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jedamath's review
2.0
Looking back on this book I couldn’t even remember what it was about. I wish the author would have been more restrained with her lengthy and flowery descriptions, and that the book had been more fast-paced.
liveglavlove's review
1.0
DNF
When the first person POV character repeatedly tells the reader how intelligent, pragmatic, and logical she is, then proceeds to act anything but, that's where the book loses me. It was so slow moving and boring, that I didn't bother finishing.
When the first person POV character repeatedly tells the reader how intelligent, pragmatic, and logical she is, then proceeds to act anything but, that's where the book loses me. It was so slow moving and boring, that I didn't bother finishing.
anwoolson's review
1.0
No. So many times - no. The premise was OK, but there were so many things just wrong with this book. The main character is a med student who gets creeped out by old skeleton bones and deteriorating bodies. She drinks Diet Coke, then gets a sugar hangover. You cannot rip your passport in half, especially if you have just gotten stabbed in the back with a scalpel. Yes, a passport that's been torn in half would be invalid, but if you had been kidnapped, held in the catacombs beneath Paris for days, experiment on, almost murdered, had to murder your captor to get away - I think the embassy would work with you to get a new one and get you out of the country as soon as possible.
There is so much wrong in this book. Did the publisher not have someone read it before it was released?
Don't bother. Just don't bother.
There is so much wrong in this book. Did the publisher not have someone read it before it was released?
Don't bother. Just don't bother.
creaseinthespinebooks's review against another edition
1.0
Im one of the select few who didnt really like this book. I found it unsatisfyingly boring,
I enjoyed the beginning and i really was looking forward to this book.i thought this was going to be a fast paced thriller but after a few chapters i was still waiting for something and the endjng was what made it even worse..
I need to erase my brain and forget about the last few hrs reading this book
I enjoyed the beginning and i really was looking forward to this book.i thought this was going to be a fast paced thriller but after a few chapters i was still waiting for something and the endjng was what made it even worse..
I need to erase my brain and forget about the last few hrs reading this book
mmfabulous's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
alsudik's review against another edition
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
katkinney's review against another edition
4.0
Shaina’s twin sister is killed and she’s called to Paris to identify the body. Except when she arrives, a cryptic message in her sister’s apartment that only she can read (in their secret twin language) pleads that she’s not really dead. And to trust no one.
Creepy start.
So Shaina picks up the pieces of her sister’s life, following her footsteps around Paris (this was a cool read if you’re looking for a tourist sort of escape to Paris—really great descriptions of popular sites, particularly the catacombs), unsure if she can trust any of the people claiming they want to help her. Bits of backstory are provided as well. You aren’t really sure if you can trust anyone in this story—Shaina and Angela included. I liked all the twists in this one, particularly as we neared the end. There were lots of surprises and red herrings and I was kept riveted all the way through!
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.
Creepy start.
So Shaina picks up the pieces of her sister’s life, following her footsteps around Paris (this was a cool read if you’re looking for a tourist sort of escape to Paris—really great descriptions of popular sites, particularly the catacombs), unsure if she can trust any of the people claiming they want to help her. Bits of backstory are provided as well. You aren’t really sure if you can trust anyone in this story—Shaina and Angela included. I liked all the twists in this one, particularly as we neared the end. There were lots of surprises and red herrings and I was kept riveted all the way through!
Please excuse typos/name misspellings. Entered on screen reader.