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3.72 AVERAGE
3.72 AVERAGE
Fast paced? Yes
Entertaining? Yes
A page turner? Yes
I LOVE the title, I loved the literally explosive opening chapter.
BUT I found the characters annoying (particularly Richard!), down right silly in places & overall I wish it had been better!
Especially because Barclay is one of my faves, he is usually a sure fire winner for me.
Would I recommend it? Not this time!
My favourite from his back catalogue...
No Time for Goodbye, A Tap on the Window and Elevator Pitch.
Entertaining? Yes
A page turner? Yes
I LOVE the title, I loved the literally explosive opening chapter.
BUT I found the characters annoying (particularly Richard!), down right silly in places & overall I wish it had been better!
Especially because Barclay is one of my faves, he is usually a sure fire winner for me.
Would I recommend it? Not this time!
My favourite from his back catalogue...
No Time for Goodbye, A Tap on the Window and Elevator Pitch.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A very good book it that’ll have you questioning who did it the entirety of it. My only thing I didn’t love was that there was multiple things happening that made the ending kind of a lot and the ending happened rather suddenly
Content Warnings
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Dementia, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Car accident, Suicide attempt, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Sexual harassment, Injury/Injury detail
mysterious
tense
fast-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
fast-paced
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-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:
Yes
fast-paced
My first Linwood Barclay book and I really enjoyed it! Fast paced, easy to read, kept me intrigued the whole way through. I am looking forward to reading more, especially with plots that are more my cup of tea. This plot was too current for me
challenging
dark
lighthearted
sad
tense
slow-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
Thank you to NetGalley for this arc. I really didn’t like this book at all I didn’t really understand what the book was about and what was meant to be happing at all cause they was loads of different storylines going off 1st was the bombing 2 was staking 3 was murder it all didn’t add up for me. The characters were so annoying and so boring and so needy and the main characters did my head in as I could barely get through the book because of them. I so wish I had t read this book at all. The ending of the book wasn’t very good and didn’t end the book that well at. Xx