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Guess Again by Charlie Donlea
4.0
dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I am a big fan of Donlea's thrillers and this was no exception! Really action-packed and twisty all throughout but it felt a bit tiring and confusing because it was almost nonstop. Like four different times i was like "WHYYY are you doing this yourself instead of calling the neighboring police force?!!!" but i'm impatient so that's just my own personal gripe.

I received an audiobook ARC and there were a ton of different characters so it was a little hard to remember who was who at times. And i thought the dialogue was super unrealistic at times, whenever Donlea wanted the audience to know something technical or factual the character speaking just spelled it out. Show don't tell :/ 

Overall i really enjoyed this, might be one of my favorites of his! Thank you to NetGalley + Kensington Publishers for an ARC!!