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A review by happyswanny
The Acts Of Life by Kristin Mulligan
5.0
Do you enjoy books that are mysterious and intriguing from beginning to end but that also have smutty scenes? If that is the case, The Acts of Life is the perfect read for you.
Read this if you:
✔ Enjoy smutty scenes
✔ Want a captivating read
✔ Like a jaw-dropping mysterious ending
This book started off pretty weird for me. I felt like the main character Sam was a total jerk and hung out with his total assholes friends. There was also a bit too much steam for my personal taste. I think there is a fine line between steamy scenes and porn scenes and the scenes in this book were a bit over the line. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against porn, but if I want that I know where to find it. I’m just not looking for it in books.
But, despite the weird start and my personal tastes, I decided to give it a chance hoping that it will turn out to be more than a shallow story. And boy, am I glad I went on with it.
After the first 25% of the novel, the main characters began growing and showing their personalities more and more. I enjoyed the game between Sam and Harper and I was curious to see where it would lead them.
Stella, Sam’s twin sister, is also an important character of this book and I enjoyed being a witness of their sibling relationship’s road. It wasn’t an enjoyable thing to read about as they were both flawed and their relationship was breaking more and more each day. I found Stella very malicious, vengeful and manipulative. I hope I’ll never meet a person as shallow as her in real life.
But despite how I felt about all the characters and despite all the mistakes they made, I still enjoyed the book because they were all realistic, broken and relatable characters. I might not have liked them very much but I can admit that they were very well built.
The second half of the book was super captivating. I couldn’t put it down. There was twist after twist and I always wondered “What in the actual fuck could happen next?!”
I absolutely adored the POV switch. It was a great surprise and a very much needed insight in another character’s mind.
The ending was jaw-dropping and I can’t help but wonder whether there will be a sequel.
For a debut novel of a bookstagrammer turned author, I think it was very well written and I applaud Kristin for delivering such a captivating and suspenseful novel.
With the mention that some things might not be to everyone’s taste, I absolutely recommend this book if you’re looking for an unputdownable romantic suspense.
Read this if you:
✔ Enjoy smutty scenes
✔ Want a captivating read
✔ Like a jaw-dropping mysterious ending
This book started off pretty weird for me. I felt like the main character Sam was a total jerk and hung out with his total assholes friends. There was also a bit too much steam for my personal taste. I think there is a fine line between steamy scenes and porn scenes and the scenes in this book were a bit over the line. Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing against porn, but if I want that I know where to find it. I’m just not looking for it in books.
But, despite the weird start and my personal tastes, I decided to give it a chance hoping that it will turn out to be more than a shallow story. And boy, am I glad I went on with it.
After the first 25% of the novel, the main characters began growing and showing their personalities more and more. I enjoyed the game between Sam and Harper and I was curious to see where it would lead them.
Stella, Sam’s twin sister, is also an important character of this book and I enjoyed being a witness of their sibling relationship’s road. It wasn’t an enjoyable thing to read about as they were both flawed and their relationship was breaking more and more each day. I found Stella very malicious, vengeful and manipulative. I hope I’ll never meet a person as shallow as her in real life.
But despite how I felt about all the characters and despite all the mistakes they made, I still enjoyed the book because they were all realistic, broken and relatable characters. I might not have liked them very much but I can admit that they were very well built.
The second half of the book was super captivating. I couldn’t put it down. There was twist after twist and I always wondered “What in the actual fuck could happen next?!”
I absolutely adored the POV switch. It was a great surprise and a very much needed insight in another character’s mind.
The ending was jaw-dropping and I can’t help but wonder whether there will be a sequel.
For a debut novel of a bookstagrammer turned author, I think it was very well written and I applaud Kristin for delivering such a captivating and suspenseful novel.
With the mention that some things might not be to everyone’s taste, I absolutely recommend this book if you’re looking for an unputdownable romantic suspense.