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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Meh. I loved the premise but wish more time had been spent with Adele and the other contestants and on the game itself but this veered more to the corruption of the Extreme company and its employees. I liked the three contestants and think of more time had been spent on their redemption/overcoming obstacle storylines I would have enjoyed this more. unfortunately, too much time was spent on the other characters that worked for the Extreme company and I disliked every single one of them.
Whelp, this was bad. I mean not Trump starts a war with Iran bad, but it was not a good book. I think that a lot of authors are trying this destination thriller sub-genre and it's not a great read. It doesn't help that Unger has I think 7 different points of view in this one (Adele, her two kids, Maverick, Maverick's girlfriend, another player, and I know I am forgetting someone else). There's no character development of anyone due to this and the ending was a snooze that had more plot holes than my local street after winter snow and plowing. I felt annoyed that it took me so long to finish this one (21 days) but in my defense, again, this was not a good book.
"Close Your Eyes and Count to 10" follows Adele, a mother to two kids (Violet and Blake) who is dealing with her husband disappearing and committing fraud and embezzlement which occurred a year plus before the book begins. Adele was a marathon runner and all around sports enthusiast before she married. When the chance comes up for her to participate in a competition thrown by Maverick Dillan she enters hoping to win the big prize and set her kids up. However, things quickly go sideways at a partially deserted island.
So first off, the characters. Bland. There's all kinds of reasons for people to be here, but Unger jumps around too much for you to care about anyone. I just wish she stayed with Adele and her point of view the whole way through. At times you jump around to the point you are in the past/present/etc. with just one character. It was hard to track what happened to who or why. It didn't help you get excerpts from people's social media feeds and a podcast. Too many different mediums were used to tell this book's story (not very well).
The setting of the island should have mattered more. There's a lot happening there that doesn't really work. And the flow was awful due to the numerous points of view.
The ending was a mess. I just didn't buy anything we were getting and just felt like Unger phoned this one in.
"Close Your Eyes and Count to 10" follows Adele, a mother to two kids (Violet and Blake) who is dealing with her husband disappearing and committing fraud and embezzlement which occurred a year plus before the book begins. Adele was a marathon runner and all around sports enthusiast before she married. When the chance comes up for her to participate in a competition thrown by Maverick Dillan she enters hoping to win the big prize and set her kids up. However, things quickly go sideways at a partially deserted island.
So first off, the characters. Bland. There's all kinds of reasons for people to be here, but Unger jumps around too much for you to care about anyone. I just wish she stayed with Adele and her point of view the whole way through. At times you jump around to the point you are in the past/present/etc. with just one character. It was hard to track what happened to who or why. It didn't help you get excerpts from people's social media feeds and a podcast. Too many different mediums were used to tell this book's story (not very well).
The setting of the island should have mattered more. There's a lot happening there that doesn't really work. And the flow was awful due to the numerous points of view.
The ending was a mess. I just didn't buy anything we were getting and just felt like Unger phoned this one in.