love_melmoy 's review for:

One in Four by Lucinda Berry

1.5

medium-paced

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⭐️⭐️/5

📖 One in Four by Lucinda Berry

This one started strong but completely fell apart 😩

👀 I was hooked at first. The setup was juicy and gave me hope for a solid psychological thriller. But once I hit the second half? Snoozefest 😴 The twist (if you can even call it that) landed with a dull thud. No shock, no thrill, just a big ol’ “that’s it??”

And don’t even get me started on how the main character figured it all out. It felt completely rushed. Like the author didn’t even try. No buildup, no breadcrumbs, just “boom, here’s the answer” and we’re supposed to be impressed? 🫠

The characters felt flat 🙃 and not in a mysterious, unreliable narrator kind of way. Just underdeveloped and meh. The plot jumped around so much that I felt like I was reading a rough draft instead of a finished novel 🌀

Honestly? It gave “contractual obligation” energy. Like Lucinda Berry had to write this one and just wanted to hit submit and move on.

Would not recommend unless you’re doing a reading challenge and need to check off “book that disappointed me” ✅