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4.01 AVERAGE
4.01 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-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
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
If you love a classic scary movie, you'll probably enjoy this.
It's well paced and interesting without being ridiculous. The storyline did keep me guessing. It seems like the sort of story you've heard a 100 times, but still, this iteration finds a way to be completely unique.
My one critique would be that I could tell Maggie was written by a man. This is my first Riley Sager novel so I really didn't know anything about him, but there were times I felt that I could tell Maggie didn't quite feel grounded in a way that felt like a realistic female character- she just made choices that felt incongruent with the female experience. (Not that there is one perfect way to be a woman- that's not my point here, at all. It was more of the ways women have to act in our society for their own safety kind of things, if that makes sense.)
It's well paced and interesting without being ridiculous. The storyline did keep me guessing. It seems like the sort of story you've heard a 100 times, but still, this iteration finds a way to be completely unique.
My one critique would be that I could tell Maggie was written by a man. This is my first Riley Sager novel so I really didn't know anything about him, but there were times I felt that I could tell Maggie didn't quite feel grounded in a way that felt like a realistic female character- she just made choices that felt incongruent with the female experience. (Not that there is one perfect way to be a woman- that's not my point here, at all. It was more of the ways women have to act in our society for their own safety kind of things, if that makes sense.)
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of my most favorite books ever! The spooky factor is amazing.
Okay... Loved it. And.... didn't. It was so good, made my heart race for the actual entirety of the story. 390 pages of thrilling story telling, but right at the end there were maybe 4 different twists and each twist that came it felt less believable which was a shame. It was set up for such success and I liked the ending but the twists felt rushed to me.
Ps- it is so hard writing reviews without spoiler details! Lol
Ps- it is so hard writing reviews without spoiler details! Lol
Literally on the edge of my seat the entire time, this was such a fun read and a great concept. Loved it
Really fun thriller that kept me guessing until the very end