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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
dark
medium-paced
challenging
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal death, Confinement, Death, Mental illness, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Moderate: Sexism, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship
Minor: Misogyny, Violence, Vomit
I absolutely loved The Companion. I knew from the first look on Bookish First that I was going to like it, but I did not know how compelling and utterly chilling this book would be.
From the very first page, I felt very sympathetic for Margot. After losing her family in a terrible car accident, she is now living in an orphanage and still grappling with the grief. And when she's "rescued" to live with the Suttons, you just know something is not quite right.
Every step of the way, the reader is taken on this journey with Margot. I can honestly say that there was not much about this book that was predictable, with the exception of "something is messed up with these people." Sure, I had my theories and some of them played out close to how I expected. And the further you read the more you're able to start to piece together. But I really felt like I was piecing it together WITH Margot, not way ahead of her like in the movies when you're telling the heroine "don't go up the stairs!"
I really loved the ending and how it all plays out in the epilogue, but I'll keep it spoiler free and just tell you to go read this one as soon as you can! It's especially great for the upcoming fall season, if you're a mood reader like me. This psychological thriller will have you turning the pages as fast as you can, but isn't scary enough to keep you up at night.
From the very first page, I felt very sympathetic for Margot. After losing her family in a terrible car accident, she is now living in an orphanage and still grappling with the grief. And when she's "rescued" to live with the Suttons, you just know something is not quite right.
Every step of the way, the reader is taken on this journey with Margot. I can honestly say that there was not much about this book that was predictable, with the exception of "something is messed up with these people." Sure, I had my theories and some of them played out close to how I expected. And the further you read the more you're able to start to piece together. But I really felt like I was piecing it together WITH Margot, not way ahead of her like in the movies when you're telling the heroine "don't go up the stairs!"
I really loved the ending and how it all plays out in the epilogue, but I'll keep it spoiler free and just tell you to go read this one as soon as you can! It's especially great for the upcoming fall season, if you're a mood reader like me. This psychological thriller will have you turning the pages as fast as you can, but isn't scary enough to keep you up at night.
I’m slightly upset with myself for leaving this book sitting on my audible shelf for as long as I did. I enjoyed this so much that I can’t wait to read more by Katie Alender. Margot was a strong female lead but also very realistic and believable. There was a bit of intalove involved which I didn’t mind and I loved the relationship that Margot and Agatha had even though Aggie was out of it most of the time. I did have my suspicions that Aggie wasn’t really sick the whole time and what the culprit of her mental state really was but I didn’t expect everything that we learn in this book.
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Margot, an orphan, goes to live in a creepy old house with a silent teenager as the girl's "companion"- however, not everything is as it seems.
Obviously, this wasn't a perfect book. It had a couple flaws- my main one was the insta-love. But despite this, I actually really liked it. That's probably because I don't read many thrillers, so this one was exciting and new. But yeah... I read it in one day. Very exciting.
Obviously, this wasn't a perfect book. It had a couple flaws- my main one was the insta-love. But despite this, I actually really liked it. That's probably because I don't read many thrillers, so this one was exciting and new. But yeah... I read it in one day. Very exciting.
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
