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A review by kjonker
3 by T. P. Theyson
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Ok, I'm going to address the elephant in the room. The type and spacing in this book is offputting. I opened the cover and just stared at the line and paragraph spacing and just blinked. I would have closed this book and never opened it again based upon that alone if I were not reading this for book club (yes, I know that sounds incredibly snobbish. I promise I'm not! 🙈). I did ask the author about this and he said it was a formatting issue and with this being his first published work it just didn't get caught.
That said, I am so glad that I "had" to read this for book club because I enjoyed it immensely!
It has all of those gloriously uncomfortable elements in a Thriller that I love; questioning sanity, who dunnit, building suspense and best of all, twists!
This novella is definitely a page turner. I loved this story. The main character, Valerie is an author struggling to find inspiration for her 3rd book in a series of thrillers or "murder novels" (wink, wink, wink). She gets caught up in a murder investigation when her elderly neighbor is mysteriously murdered. As the investigation and the events unfold, Valerie begins to question her own sanity while still struggling to write. I couldn't help but like Valerie. There are some fun twists and turns I'll not go into because I don't want to give any spoilers. Go read this book!
That said, I am so glad that I "had" to read this for book club because I enjoyed it immensely!
It has all of those gloriously uncomfortable elements in a Thriller that I love; questioning sanity, who dunnit, building suspense and best of all, twists!
This novella is definitely a page turner. I loved this story. The main character, Valerie is an author struggling to find inspiration for her 3rd book in a series of thrillers or "murder novels" (wink, wink, wink). She gets caught up in a murder investigation when her elderly neighbor is mysteriously murdered. As the investigation and the events unfold, Valerie begins to question her own sanity while still struggling to write. I couldn't help but like Valerie. There are some fun twists and turns I'll not go into because I don't want to give any spoilers. Go read this book!