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Look Closer by David Ellis

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dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

4.0

After the body of rich socialite, Lauren, is discovered, Simon and Vicky's seemingly perfect life starts to unravel. 

This was a pretty gripping suspense filled with so many different twists. The narrators are very unreliable and that threw me off a bit. I figured out that
Vicky and Simon were probably working together, because it all just fell too perfectly into place.
That said, I did NOT see a few of the twists coming, though looking back there were a tone of clues. 

So the true plot: Simon and Vicky team up to commit a double homicide. Simon wants to kill the woman who robbed his family blind, which resulted in his mother's suicide. Vicky wants to kill to the con artisit who robbed her sister and got her addicted to drugs. Her sister then died. They fake a marriage, fake affairs, and set Lauren and Christen up in a complex and intricate revenge plot. 


The plan between Simon and Vicky is truly masterful. Simon
is diabolical and an expert at the long revenge game. He is sneaky and his mind works in the most brilliant yet psychotic way. He manages to get revenge on everyone without leaving any trail leading back to himself.


Where it fell apart for me was the last 1/4 or so of the book.
Once the cop visits Simon, we are able to put together the puzzle pieces pretty quickly. I wish it wasn't handed to us so easily.
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