Reviews

Before I Say I Do by Vicki Bradley

milliep's review

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

guitarrafreak953's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.5

vaishsviews's review

3.0

This was definitely a psychological thriller like no other, with its dark and twisty turns.

Julia Talbot is about to get married to the love of her life, until she walks down the aisle to find him missing. A simple case of the groom having second thoughts quickly spirals into something much deeper and darker. Everyone becomes a suspect and time is running out to find the missing groom.

I enjoyed the dual perspective between Julia Talbot and Detective Alana Loxton. It was interesting to see both perspectives side by side. I also enjoyed the varying lengths of chapters because they only added suspense. However, I found this really hard to get into and wasn’t entirely bothered by what happened. It was only in the second half that the plot really picked up and I felt compelled to finish it. It ended up being a lot darker than I thought and some of it just didn’t sit right with me.

rosiethesheep's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this thriller, I thought the twists were good and the characters were well rounded. I loved the detective lead and the way the story was told from two POV. 

creaseinthespinebooks's review against another edition

4.0

I thoroughly enjoyed Before I Say I Do. Its a cleverly twisted psychological thriller that is perfectly paced

Overall a great read. Recommended.

imene_'s review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

booksandbeautifulthings18's review against another edition

5.0

I wasn’t sure whether I should give this 5 stars or not, I thought maybe 4.5 but then I thought about it and how I was gripped from the very first page and committed throughout. It had everything I wanted from a thriller, the chapters were short and it really had tension on every page. I didn’t see what was coming and I was just fully invested.
For thriller and in the edge type lovers I would recommend this one.

bookishgeeky's review against another edition

5.0

So many twist and turn I didn’t expected the ending and the killer at all. First book I’ve read from this author and won’t be the last!

mymidnightbooks's review against another edition

emotional mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

thebookmagpie's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0