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3.48 AVERAGE
3.48 AVERAGE
I did enjoy this book a lot. It’s a thriller and it does exactly that: keeps you wanting more as you read the book. From reading other reviews on here, I would say that many people are rating this book lower because the book doesn’t have a lot of depth to each character, making many of them hard to relate to. But many thrillers are like that. The book is focused on events and actions in the book versus an in depth explanation of each character’s personality and thought process. So yes the main character is hard to relate to and it’s difficult to understand some of the characters but the book is absolutely thrilling with many twists and unexpected events. I’m usually decent at guessing the ends of these sort of books and I didn’t get it all 100%. I’d recommend to a friend for a light, easy yet thrilling read. Although I read this on my kindle I do think it would make a good audiobook and really kill some time in the car on a long drive.
"But what we don't understand is that love can turn on a dime. We don't know how easy it is to feel it flip over to a dark side, cold and dead, like the moon spinning on its axis."
Ali's world turns upside town when her college reunion get together ends with her best friends rape. Her best friend raped allegedly by her husband. In her home.
She's torn and shocked. Not to know who to believe. It couldn't have been her husband who she's known since the first day of college. Who has been a loving/caring husband and a good father to their kids. But why would her best friend lie about something like that? Is she jealous of her perfect life?!? Is she's secretly in love with her husband?!? Is there something going on that she doesn't know about?!?
Once the story starts to unfold Ali realizes that her all life has been a big lie. All the hidden secrets are coming out and there is a lot of them. She doesn't know what she is suppose to do and it's easy to manipulate her. Her friends know that and they use it against her to get what they want.
The book started out great and I couldn't put it down, but somewhere in the middle I just felt it dragging. It didn't go the way I thought it would and just so many different actions were squished in. I was considering long time between 3 or 4 stars and decided to go with 3.
Ali's world turns upside town when her college reunion get together ends with her best friends rape. Her best friend raped allegedly by her husband. In her home.
She's torn and shocked. Not to know who to believe. It couldn't have been her husband who she's known since the first day of college. Who has been a loving/caring husband and a good father to their kids. But why would her best friend lie about something like that? Is she jealous of her perfect life?!? Is she's secretly in love with her husband?!? Is there something going on that she doesn't know about?!?
Once the story starts to unfold Ali realizes that her all life has been a big lie. All the hidden secrets are coming out and there is a lot of them. She doesn't know what she is suppose to do and it's easy to manipulate her. Her friends know that and they use it against her to get what they want.
The book started out great and I couldn't put it down, but somewhere in the middle I just felt it dragging. It didn't go the way I thought it would and just so many different actions were squished in. I was considering long time between 3 or 4 stars and decided to go with 3.
No. This book was so predictable from the get go! Thrillers keep disappointing me. This was a “let me skim just to finish it” type of book. No thanks.
A big Thank you to @amazonpublishing, Thomas & Mercer, & Netgalley for sending me this e-book for my honest review! My first "ARC." :)
Tiny Synopsis: Ali Morris has her friends from her Oxford Uni days visit for the weekend to catch up after for a reunion. It seems Ali has the most charmed life with the amazing, successful husband, 2 great kids, beautiful home, and a respectable job helping women in need. However it all comes crumbling down when her best friend, Karen, accuses Ali's husband Mike of the most unthinkable crime: rape. It all spirals down from there as Ali has to grapple with trusting the word of her husband or her own best friend. This also brings up other aspects of their past at Oxford and the mysterious death of their friend (Martha) whilst in college.
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 /5
What a gripping page-turner of a book! I was going back and forth on who and what really happened at college when their friend Martha was murdered. As I kept reading, I thought I had it all figured out who did what. I was SO wrong. This book just has you guessing every chapter. My gripe is that I did not like the multiple perspectives because it made the tone of the story a bit inconsistent - from Benji (10 years old) to Ali then to Karen again then back to Ali. I felt it would have been stronger with just Ali's POV to be honest. Also, I really did not care for some of these characters and possible that the author did this purposefully to make everyone feel like a suspect. Her husband and her friend: I almost wanted to scream to Ali to leave them both as she deserved so much better than what these 2 were doing to her throughout the story. It's a fast read, entertaining, and great for mystery/crime fiction lovers like me.
Tiny Synopsis: Ali Morris has her friends from her Oxford Uni days visit for the weekend to catch up after for a reunion. It seems Ali has the most charmed life with the amazing, successful husband, 2 great kids, beautiful home, and a respectable job helping women in need. However it all comes crumbling down when her best friend, Karen, accuses Ali's husband Mike of the most unthinkable crime: rape. It all spirals down from there as Ali has to grapple with trusting the word of her husband or her own best friend. This also brings up other aspects of their past at Oxford and the mysterious death of their friend (Martha) whilst in college.
Review: ⭐️⭐️⭐️.5 /5
What a gripping page-turner of a book! I was going back and forth on who and what really happened at college when their friend Martha was murdered. As I kept reading, I thought I had it all figured out who did what. I was SO wrong. This book just has you guessing every chapter. My gripe is that I did not like the multiple perspectives because it made the tone of the story a bit inconsistent - from Benji (10 years old) to Ali then to Karen again then back to Ali. I felt it would have been stronger with just Ali's POV to be honest. Also, I really did not care for some of these characters and possible that the author did this purposefully to make everyone feel like a suspect. Her husband and her friend: I almost wanted to scream to Ali to leave them both as she deserved so much better than what these 2 were doing to her throughout the story. It's a fast read, entertaining, and great for mystery/crime fiction lovers like me.
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
An easy listen but end result felt predictable from the beginning.
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated