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A review by jenhawk
The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf
3.0
There was a couple of reasons why i gave this read 3 stars.
It was interesting. Each chapter was setup as 3 different timelines/POV.
The word building was great. it was a tad predictable but at the same time i was caught off guard at the end with randy being the killer.
For Wylie (josie) to be a crime writer and have x amount of experience, she was oblivious of all the red flags right in front of her.
Wylie staying at her old murderous house (not visiting) was just plain weird and unrealistic to me.
Randy being the true murderer was surprising but disappointing,
let me explain. Randy at the end stated it was suppose to be josie he wanted to take. his actions stated differently. Randy shot Josie but took Becky, why not take Becky out and keep going for Josie.
why go to thru entire trouble to murder Josie entire family, drag Ethan to the barn house and murder him differently.
At what point did everyone become so oblivious, outside help (agents) couldn't figure it out even with the calls being traced back to the cutters.
How was there not one thing that pointed it back to Randy. In my opinion, once Randy was caught in the barn and dismissed than Ethan body was found, Randy should have been brought into questioning. It was a bit disappointing.
Moving forward... Becky and Her daughter Josie was a very heartbreaking story. The characters were well written and their determination to escape was brave.
Wylie (josie) as a parent to her son Seth was cringe. Wylie excuse as to why she decided to be absent parent was a bit lame. Wylie being josie (her past) was preventing her to be a good mother, once Becky was found and she went though that whole ordeal, she just changed and wanted to reunite with her son....seriously....
Overall In my opinion I enjoyed this book even with these little hiccups.
It was interesting. Each chapter was setup as 3 different timelines/POV.
The word building was great. it was a tad predictable but at the same time i was caught off guard at the end with randy being the killer.
For Wylie (josie) to be a crime writer and have x amount of experience, she was oblivious of all the red flags right in front of her.
Wylie staying at her old murderous house (not visiting) was just plain weird and unrealistic to me.
Randy being the true murderer was surprising but disappointing,
let me explain. Randy at the end stated it was suppose to be josie he wanted to take. his actions stated differently. Randy shot Josie but took Becky, why not take Becky out and keep going for Josie.
why go to thru entire trouble to murder Josie entire family, drag Ethan to the barn house and murder him differently.
At what point did everyone become so oblivious, outside help (agents) couldn't figure it out even with the calls being traced back to the cutters.
How was there not one thing that pointed it back to Randy. In my opinion, once Randy was caught in the barn and dismissed than Ethan body was found, Randy should have been brought into questioning. It was a bit disappointing.
Moving forward... Becky and Her daughter Josie was a very heartbreaking story. The characters were well written and their determination to escape was brave.
Wylie (josie) as a parent to her son Seth was cringe. Wylie excuse as to why she decided to be absent parent was a bit lame. Wylie being josie (her past) was preventing her to be a good mother, once Becky was found and she went though that whole ordeal, she just changed and wanted to reunite with her son....seriously....
Overall In my opinion I enjoyed this book even with these little hiccups.