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kriscal22's review against another edition
3.0
Great story
Great story. But I couldn’t connect with the main character. And other characters could have been developed so much more. Felt slow to start, but maybe because I disliked Adele so much.
Great story. But I couldn’t connect with the main character. And other characters could have been developed so much more. Felt slow to start, but maybe because I disliked Adele so much.
nat14's review against another edition
4.0
I was excited to read another Daniel Hurst stand-alone thriller. However I think this is the first one I’ve given only 4 stars. I did enjoy it but didn’t find myself desperate to pick it up again. I did guess the who did it too which in a way was good and satisfying to tick things off as I went but also felt a bit anti-climactic at the end. Still a good read though hence the 4 stars.
chrelaine's review against another edition
3.0
Not a bad plot, but I never became attached to any of the characters. I disliked Tom from the beginning. The writer's style is difficult for me. Tom was constantly referred to as "my fiance" over and over and over. It became irritating. While it wasn't a bad book, this definitely was not a favorite.
ianrosales08's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
A quick pace story about a woman whose previous boyfriends are dying one by one. Adelle, the protagonist, is engaged and what's happening to her exes makes a dent towards her relationship with her fianceé.
The format of the story is a classic "who done it" however, the plot twist is quite easy to guess. I just love the major premise of the story and that is the reason why I gave it a 3-star rating.
The format of the story is a classic "who done it" however, the plot twist is quite easy to guess. I just love the major premise of the story and that is the reason why I gave it a 3-star rating.
hannas_heas47's review
3.0
This was my first by this author and the cover was apt. The blurb however appealed to me and the title seemed right.
What did I like? My issue with this book was that there was zero chemistry between Tom and Adele. She was too different from Tom to seem to care he was home waiting up for her while she was out drinking. When the third boyfriend dies, and she gets the text, Tom fails to care. How do people in love act like this?
Would I recommend or buy? I would try another by this author since I was interested in the story. I just failed to feel anything for the characters. This is for lovers of drama mixed with mystery. Three stars!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!
What did I like? My issue with this book was that there was zero chemistry between Tom and Adele. She was too different from Tom to seem to care he was home waiting up for her while she was out drinking. When the third boyfriend dies, and she gets the text, Tom fails to care. How do people in love act like this?
Would I recommend or buy? I would try another by this author since I was interested in the story. I just failed to feel anything for the characters. This is for lovers of drama mixed with mystery. Three stars!
I received a complimentary copy to read and voluntarily left a review!
hk0603's review against another edition
5.0
Wow just way 2nd favourite out books of Daniel hursts
Loved it. Twists turns, happy sad everything synced nicely. His books are always 99p never anymore. They on kindle unlimited but I prefer to own as i know i will re read all his books thats for sure
Loved it. Twists turns, happy sad everything synced nicely. His books are always 99p never anymore. They on kindle unlimited but I prefer to own as i know i will re read all his books thats for sure
franreads's review against another edition
dark
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? Yes
3.0
ellsbooknook's review against another edition
dark
tense
slow-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
2.0
marcirenee1974's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Once again, Daniel Hurst does not disappoint!! As usual, the characters were human, flawed, and not always likable. This was a great ride with a few twists and turns and I can't wait to read his next book!
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zzoomzzoom's review
1.0
This is peak r/menwritingwomen. There's so much wrong with Adele, and it's not the fact that she's clearly an alcoholic who never learned to grow up and take a hold of herself or how she has terrible friends who only fuel her fire and send her spilling into madness because she cannot add two and two together on her own; she's extremely unlikable and annoying, completely self-absorbed and too worried about herself enough to care about others, with little to no backbone or courage in order to take on what's in front of her.
It's specially awful considering that she's the protagonist of the story, and you are supposed to root or her as the story goes on and starts to "unravel" the mystery regarding the sudden deaths of her ex-boyfriends. She does very little once she realizes that the pieces are adding up and that she's the link that connects the spree of murders, and I get it, she went to the police, yet… why couldn't she investigate the matter herself?
It would have been a huge plus for the story to involve Adele in these murders: have her go and ask questions regarding Shaun's mental health to his parents or previous classmates that perhaps kept in contact with him after school, approach Calum's family and see if they had noticed anything weird with their garage before the accident, inquired how exactly did the fire start in Ryan's house, and after hearing how Ash was being followed by a hooded man left her feelings towards him aside in order to seek him out and made sure he made it home safely herself. Her lack of interest is astonishing considering how worried she is over her soon to be husband is from joining the body count, she just leaves everything to the police despise them being incredible unreliable and treating her as if she was insane all the way until Ash was found dead.
It was infuriating. The more she complained about her situation the stronger my negative feelings towards her became, and perhaps that was the only reason I finished reading this book… and I am almost glad I did, because what happened next truly was something else.
Much more disappointing than anything else was the reason why all this came to be. It was so big of a let down that I could not believe I had spent all that time only to find out at the end that some incel couldn't move on from something he directly caused and had to go on a murder spree twenty years later in order to fulfill his little fantasy. That was it, and there's no way in heaven I can convince myself that there's something in Adele that drew all these six man towards her let alone have one stalk her for such a long time over such stupid reasons.
In the end, she has her big day and gets to make up with all the people who she either accused of being the ones behind the deaths of her previous partners or neglected because she was being a genuine bad friend, while she is celebrating we get told that she attended the court hearings for the trials instead of actually showing us those much more exciting moments than thoughts about finally achieving happiness and marrying the love her life.
If this is a psychological thriller, then I clearly must be a nuclear physicist.
It's specially awful considering that she's the protagonist of the story, and you are supposed to root or her as the story goes on and starts to "unravel" the mystery regarding the sudden deaths of her ex-boyfriends. She does very little once she realizes that the pieces are adding up and that she's the link that connects the spree of murders, and I get it, she went to the police, yet… why couldn't she investigate the matter herself?
It would have been a huge plus for the story to involve Adele in these murders: have her go and ask questions regarding Shaun's mental health to his parents or previous classmates that perhaps kept in contact with him after school, approach Calum's family and see if they had noticed anything weird with their garage before the accident, inquired how exactly did the fire start in Ryan's house, and after hearing how Ash was being followed by a hooded man left her feelings towards him aside in order to seek him out and made sure he made it home safely herself. Her lack of interest is astonishing considering how worried she is over her soon to be husband is from joining the body count, she just leaves everything to the police despise them being incredible unreliable and treating her as if she was insane all the way until Ash was found dead.
It was infuriating. The more she complained about her situation the stronger my negative feelings towards her became, and perhaps that was the only reason I finished reading this book… and I am almost glad I did, because what happened next truly was something else.
Much more disappointing than anything else was the reason why all this came to be. It was so big of a let down that I could not believe I had spent all that time only to find out at the end that some incel couldn't move on from something he directly caused and had to go on a murder spree twenty years later in order to fulfill his little fantasy. That was it, and there's no way in heaven I can convince myself that there's something in Adele that drew all these six man towards her let alone have one stalk her for such a long time over such stupid reasons.
In the end, she has her big day and gets to make up with all the people who she either accused of being the ones behind the deaths of her previous partners or neglected because she was being a genuine bad friend, while she is celebrating we get told that she attended the court hearings for the trials instead of actually showing us those much more exciting moments than thoughts about finally achieving happiness and marrying the love her life.
If this is a psychological thriller, then I clearly must be a nuclear physicist.