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3.65 AVERAGE
3.65 AVERAGE
The ending of this book was a dud but the rest of it was so intriguing!!
2.5 Stars. I read The Wife Between Us and wasn't woo'ed. Thought I'd give them one more try, but I am just not impressed with the style and "element of surprise". Nothing felt surprising to me. I didn't have any shocker moments. I respect the concept, just didn't execute for me.
There’s always a good twist in the stories somehow! Definitely had my attention, but took a while to get there. Always like a good story where there can be many different ways the story can go and then BAM! 4 stars!
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I was so excited for this book after The Wife Between Us, I enjoyed this less but it’s still good. I liked the delivery and how the perspective changed between 2 characters every other chapter but sometimes was dragged out and then wrapped up so fast it was a little disappointing.
3.5/5.0 stars
It was a good premise, but the ending was not super believable after the characters were set up the way they were. The read was easy and fun, but I just cannot believe that one of the characters would end up the way they did at the end.
It was a good premise, but the ending was not super believable after the characters were set up the way they were. The read was easy and fun, but I just cannot believe that one of the characters would end up the way they did at the end.
Received via Netgalley in exchange for a fair and unbiased review
I am most certainly in the minority with my feelings on this book, if the other reviews here are any indication. Wondering if that will change once the book is released.
The premise here is an intriguing one. Jessica Farris, the struggling makeup artist, finds out via one of her clients that there is a psychological study paying $500 for a few hours, and elbows her way in. It's a study on morality and ethics, so she's already winning by lying her way into it. After answering some essay questions in the strangest TMI manner ever, the doctor behind the study takes a very real interest in her, and decides to make her the focus of their entire study.
Or so it seems.
The number of times I could hear the stage cue for dramatic music throughout this book was so painful.
This book is just so freaking dramatic, and honestly, there was no need for it. The plot, while not the best thing I've read this year, was really decent. My biggest complaint about [b: The Wife Between|34189556|The Wife Between Us|Greer Hendricks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496862122s/34189556.jpg|55227731] was that the authors included WAY too many out of nowhere twists. And in this case, we didn't actually have any twists.
Or, if we did, they were way too gentle and felt more like steady curves in the road, rather than abrupt bends.
But I swear to god, every time we got a Dr Shields POV, I could picture them in a dark trench coat, in a poorly lit room, with the light only shining on their eyeline. And whenever we had a Jess chapter, she was huddled in a corner, or walking down a street hunched over, casting glances behind and all around because she was so damn paranoid.
It was so. un.necessary. Especially considering that for the first 70% of the book, Jess thinks Dr Shields is a totally normal human being with no dastardly agenda. Like, the summary of this book kind of ruins that turn of events by saying Dr Shields Knows Too Much About Her.
I don't know, this book felt so disjointed and I couldn't take any of the events seriously. It never felt like Jess was in real mortal peril. Was Dr Shields manipulative as shit? God, yes. Was it annoying? Incredibly so. Was Jess a real moron for handing over so much information to this "anonymous" study, and for spilling her verbal diarrhea all over the place with these questions?
Good grief, what even were those answers?
I will say one thing, though. While trying to figure out where this was going, I came up with a hell of a plot that would fix this. Maybe one of the British thriller authors can pick that one up. They're impressing me more and more lately.
I am most certainly in the minority with my feelings on this book, if the other reviews here are any indication. Wondering if that will change once the book is released.
The premise here is an intriguing one. Jessica Farris, the struggling makeup artist, finds out via one of her clients that there is a psychological study paying $500 for a few hours, and elbows her way in. It's a study on morality and ethics, so she's already winning by lying her way into it. After answering some essay questions in the strangest TMI manner ever, the doctor behind the study takes a very real interest in her, and decides to make her the focus of their entire study.
Or so it seems.
The number of times I could hear the stage cue for dramatic music throughout this book was so painful.
This book is just so freaking dramatic, and honestly, there was no need for it. The plot, while not the best thing I've read this year, was really decent. My biggest complaint about [b: The Wife Between|34189556|The Wife Between Us|Greer Hendricks|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1496862122s/34189556.jpg|55227731] was that the authors included WAY too many out of nowhere twists. And in this case, we didn't actually have any twists.
Or, if we did, they were way too gentle and felt more like steady curves in the road, rather than abrupt bends.
But I swear to god, every time we got a Dr Shields POV, I could picture them in a dark trench coat, in a poorly lit room, with the light only shining on their eyeline. And whenever we had a Jess chapter, she was huddled in a corner, or walking down a street hunched over, casting glances behind and all around because she was so damn paranoid.
It was so. un.necessary. Especially considering that for the first 70% of the book, Jess thinks Dr Shields is a totally normal human being with no dastardly agenda. Like, the summary of this book kind of ruins that turn of events by saying Dr Shields Knows Too Much About Her.
I don't know, this book felt so disjointed and I couldn't take any of the events seriously. It never felt like Jess was in real mortal peril. Was Dr Shields manipulative as shit? God, yes. Was it annoying? Incredibly so. Was Jess a real moron for handing over so much information to this "anonymous" study, and for spilling her verbal diarrhea all over the place with these questions?
Good grief, what even were those answers?
I will say one thing, though. While trying to figure out where this was going, I came up with a hell of a plot that would fix this. Maybe one of the British thriller authors can pick that one up. They're impressing me more and more lately.
dark
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Slow beginning. Good ending
With this book, the authors prove, yet again, that they can elegantly weave a web of mystery and suspense, all the while keeping the reader on his or her toes. In some ways I preferred "Anonymous Girl" to "The Wife Between Us", the ending of the latter really annoyed me. But it did lack some of the plot twists that made "The Wife Between Us" a real page turner. That being said, I will keep an eye out for the whatever these authors next decide to write.
Also, Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan, the readers for this audiobook, are phenomenal.
Also, Barrie Kreinik and Julia Whelan, the readers for this audiobook, are phenomenal.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced