0
3.5*

kieranbradd's review

4.0
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
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sharknerd's review against another edition

4.5
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix

danifaye11's review

4.0
I really love ashley winsteads storylines and the twist and turns, but after two books, I’m starting to sense the theme of toxic masculinity always being the root of the problem which I can see how that might give away the mystery in future books if she sticks to it.
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megmart's review

2.0
dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

haleyjo95's review against another edition

3.0
I HATE a love triangle. And cheaters. Jess is an interesting character. I liked that she was majorly flawed. Made her feel real. And I connected to some of her feelings. Except the cheating. Yes mint is bad. But she didn’t know that.

elektro219's review

4.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

claraaugusta's review

5.0
dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

victoriawithreverence's review

2.0
lol. this book gave me a good chuckle. it was so ridiculous.