Review by taliahsbookshelf - Rock Paper Scissors

taliahsbookshelf 's review for:

Rock Paper Scissors by Alice Feeney

4.5

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

An absolutely shock-the-conscience thriller that left me reeling at the end of it, I can't recommend this book enough. The narrators in this book were delightfully unreliable, and as a reader, you never know who, or what, to trust. The atmosphere was perfect - spooky and creepy in all the right ways. Nothing is as it seems and you can't believe what you read.

Trust me when I say you'll want to read the last half of the book in one sitting; you won't be able to put it down. As someone who doesn't typically go for a thriller as my genre of choice, this book was the perfect deviation from the norm.

Favorite quotes:

"If every story had a happy ending, then we'd have no reason to start again."(10)

"The things that define us are rarely what we might choose."(26)

"Feelings don't have to be mutual to be real."(45)

"The reason why a person lies is almost always more interesting than the lie itself."(141)

Content Warnings