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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After reading The Nothing Man by Catherine Ryan Howard, I was an immediate fan! So I knew I needed to give this one a try. And there were several things I did like about Run Time: the movie set, the premise of events mirroring the movie script, and the description of sexism and how terribly women can be treated in the movie industry.
However, I do think there was too much going on in this book and there seemed to be separate plot lines (and both didn't seem necessary). I think it would've been stronger if the author focused on one and developed it more.
Overall, I think this was a decent popcorn thriller, and I think many others will enjoy it! Thank you Netgalley and Blackstone Publishing for the gifted copy
However, I do think there was too much going on in this book and there seemed to be separate plot lines (and both didn't seem necessary). I think it would've been stronger if the author focused on one and developed it more.
Overall, I think this was a decent popcorn thriller, and I think many others will enjoy it! Thank you Netgalley and Blackstone Publishing for the gifted copy
It kills me to say this, but I didn’t love-love this book. I liked it enough to tear through it in a day and will definitely recommend it to fellow thriller lovers, but it didn’t knock me out the same way my favorites of her earlier books (56 Days and The Nothing Man) did.
3.5 rounded up because I will always love CRH and am already excited to read whatever she writes next!
* thank you to Blackstone Publishing for the NetGalley review copy. Run Time publishes August 16th.
3.5 rounded up because I will always love CRH and am already excited to read whatever she writes next!
* thank you to Blackstone Publishing for the NetGalley review copy. Run Time publishes August 16th.
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Moderate: Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment
Wow! I could not put this one down. I knew that it wasn't going to be what I expected it to, but I was still totally blindsided by the ending. Loved every minute of it.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
2.5 - 3 stars
Interesting premise but perhaps too slow of a burn...
The group narration was a good idea, but somehow it was off -- for me.
Interesting premise but perhaps too slow of a burn...
The group narration was a good idea, but somehow it was off -- for me.
I hate to stay that I was underwhelmed by this book. I was really enjoying it until about the middle when I started wondering when it was going to pick up. The premise was promising: a desperate actress going to film a movie in the middle of the woods after signing an NDA. It sounds like it would be very thrilling, and it was for the most part. The things happening to Adele in the cabin and in the woods were definitely spooky, but I totally predicted what would happen very quickly. At the end, I was left wondering what was the point? The only reason I am giving this three stars is because the setting was fantastic, the format of the chapters was intriguing, and the overall premise was interesting.
Not what I expected, but was a decent read that kept me entertained. I wouldn't consider this horror however.
RUN TIME is the first Catherine Ryan Howard book that I've read and now I want to read more! It's a twisty thriller about an actress in a horror movie who begins experiencing the same things that are in the script, in her actual life -- and the script is about a character who is reading a book that begins to mirror her life. And it works. All of it. RUN TIME kept me turning pages and I would have finished it a lot quicker if pesky things like work and life hadn't kept interrupting my reading time.
I loved the pacing of the book and especially thought the pages with the movie script were integrated with the main narrative perfectly. Adele, the main character, was easy to like and empathize with from beginning. More importantly, I loved that as weird things happened and the danger ramped up, she didn't make dumb "horror movie girl" choices. Adele, while most definitely flawed and somewhat broken, manages to keep her wits about her in most of the seriously scary/bad spots and she's a lot stronger than she gives herself credit.
RUN TIME easily got five stars from me and it's likely a book I'll reread again.
I loved the pacing of the book and especially thought the pages with the movie script were integrated with the main narrative perfectly. Adele, the main character, was easy to like and empathize with from beginning. More importantly, I loved that as weird things happened and the danger ramped up, she didn't make dumb "horror movie girl" choices. Adele, while most definitely flawed and somewhat broken, manages to keep her wits about her in most of the seriously scary/bad spots and she's a lot stronger than she gives herself credit.
RUN TIME easily got five stars from me and it's likely a book I'll reread again.