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liliana92's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
This book had me interested and wanting to read it through, but it left a bitter taste. The twists were unsatisfactory, the reasoning behind all the drama was underwhelming, a lot of these said friendships that Olivia had were weak to say the least. Nancy's reveal was just meh and not very believable.
laurapaige's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-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
4.5
bobinsbooknook's review against another edition
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
1.0
This was an incredibly frustrating read and I should have DNF’d it rather than forcing through it.
I was really looking forward to this read as it had been on my TBR for a while and was so disappointing. Apart from the pacing of the book which was steady throughout there really isn't much I can praise in this book.
I was really looking forward to this read as it had been on my TBR for a while and was so disappointing. Apart from the pacing of the book which was steady throughout there really isn't much I can praise in this book.
The 3 main characters which provide the main POVs felt so one note and bored me. None of the characters were enjoyable for so many reasons - a big one being that both the FMC and MMC were both cheaters, though it was never explained why they moved to cheating in the first place.
The MFC is also seems incredible naive despite spending 5 years in prison as she proceeds to tell almost any friend willing to listen about the various petty crimes she is committing while on parole!
The MFC is also seems incredible naive despite spending 5 years in prison as she proceeds to tell almost any friend willing to listen about the various petty crimes she is committing while on parole!
The plot line and writing just relied so heavily on this sense of coincidence beyond the point of belief! One or two coincidences I could understand but with so many the book felt unbelievable and just an overall lazy plot. Not to mention just the lack of sense in some of the decisions made by the characters.
Overall, I found this book to be too predictable and unrealistic to enjoy ...would not recommend.
These are just some of the MANY issues I had with the plot:
- Dom has filed a restraining order against his Ex wife, knows she has been released from prison and has changed the lock to the front door...but somehow keep the security alarm code exactly the same as before?
- Olivia just so happens to get employed as a cleaner - and it just so happens this cleaning business also cleans the office in which her Ex-husband works in? Even if you could get over that ... There is no way realistically they would allow her to work there (even if covering a shift last minute) considering she was charged with conspiring to commit the murder of said Ex-husband AND he has a restraining order!
- How are we as readers suppose to believe that a woman who was out of breath running from a house after a break in - can run down 5 floors of stairs, run into someone’s office, search for a safe and then run back up 5 floors in less than 5 minutes.
- The plan the MFC outlines to get into the safe was awful - to bluff that she has gotten into the safe so that the ex-husband will come to the safe to check it and then try and get him to leave in such a rush that he keeps it unlocked. If that wasn't ridiculous enough - it actually worked even though it makes no logical sense that someone would not close the safe door before leaving a building even in a fire drill if you knew what it contained could send you to prison for murder!
- This book is meant to be set in the UK and is written by a british author, and yet a key part of this book is that one FC needs £30k to pay for rehab for her sister? I had to look into it myself and with free NHS services and even private residentials that just seemed like a nonsense number. Especially when you also factor in that the drug addict in question had committed theft crimes and her sister is a police officer...you'd have thought just arresting her sister would of been on her mind to help keep her away from drugs?
- When providing a question to verify an ex-lovers call who hasn’t spoken to you in 5 years with a question that some of your other friends would know the answer to. That entirely negates the point!
- Nancy leaving the crowbar in the locked unit after smacking Liv around the head with it - and then Liv magically finding a hole in the roof she can prise open with the crowbar that seemed to appear out of no where. If that wasn't lucky enough, within minutes of breaking out she happens upon a stranger immediately.
- With only 20 minutes till check in closes and Olivia is turned away from security in a busy Heathrow airport - she just happens to then bump into her daughter and ex/husband - I mean what are the realistic chance of bumping into people you're looking for in a busy Heathrow airport - especially when one of those individuals are trying very hard not to get caught out or raise suspicions.
bookbug78's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
claris1506's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
shizzley's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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? Yes
3.5
krissy1's review against another edition
2.5
𝔽𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕠𝕤𝕖 𝕔𝕣𝕒𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕒 𝕘𝕣𝕚𝕡𝕡𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕥𝕙𝕣𝕚𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕣 𝕕𝕖𝕝𝕧𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕠 𝕗𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕕𝕪𝕟𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕔𝕤, 𝕓𝕖𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕪𝕒𝕝, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕙𝕤 𝕡𝕖𝕠𝕡𝕝𝕖 𝕘𝕠 𝕥𝕠 𝕘𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕕 𝕥𝕙𝕖𝕚𝕣 𝕤𝕖𝕔𝕣𝕖𝕥𝕤, 𝕙𝕖𝕣𝕖 𝕚𝕤 𝕒 𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕠𝕞𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕕𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕪𝕠𝕦.
Rating: ⭐️⭐️💫
About the book: 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤.
Thoughts: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦-𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘵.
#theguiltycouple #cltaylor
Rating: ⭐️⭐️💫
About the book: 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐟𝐢𝐱 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐬 𝐎𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐧𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞, 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐟𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐮𝐬𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡-𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐮𝐭𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐤.
Thoughts: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘮. 𝘐 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯’𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘦-𝘧𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘤. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳, 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘵.
#theguiltycouple #cltaylor