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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
Not impressed.
This book was SO hard to get into. And the “shocker” of an ending? Saw that thing coming a mile away.
Overall, it felt heavy on the details and light on the actual believability of the story.
This book was SO hard to get into. And the “shocker” of an ending? Saw that thing coming a mile away.
Overall, it felt heavy on the details and light on the actual believability of the story.
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
This book started a little slow, and I was kind of bothered by all the fussiness and self-absorption of the main character - but then it was really good, lots of twists and turns - and I was hooked. Very entertaining read.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I wavered between 3-4 stars...solid debut thriller and I really liked the ending, but much too long, and Helen was so irritatingly dumb at times.
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
challenging
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Good twist. A few difficult spots about rape.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
page-turner / rich people shit / many moving parts / doormat main character / Lisa Jewell-esque / good ending
I enjoyed this book. However, at times it was a bit hard to follow, but all the loose ends tied up nicely at the end.
It was slow starting but dropped many hints that kept me intrigued. I did like the twists and turns, it was entirely predictable near the end which was nice. The characters weren’t that likeable and many times I found myself rolling my eyes at Helen’s need to be liked and general immaturity. In the end I had a lot of empathy for her. For the most part I found Selena was maybe misunderstood, but in the end you realize exactly what she is and that was probably the biggest plot twist for me.
Once it started to pick up I couldn’t put it down. I’m excited to see what the author comes up with next but for a first novel, thumbs up!
It was slow starting but dropped many hints that kept me intrigued. I did like the twists and turns, it was entirely predictable near the end which was nice. The characters weren’t that likeable and many times I found myself rolling my eyes at Helen’s need to be liked and general immaturity. In the end I had a lot of empathy for her. For the most part I found Selena was maybe misunderstood, but in the end you realize exactly what she is and that was probably the biggest plot twist for me.
Once it started to pick up I couldn’t put it down. I’m excited to see what the author comes up with next but for a first novel, thumbs up!