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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Not my favorite by this author but still a solid read.
This was a unique concept in the writing style. It was a book about a movie within a book about a book or along those lines. I really enjoyed the added layer of the movie script. CRH never disappoints! Many thanks to the author and publisher for this early copy for review!
This was another suspense filled read by Catherine Ryan Howard. I really enjoyed 56 Days and Run Time was even more fun.
Adele had a bad experience on her last acting job and is now afraid that her career is done. She is working at a motel and has every intention of just not trying for anymore roles. Then she gets a phone call that is to good to be true. The lead role in a movie. After some light research everything seems legitimate and she is desperate, so she agrees.
Adele will be staying in a remote wooded location, playing the role of a woman, Kate, staying in a remote wooded location where Kate finds a novel about a woman staying in a remote wooded location. This whole nested plot line really hooked me. As Kate reads the novel what happens to the main character begins to happen to her....and seemingly happening to Adele. I also enjoyed the glimpses of the screenplay mixed in with the main story narrative.
Thank you to Blackstone Audio and Netgalley for the opportunity to experience this psychological / suspense audio-ARC.
Adele had a bad experience on her last acting job and is now afraid that her career is done. She is working at a motel and has every intention of just not trying for anymore roles. Then she gets a phone call that is to good to be true. The lead role in a movie. After some light research everything seems legitimate and she is desperate, so she agrees.
Adele will be staying in a remote wooded location, playing the role of a woman, Kate, staying in a remote wooded location where Kate finds a novel about a woman staying in a remote wooded location. This whole nested plot line really hooked me. As Kate reads the novel what happens to the main character begins to happen to her....and seemingly happening to Adele. I also enjoyed the glimpses of the screenplay mixed in with the main story narrative.
Thank you to Blackstone Audio and Netgalley for the opportunity to experience this psychological / suspense audio-ARC.
Not my favorite of Howard's books but still a good thriller. It does take a while before things get twisty and the foreshadowing begins to pay off.
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
After ages of having this book staring me down from my shelves, I finally got to it! And had a great time!
I did feel like it dragged in the middle. There's only so much I can read about a woman just running through the woods alone.
But the idea was cool, the script sections were fun and the reveals were good! I cannot believe I didn't pick on Steve Dade not being Steve Dade when Adele was like "Huh. He and this other guy are only in a picture together. But I totally know which one he is." SO OBVIOUS. But I missed it lol
I did guess Julia was involved but only once Martin's "actress friend" was mentioned. And damn, that girl can act if Adele had no clue she was violently jealous for YEARS. I do wish Julia had been on set at We Were Kings from the get-go so that it made more sense that Adele was being tormented once we got the reveal.
As for the script: Were we supposed to think there was a last minute twist? Like Kate was the one creating her own true crime novel? Or did this book just acknowledge the desire for a last reveal and then...not have one?
All in all, a great read.
I did feel like it dragged in the middle. There's only so much I can read about a woman just running through the woods alone.
But the idea was cool, the script sections were fun and the reveals were good! I cannot believe I didn't pick on Steve Dade not being Steve Dade when Adele was like "Huh. He and this other guy are only in a picture together. But I totally know which one he is." SO OBVIOUS. But I missed it lol
I did guess Julia was involved but only once Martin's "actress friend" was mentioned. And damn, that girl can act if Adele had no clue she was violently jealous for YEARS. I do wish Julia had been on set at We Were Kings from the get-go so that it made more sense that Adele was being tormented once we got the reveal.
As for the script: Were we supposed to think there was a last minute twist? Like Kate was the one creating her own true crime novel? Or did this book just acknowledge the desire for a last reveal and then...not have one?
All in all, a great read.
mysterious
tense
medium-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
I enjoyed “56 Days” and love horror, so took a chance on this.
Adele Raferty is an out of work address, who receives an opportunity to revive her acting career in a movie filming where no one can bother her.
No cell reception. An ironclad NDA. An isolated forest set.
Well, if this isn’t just a horror novel that writes itself.
The book is incredibly meta, with Adele starring in a movie about a book where the character reads a book about what is happening to her in real time - and then the same is happening to Adele on set. What could be confusing is handled well by the author, and actually speaks to her writing skill.
However, the segments of the book/screenplay almost give away the twists and reveals of the book - because they mirror what you just read. Which, leading up to the finale, I began to guess what the big reveal was going to be, and I wasn’t wrong.
The only issue with this book, is there are a handful of times where you have to suspend disbelief about Adele’s actions. Since the book is told from her viewpoint, she often explains away common sense and makes one dumb decision after another. And, when she finally gets to a point where a reader won’t believe her staying on set - another character comes along and turns Adele into an unreliable narrator. It’s cliche and derivative.
There isn’t much suspense - and most of the book is Adele just walking around and questioning what she is experiencing - which becomes incredibly redundant.
And the reveal comes with a lot of baggage and exposition - which goes to show the book isn’t as clean and streamlined as I like my suspense mysteries.
Adele Raferty is an out of work address, who receives an opportunity to revive her acting career in a movie filming where no one can bother her.
No cell reception. An ironclad NDA. An isolated forest set.
Well, if this isn’t just a horror novel that writes itself.
The book is incredibly meta, with Adele starring in a movie about a book where the character reads a book about what is happening to her in real time - and then the same is happening to Adele on set. What could be confusing is handled well by the author, and actually speaks to her writing skill.
However, the segments of the book/screenplay almost give away the twists and reveals of the book - because they mirror what you just read. Which, leading up to the finale, I began to guess what the big reveal was going to be, and I wasn’t wrong.
The only issue with this book, is there are a handful of times where you have to suspend disbelief about Adele’s actions. Since the book is told from her viewpoint, she often explains away common sense and makes one dumb decision after another. And, when she finally gets to a point where a reader won’t believe her staying on set - another character comes along and turns Adele into an unreliable narrator. It’s cliche and derivative.
There isn’t much suspense - and most of the book is Adele just walking around and questioning what she is experiencing - which becomes incredibly redundant.
And the reveal comes with a lot of baggage and exposition - which goes to show the book isn’t as clean and streamlined as I like my suspense mysteries.