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3.37 AVERAGE
3.37 AVERAGE
The best thriller I’ve read since In a Dark Dark Wood. I didn’t know if I liked it right away but was quickly pulled in & couldn’t put it down for two days.
Miserable people in a miserable situation, 2 stars for the sometimes-interesting structure, but I did not like the plot and I did not care at all for a single character. Finishing this book felt like escape.
dark
tense
slow-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
Pretty well written but more violent than I enjoy. I know it’s a murder mystery but even for that a lot of violence. I definitely found the story engaging and wanted to know what happened, so that kept me reading. Felt like And Then There Were None but not as well written and much more vengeance focused. I did feel bad for Callum in all of it.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence
Minor: Sexual assault
The first few pages of this thriller really hooked me, with the unknown narrator alluding to a mysterious crime. However, the book began to drag as one weekend is drawn out over 200 pages, with the flashbacks to the past being more interesting than the main plotline. By the end, I was shaking my head at some of the details and events that seemed not only highly unlikely to happen, but nearly impossible, for the characters to fall for. Overall an interesting story, but one that is, quite literally, hard to believe.
I received an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
I received an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Not my preferred genre but definitely a read that I didn’t want to put down if you like Agatha Christie’s And then there were none, then you’ll enjoy this too! Kept trying to guess who dunnit.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
4.5 Stars
I saw mixed reviews for this book but wanted to give the author a chance as I really liked the premise. I am really surprised with all the bad reviews as I enjoyed this book, a lot, and I read it in one sitting. I started last night thinking I'd get a chapter or two in (the chapters are quite long yet didn't feel like it!) but boy did I get sucked into this story!
This is a compelling story with a group of characters who are quite varied and give the reader a good look at their issues, secrets and pasts as well as a bird's eye view of the current disturbing situation. As readers progress through this character-driven read, they'll begin to doubt their initial ideas of the culprit's identity which heightens the tension and makes for a wonderfully twisted murder mystery.
Overall, this was a refreshing and clever whodunit that has a healthy dose of menace, an intriguing ensemble of characters and spattering of murder that puts the characters as well as the reader on the edge of their seats. While this book gives a hearty nod to Dame Christie (an author who knew a thing or two about how to craft a well-written mystery), Ms. Forry provides readers with a compelling, multi-layered old-school mystery with her own personal touches. I did take half a star off because it was a little over the top.
Thank you NetGalley, Lauren A. Forry, Skyhorse Publishing and Arcade Crimewise for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.
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I saw mixed reviews for this book but wanted to give the author a chance as I really liked the premise. I am really surprised with all the bad reviews as I enjoyed this book, a lot, and I read it in one sitting. I started last night thinking I'd get a chapter or two in (the chapters are quite long yet didn't feel like it!) but boy did I get sucked into this story!
This is a compelling story with a group of characters who are quite varied and give the reader a good look at their issues, secrets and pasts as well as a bird's eye view of the current disturbing situation. As readers progress through this character-driven read, they'll begin to doubt their initial ideas of the culprit's identity which heightens the tension and makes for a wonderfully twisted murder mystery.
Overall, this was a refreshing and clever whodunit that has a healthy dose of menace, an intriguing ensemble of characters and spattering of murder that puts the characters as well as the reader on the edge of their seats. While this book gives a hearty nod to Dame Christie (an author who knew a thing or two about how to craft a well-written mystery), Ms. Forry provides readers with a compelling, multi-layered old-school mystery with her own personal touches. I did take half a star off because it was a little over the top.
Thank you NetGalley, Lauren A. Forry, Skyhorse Publishing and Arcade Crimewise for the opportunity to read this book in exchange for an impartial review; all opinions are my own.
#NetGalley
I'm on a roll with books this week! This was another entertaining read. Intriguing plot. Interesting characters. Well written. Well-constructed mystery that kept me guessing until the very end.
This story has twists up to the very end. Every time I thought I figured it out, something else happened. The one thing that kept me from giving this book 5 stars was that you never found out how the victim died. You know who and when. You know part of the why but not the whole story. And you never know the why. Sorry but that point is driving me a bit nuts. Other than that, the story is a real edge of the seat thriller.
I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. But I must say, it did end in a pretty interesting fashion.