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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I don’t read a lot of thrillers, tbh, partly because I either feel the endings are too out of left field or too predictable, but I really enjoyed this one. I thought the pacing was solid, the meta narrative served the story, and though I predicted the major villain within the first fifty pages, I still found myself guessing and second guessing the details as I approached the third act. The first person narrative tone took some getting used to, and I still wouldn’t say I loved the protagonist, but she grew on me enough by the end that I was definitely rooting for her.
A good, quick read, pretty bloodless but still with some spooky moments.
A good, quick read, pretty bloodless but still with some spooky moments.
OK but really, WHY is this book over 500 pages?!
I listened to the audio for this book and the narration was really well done. The accents were a little thick so I couldn't listen particularly fast and this is a LONG book, but thank goodness the narration was good! Again, why is this book over 500 pages??
56 Days was one of my favorite reads last year, so I went into Howard's new novel with a lot of excitement and high expectations. The novel was fairly unique and while some parts were surprising, I never had a jaw dropping moment or any particular wow moment at the reveals.
There was definitely a lot of build up and suspense in this novel. I think had I read it, I would have been bogged down by the repetition, however, it worked well for the audio. I always love an unreliable narrator and this one was fun because I really couldn't decide if Adele was an unreliable narrator or not.
I probably would've enjoyed this book more if it had been about 200 pages shorter. There was so much fluff that was just totally unnecessary.
It was a good read but not one that will stick with me or that I'll be likely to recommend.
Thank you to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for the copy of this novel.
I listened to the audio for this book and the narration was really well done. The accents were a little thick so I couldn't listen particularly fast and this is a LONG book, but thank goodness the narration was good! Again, why is this book over 500 pages??
56 Days was one of my favorite reads last year, so I went into Howard's new novel with a lot of excitement and high expectations. The novel was fairly unique and while some parts were surprising, I never had a jaw dropping moment or any particular wow moment at the reveals.
There was definitely a lot of build up and suspense in this novel. I think had I read it, I would have been bogged down by the repetition, however, it worked well for the audio. I always love an unreliable narrator and this one was fun because I really couldn't decide if Adele was an unreliable narrator or not.
I probably would've enjoyed this book more if it had been about 200 pages shorter. There was so much fluff that was just totally unnecessary.
It was a good read but not one that will stick with me or that I'll be likely to recommend.
Thank you to Blackstone Publishing and NetGalley for the copy of this novel.
So this was just your run of the mill thriller when I was hoping for a horror novel. I wasn’t satisfied with the conclusion, just felt like I wasted my time.
This was ALMOST a five star read for me. I couldn’t put this book down. The reason I couldn’t give it a full 5 is that it was a bit repetitive in parts and the character would over explain her thoughts. The story could have been shorter and just as gripping without these redundancies. Some reveals were guessable, others came as a twist. The story was fun to follow and had you continually wondering how reliable the MC was, questioning just exactly how crazy she might be.
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Adele Rafferty is a struggling actor who despite becoming a household name due to appearing in an Irish soap opera, now makes beds at a dingy Hollywood motel. Believing her own hype, Adele made a few bad career choices which ended up with her not being able to work in Ireland anymore. So she headed to LA where dreams rarely come true. Struggling and destitute in Hollywood, and trying to reclaim her past glory via a string of failed auditions, she’s on the brink of giving up. That is until she receives a call. Cross Cut Productions led by Steve Dade and Daniel O’Leary are making a horror movie and they want Adele as the lead. It would mean returning to Ireland but the intense night time filming schedule means she won’t need to see anyone from her past. It’s an opportunity she can’t miss and if the movie is a success then it’ll right all the horrible wrongs, Adele will be a star again! But at what cost? As the odd goings-on in the script start to happen in real life, Adele realises that she’s in terrible, terrible danger…
Run Time is a thoroughly engrossing thriller which I found both gripping and hugely entertaining. Adele has her secrets which the reader is not made party to until much later but you know something pretty catastrophic has happened to stop her returning to Ireland, particularly when she’s struggling in LA as much as she is. When she receives the call at the last minute to star in Final Draft, a psychological horror movie based on the novel First Draft, it seems to be the answer to her prayers. The filming schedule is intense, over the course of two weeks, and at night, which means she won’t have to see anyone outside of the cast and crew as they’ll all be resting during the day. But as she approaches the set, down a long winding road, bumping over the potholes, in a taxi driven by a peculiar woman, you know things aren’t going to turn out well for Adele. The author masterfully sets the scene, sending chills down the readers spine and ratcheting the tension up beautifully.
The author has created such a well-plotted, clever story with very lifelike characters. I really felt for Adele. I had no idea what had happened to her in the past to make her run away from all she knew but whatever it was, I don’t think it really mattered to me. She’s not perfect (far from it!) and I don’t know if everyone will warm to her but I was certainly rooting for the character. Things start off fairly benign, early occurrences can be easily explained away but as the frequency and intensity increase, Adele’s situation and it’s terrifying implications are impossible to ignore.
Would I recommend this book? I would, yes. Run Time is a well paced, creepy novel which builds beautifully over the course of the book to a thrilling, shocking conclusion. I did not see that coming, let me tell you! Interspersed amongst the live-action chapters which follow Adele on her journey through the creepy old house and into the surrounding woods, are chapters from the movie’s script. I really enjoyed these sections as they included the stage directions. I was a little apprehensive at first that they would interrupt the flow of the story but that was not the case at all. I quickly became accustomed to the presentation and found the script really added something to an already well-written story. Very inventive, highly original and superbly entertaining. Recommended.
Adele Rafferty is a struggling actor who despite becoming a household name due to appearing in an Irish soap opera, now makes beds at a dingy Hollywood motel. Believing her own hype, Adele made a few bad career choices which ended up with her not being able to work in Ireland anymore. So she headed to LA where dreams rarely come true. Struggling and destitute in Hollywood, and trying to reclaim her past glory via a string of failed auditions, she’s on the brink of giving up. That is until she receives a call. Cross Cut Productions led by Steve Dade and Daniel O’Leary are making a horror movie and they want Adele as the lead. It would mean returning to Ireland but the intense night time filming schedule means she won’t need to see anyone from her past. It’s an opportunity she can’t miss and if the movie is a success then it’ll right all the horrible wrongs, Adele will be a star again! But at what cost? As the odd goings-on in the script start to happen in real life, Adele realises that she’s in terrible, terrible danger…
Run Time is a thoroughly engrossing thriller which I found both gripping and hugely entertaining. Adele has her secrets which the reader is not made party to until much later but you know something pretty catastrophic has happened to stop her returning to Ireland, particularly when she’s struggling in LA as much as she is. When she receives the call at the last minute to star in Final Draft, a psychological horror movie based on the novel First Draft, it seems to be the answer to her prayers. The filming schedule is intense, over the course of two weeks, and at night, which means she won’t have to see anyone outside of the cast and crew as they’ll all be resting during the day. But as she approaches the set, down a long winding road, bumping over the potholes, in a taxi driven by a peculiar woman, you know things aren’t going to turn out well for Adele. The author masterfully sets the scene, sending chills down the readers spine and ratcheting the tension up beautifully.
The author has created such a well-plotted, clever story with very lifelike characters. I really felt for Adele. I had no idea what had happened to her in the past to make her run away from all she knew but whatever it was, I don’t think it really mattered to me. She’s not perfect (far from it!) and I don’t know if everyone will warm to her but I was certainly rooting for the character. Things start off fairly benign, early occurrences can be easily explained away but as the frequency and intensity increase, Adele’s situation and it’s terrifying implications are impossible to ignore.
Would I recommend this book? I would, yes. Run Time is a well paced, creepy novel which builds beautifully over the course of the book to a thrilling, shocking conclusion. I did not see that coming, let me tell you! Interspersed amongst the live-action chapters which follow Adele on her journey through the creepy old house and into the surrounding woods, are chapters from the movie’s script. I really enjoyed these sections as they included the stage directions. I was a little apprehensive at first that they would interrupt the flow of the story but that was not the case at all. I quickly became accustomed to the presentation and found the script really added something to an already well-written story. Very inventive, highly original and superbly entertaining. Recommended.
The idea and the audiobook are fun but the twist was nonsensical.
Run Time was my second Catherine Ryan Howard book. Being such a fan of The Nothing Man (5⭐) I went in with pretty high expectations
Let me save any concerns - she didn't let me down
Run Time is a movie script within a book where Adelle's life mirrors that of her character Kate's - yes, it's as creepy as it sounds
Whilst the audio was great (good job narrators) I feel I would have liked reading the book more, being able to read the script would have made it easier to follow (in the beginning) as having the script read (Kate) and then the story (Adelle) blended together at times
And if "I liked the audio version but would love the printed version" is the harshest comment I can make, then it's safe to say I recommend you read Run Time!
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing Audio for the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest feedback
Let me save any concerns - she didn't let me down
Run Time is a movie script within a book where Adelle's life mirrors that of her character Kate's - yes, it's as creepy as it sounds
Whilst the audio was great (good job narrators) I feel I would have liked reading the book more, being able to read the script would have made it easier to follow (in the beginning) as having the script read (Kate) and then the story (Adelle) blended together at times
And if "I liked the audio version but would love the printed version" is the harshest comment I can make, then it's safe to say I recommend you read Run Time!
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing Audio for the advanced audiobook in exchange for my honest feedback
I was hopeful and highly anticipating reading this one, but it was a letdown. I've been trying to think about how to review this for a while and I keep coming up blank. It was a meh read for me, personally.
Sorry to say it was disappointing for me. It's a story, inside a story, and so forth, but it felt like it might be too much. It also went on kind of long. It has some good parts to it and there are others that would probably like it and enjoy it, so if you like this author or this kind of story, then definitely check it out.
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for letting me read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
Sorry to say it was disappointing for me. It's a story, inside a story, and so forth, but it felt like it might be too much. It also went on kind of long. It has some good parts to it and there are others that would probably like it and enjoy it, so if you like this author or this kind of story, then definitely check it out.
Thanks to NetGalley and Blackstone Publishing for letting me read and review this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Ending was a bit of a let down. Anytime it felt like it was getting actually scary it would pull back