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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
slow-paced
Very good domestic drama book. The way the story unfolds around all the characters is nicely done. Not as suspenseful as I hoped it would be.
I LOVED this book!
There have been many times when I've read books that alternated chapters giving each character a voice. Some books, I've dreaded getting to a particular character or skimmed that chapter because I just wasn't interested. This book however, has 5 characters/families that I couldn't wait to read what was going on. Each character was unique and had their own "issues" going on and I was all there for it. A few characters I loved and cared about and a few I couldn't stand but wanted to keep reading about them.
Ultimately someone gets shot in the story and almost on a daily basis, I chose.....the wrong person who did it.
Each person has a motive and each person own guns.
The worse thing I can say about this book is that I've finished it and will miss the characters that live on that
cul-de-sac.
Thank you so much for granting my wish and allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
There have been many times when I've read books that alternated chapters giving each character a voice. Some books, I've dreaded getting to a particular character or skimmed that chapter because I just wasn't interested. This book however, has 5 characters/families that I couldn't wait to read what was going on. Each character was unique and had their own "issues" going on and I was all there for it. A few characters I loved and cared about and a few I couldn't stand but wanted to keep reading about them.
Ultimately someone gets shot in the story and almost on a daily basis, I chose.....the wrong person who did it.
Each person has a motive and each person own guns.
The worse thing I can say about this book is that I've finished it and will miss the characters that live on that
cul-de-sac.
Thank you so much for granting my wish and allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
I LOVED this book!
There have been many times when I've read books that alternated chapters giving each character a voice. Some books, I've dreaded getting to a particular character or skimmed that chapter because I just wasn't interested. This book however, has a 5 characters/families that I couldn't wait to read what was going on. Each character was unique and had their own "issues" going on and I was all there for it. A few characters I loved and cared about and a few that I couldn't stand but wanted to keep reading about them.
Ultimately someone gets shot in the story and almost on a daily basis, I chose.....the wrong person who did it.
Each person has a motive and each person own guns.
The worse thing I can say about this book is that I've finished it and will miss the characters that live on that
cul-de-sac.
Thank you so much for granting my wish and allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
There have been many times when I've read books that alternated chapters giving each character a voice. Some books, I've dreaded getting to a particular character or skimmed that chapter because I just wasn't interested. This book however, has a 5 characters/families that I couldn't wait to read what was going on. Each character was unique and had their own "issues" going on and I was all there for it. A few characters I loved and cared about and a few that I couldn't stand but wanted to keep reading about them.
Ultimately someone gets shot in the story and almost on a daily basis, I chose.....the wrong person who did it.
Each person has a motive and each person own guns.
The worse thing I can say about this book is that I've finished it and will miss the characters that live on that
cul-de-sac.
Thank you so much for granting my wish and allowing me to read this book in exchange for my honest opinion.
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Content Warnings
Graphic: Rape
Moderate: Domestic abuse
dark
sad
dark
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed getting to know all the characters in the cul-de-sac on Carlyle Terrace. I’m not sure I would call this book a thriller or psychological thriller...there weren’t any twists or turns during the entire book. There was a major twist at the very end (last chapter of the book) that was unexpected. I basically read as fast as I could to get to that part because I was so invested in all the life events happening on Carlyle Terrace! I thought it was intriguing how all five families in the cul-de-sac had their own secrets behind closed doors that they were desperately trying to grapple with. I thought by the description of this book that there was going to be more action instead it was mainly the daily drama of the characters lives.
All in all it was an interesting and fast read!
Thank you to Ballantine and NetGalley for this ARC!
All in all it was an interesting and fast read!
Thank you to Ballantine and NetGalley for this ARC!
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Hard to listen to at times.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Emotional abuse
Moderate: Physical abuse, Rape, Murder
Minor: Child abuse
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced