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3.4 AVERAGE
3.4 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
A good book, keeps you waiting for a while for the twist, good suspense
Content Warnings
Moderate: Violence
challenging
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Thank you to NetGalley for my proof copy of The Second Stranger. The book will be available from 19/01/2023.
ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH?
Based on the first pages, I thought that this was going to have a slow start. But it actually picked up really fast and the atmosphere became really creepy.
✨Here’s what I enjoyed:
✨Put Scotland, snow and a remote location together and there you have my perfect atmosphere for a good thriller.
✨Don Gaines One and Don Gaines Two - both seem to be in the wrong and both have the antagonist flare. I can’t say much without giving away anything too spoilery. But I can say that I was wrong about who the escapee was.
✨The ending is very satisfying.
ONE DETECTIVE. ONE MURDERER. BUT WHICH IS WHICH?
Based on the first pages, I thought that this was going to have a slow start. But it actually picked up really fast and the atmosphere became really creepy.
✨Here’s what I enjoyed:
✨Put Scotland, snow and a remote location together and there you have my perfect atmosphere for a good thriller.
✨Don Gaines One and Don Gaines Two - both seem to be in the wrong and both have the antagonist flare. I can’t say much without giving away anything too spoilery. But I can say that I was wrong about who the escapee was.
✨The ending is very satisfying.
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
lighthearted
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Terminare questo libro è risultato faticoso dal momento che si trattava di leggere la stessa scena ad ogni nuovo capitolo con qualche piccola e innocua variante. Mi rendo conto che un thriller debba anche giocare con l’irrealismo per rendere la trama più sorprendente ma ci sono dei buchi narrativi che mi hanno portata a sopravvalutare l’autore, credendo che la soluzione dell’enigma fosse chissà quanto complicata quando in realtà si trattava di un mistero sciocco e che poteva essere risolto con il quesito che x personaggio pone solo a pagina 200. Il plot twist finale può essere riassunto solo come lazy writing.
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Set in a remote Scottish hunting lodge during a snowstorm, this fast-paced thriller was a real treat. Remie is working her last night shift when a police officer appears at the door and asks to be let in, saying there's been an accident and a prisoner has escaped. Two hours later, another man appears, telling the same story--with the same name. Tension mounts as Remie and a guest try to determine who to trust while the storm rages outside.
The Second Stranger by Martin Griffin
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Sphere and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits.
As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting.
When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines.
Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first . . .
My Opinion
This is a fast paced thriller with twists that will keep you guessing until the end. This makes for an interesting read as Remie must work out who she can trust. I was with Remie, struggling to work out who was telling the truth. A great, quick read.
Rating 4/5
I received an advance review copy for free thanks to NetGalley and Sphere and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Blurb
Remie Yorke has one shift left at the Mackinnon Hotel in the remote Scottish Highlands before she leaves for good. Then Storm Ezra hits.
As temperatures plummet and phone lines go down, an injured man stumbles inside. PC Don Gaines was in a terrible accident on the mountain road. The only other survivor: the prisoner his team was transporting.
When a second stranger arrives, Remie reluctantly lets him in from the blizzard. He, too, is hurt. He claims to be a police officer. His name is also Don Gaines.
Someone is lying and, with no means of escape, Remie must work out who. If the cold doesn't kill her, one of these men will get there first . . .
My Opinion
This is a fast paced thriller with twists that will keep you guessing until the end. This makes for an interesting read as Remie must work out who she can trust. I was with Remie, struggling to work out who was telling the truth. A great, quick read.
Rating 4/5
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No