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Behind Closed Doors

B.A. Paris

3.82 AVERAGE


The dog dies, so I can NOT recommend

This has The Housemaid type beat. It was creepy & entertaining. I enjoyed it. Questioned a few elements to the story, but an easy read for a thriller fan!

3.5 stars, really.

Honestly very predictable from about halfway through. I enjoyed the main character, but the back story of her husband Jack seemed a little thrown together.

Overall not an awful read.
dark tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

LOVED IT. Especially the last few sentences!!!!

Erg spannende opbouw. Nachtmerrie ontwikkelt zich tot dat je geen uitweg meer ziet en dan ...
dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

Good but not great, and would not read again. I would recommend this to someone who needed to get into reading again. I just wanted more details and everything was all over the place. This was the author’s first book, so I’m sure if she revisited it, it would be better. It was just high anxiety all the time, and she thought she ended with such a banger of a last line, but I didn’t want it to end this way. I wish there was an afterword of what happened to Millie and Grace. Also Esther seemed sus the whole time, why didn’t she just make a point of it earlier? I wanted more about Jack, we kinda breezed over that. But this is crazy sadistic but I want a movie.
dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes