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3.03 AVERAGE
3.03 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Amazing Christmas read
If you love thrillers with a good twist and you love Christmas this is the book for you. I absolutely loved this book and it had me questioning and putting clues together the whole way through.
If you love thrillers with a good twist and you love Christmas this is the book for you. I absolutely loved this book and it had me questioning and putting clues together the whole way through.
2.5 stars
This one just fell really flat for me. I almost put it down before they made it to Christmas Eve dinner.
Isla and James had two different conversations while they were getting ready about how odd the couple were. One conversation James told Isla she was imagining things, and in the second conversation he agrees and even adds input.
I know this was an ARC but it still could have used a bit more editing.
I think the concept had so much potential to be a really good short thriller but with a short story I expect well developed writing and this wasn't it.
Thank you to #netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
This one just fell really flat for me. I almost put it down before they made it to Christmas Eve dinner.
Isla and James had two different conversations while they were getting ready about how odd the couple were. One conversation James told Isla she was imagining things, and in the second conversation he agrees and even adds input.
I know this was an ARC but it still could have used a bit more editing.
I think the concept had so much potential to be a really good short thriller but with a short story I expect well developed writing and this wasn't it.
Thank you to #netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an honest review.
This is the first book I have read by this author and I really enjoyed it. It was a well written story with plenty of suspense. A time or two I thought I had it figured out but it wasn't until I got close to the end that I realized it wasn't what i thought it was. I will definitely be reading more books by this author.
I feel this book could have been so much better. There was no twist, and just one tiny bit of conversation totally gave away the whole story. Love the idea but this one just didn't do it for me.
Fun advent way to read the book, day 1-25. It doesn’t have to read this way but it’s how I chose to. It was an interesting storyline but the ending was dull. That is why I knocked it a star. The rest of the book was edge of the seat, lots of intrigue!
Clara, James, Isla and Greg are estranged family spending Christmas together at a luxury mountain retreat. What could go wrong? Lots. Domestic thriller for sure.
Clara, James, Isla and Greg are estranged family spending Christmas together at a luxury mountain retreat. What could go wrong? Lots. Domestic thriller for sure.
This book was a good short holiday themed thriller. The twist was a little underwhelming and I was hoping for an additional twist at the end. But overall I didn’t expect the twist and it was fun to have a thriller that was holiday themed.
How did this book get published? The writing is atrocious, the dialog and character interaction are a snoozefest, and the storyline is so full of holes it’s a wonder a cohesive sentence comes to fruition. Who told the author this was a good book, “cuz gural they are not yo friend”. The course of the story is so ridiculous at times it is laughable.
Most special example: So there’s no power in the house, the brother-law is unconscious with a bleeding head wound from an unknown event, the husband and sister have not returned from searching for said head injury specimen in a whiteout blizzard, and home girl with head case thinks the best course of action is to make hot chocolate? For him and herself… just like mama used to make… because it fixes everything? I’m sorry no.
There clearly was no editor here. She quit before she started. Honestly, it would be easier to start writing a book from scratch than to even begin to tackle revision for this “thriller” monstrosity. I thought the worst book I read this year was “If he Had Been With Me”… but clearly, we have a new winner here. 1 Star… and that’s pretty generous.
Most special example: So there’s no power in the house, the brother-law is unconscious with a bleeding head wound from an unknown event, the husband and sister have not returned from searching for said head injury specimen in a whiteout blizzard, and home girl with head case thinks the best course of action is to make hot chocolate? For him and herself… just like mama used to make… because it fixes everything? I’m sorry no.
There clearly was no editor here. She quit before she started. Honestly, it would be easier to start writing a book from scratch than to even begin to tackle revision for this “thriller” monstrosity. I thought the worst book I read this year was “If he Had Been With Me”… but clearly, we have a new winner here. 1 Star… and that’s pretty generous.