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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
I love McMahon’s writing style and how she lets the audience put things together themselves and gives them different options to choose from with an unreliable narrator persuading them towards one side. The connections between the timelines are also fun to find. The story was quite simple and pretty easy to follow which was nice for my current state of mind. I wish the ending was a little less explanatory, but otherwise it was a good read
I blew through this entire book in one day. An excellent example of a well-written debut novel, Promise Not to Tell is a high-intensity ghost story told in two timelines. In the Fall of 2002, we follow Kate Cypher as she returns back to her hometown where in 1971 her childhood friend was murdered.
The story is filled with lessons about family, roots, bullying, and inner strength and weakness.
Highly recommended for fans of thrillers, ghost stories, or mysteries.
The story is filled with lessons about family, roots, bullying, and inner strength and weakness.
Highly recommended for fans of thrillers, ghost stories, or mysteries.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed this novel. I has no idea it was her debt novel. I read The Winter People and loved it. This book was also a great read. I enjoyed the mix of supernatural with real life horror. Definitely will be reading more of her work!
I liked this book. I didn't love it, especially having read other Jennifer McMahon books, but it was good. I loved the character Del, and I certainly would say she was my favorite part of the book. The other characters were a bit flat for me. The main character, Kate, was not someone I could relate to easily- she was easily the most boring character too. I wish the story had been told from someone else's perspective. I love the way McMahon writes- the story pacing and structure was good and the plot was intriguing and she sure knows how to make things mysterious/curious. I just wasn't hugely into the characters except for little Del Griswold. I do like the way McMahon uses flashback/past versus present storytelling devices. This is a good, short read, but not my favorite from McMahon. I would recommend it though, because Del Griswold would definitely be on my list of favorite book characters.
Another one I just couldn't get through. It was so boring.
*audio
Weird one. Don't know that audio works well for this book.
Weird one. Don't know that audio works well for this book.
This was a good story. I had trouble putting it down and finished it in just over a day. It also spooked me, and I'm not easily spooked by books. I'm only giving it 3 stars because, towards the end, I felt like the author just wanted to rush through and tell us who did it.
When I started reading this book, I didn't think I would enjoy it, but I really did. I was thoughtful, spooky, and all-around well-written. I couldn't put it down!