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A review by janjanjukebox
The Roommate by Kiersten Modglin
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
The Roommate by Kiersten Modglin 275 pages 7 hours and 2 minutes narrated by Stephen Graybill
Genre: Mystery; Thriller > Psychological Thriller, Mystery Thriller
Featuring: Marital Problems, Workaholics, Workplace, Mindless Parenting, Social Technology, Mature Themes
Rating as a movie: R for adult content
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My thoughts: 41% - The problem with Kiersten Modglin books is, once you start you can't stop and your other books get book on hold.
51% - I really want to slap this mom. I am just not one of those parents that thinks my kids have rights beyond basic needs. You don't have rights you are a child, you don't get the deciding vote in adult decisions. Addy, you're not a zookeeper, you're a parent. If your kid could safely make judgment calls on such matters 14 would be the legal age!
84% - I'm hoping I can knock this out before Amazing Race.
Two of my favorite movies as a kid was The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and The Guardian, the tree-worshipping nanny not Kevin Costner in the Coast Guard. So, I love any psychological thriller in a domestic setting. I was expecting this to be some new aged version of Single White Female, but the main character is a middle-aged man so I was very intrigued. This book isn't getting 5 stars for 3 reasons ¹ I could see through these "twists" long before they were revealed. ² The characters had to be stupid for the plot to work. ³ The ending was anticlimactic.
Recommend to others?: Yes. It was good enough.
Genre: Mystery; Thriller > Psychological Thriller, Mystery Thriller
Featuring: Marital Problems, Workaholics, Workplace, Mindless Parenting, Social Technology, Mature Themes
Rating as a movie: R for adult content
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
My thoughts: 41% - The problem with Kiersten Modglin books is, once you start you can't stop and your other books get book on hold.
51% - I really want to slap this mom. I am just not one of those parents that thinks my kids have rights beyond basic needs. You don't have rights you are a child, you don't get the deciding vote in adult decisions. Addy, you're not a zookeeper, you're a parent. If your kid could safely make judgment calls on such matters 14 would be the legal age!
84% - I'm hoping I can knock this out before Amazing Race.
Two of my favorite movies as a kid was The Hand That Rocks The Cradle and The Guardian, the tree-worshipping nanny not Kevin Costner in the Coast Guard. So, I love any psychological thriller in a domestic setting. I was expecting this to be some new aged version of Single White Female, but the main character is a middle-aged man so I was very intrigued. This book isn't getting 5 stars for 3 reasons ¹ I could see through these "twists" long before they were revealed. ² The characters had to be stupid for the plot to work. ³ The ending was anticlimactic.
Recommend to others?: Yes. It was good enough.