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A review by perfectlymisaligned
The Treatment by Mo Hayder
3.0
3-3.5 stars
What kept me from giving this a higher rating were two things;
1. The fact that it took me a while to get into the story
2. The way she chose to wrap things up regarding the Ewan storyline.
I was not at all happy with the direction the Ewan storyline ended up going in. I thought it might have been an interesting twist, but the fact that she chose to end it the way she did? Nope. Not a fan. Yes, i suppose we were supposed to look at the literal ending of the book as something hopeful and positive, but i couldn't look past that one element. It was just so hard for me to read. Because when it was revealed what happened to Jack's brother...it turned out that Mo Hayder had found a way to make the reality even worse than what the readers had been imagining since the first book.
Mo Hayder is an amazing storyteller, and i love that she never shies away from writing a dark, disturbing story. But, there were a few aspects to the story that were just a little too disturbing for me. And while i respect the way she chose to have the story unfold, i wish she had made a few different decisions.
What kept me from giving this a higher rating were two things;
1. The fact that it took me a while to get into the story
2. The way she chose to wrap things up regarding the Ewan storyline.
I was not at all happy with the direction the Ewan storyline ended up going in. I thought it might have been an interesting twist, but the fact that she chose to end it the way she did? Nope. Not a fan. Yes, i suppose we were supposed to look at the literal ending of the book as something hopeful and positive, but i couldn't look past that one element. It was just so hard for me to read. Because when it was revealed what happened to Jack's brother...it turned out that Mo Hayder had found a way to make the reality even worse than what the readers had been imagining since the first book.
Mo Hayder is an amazing storyteller, and i love that she never shies away from writing a dark, disturbing story. But, there were a few aspects to the story that were just a little too disturbing for me. And while i respect the way she chose to have the story unfold, i wish she had made a few different decisions.