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amysbooknook8 's review for:
Safekeeping
by Eva MacKenzie
What I loved:
- The beginning was fast-paced and engaging
- The writing was done well and easy to follow
What I didn't love:
- The middle gets a bit slow for me
- Some characters have similar sounding names so it was hard for me to differentiate who was who at some points
Safekeeping dives right into the action when Sonia is in a car accident. When the ambulance arrives, she confesses to murdering her stepsister. Sonia has now been in prison for the last five years and the murder of someone Sonia knows strikes her moves to find a way out of prison.
There seemed to be a lot of different characters involved and I sometimes found myself wondering who was who at some points. Once I got into the novel more, I was able to follow along better. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't find myself caring enough about what was going to happen to Sonia. I think some of the ignorant choices she made in the novel made me loose some sympathy for her.
Now, the writing was done very well and was very descriptive. I enjoyed the different POVs but got confused at one point when a new POV was thrown in. This novel felt more like a mobster thriller, which I typically don't gravitate to but the execution was done well. The ending was a bit predictable and didn't really have any surprises.
Overall, I'd say that I enjoyed the read, but I didn't love it, nor was it very memorable. I would definitely give it a read and get your own opinion!
- The beginning was fast-paced and engaging
- The writing was done well and easy to follow
What I didn't love:
- The middle gets a bit slow for me
- Some characters have similar sounding names so it was hard for me to differentiate who was who at some points
Safekeeping dives right into the action when Sonia is in a car accident. When the ambulance arrives, she confesses to murdering her stepsister. Sonia has now been in prison for the last five years and the murder of someone Sonia knows strikes her moves to find a way out of prison.
There seemed to be a lot of different characters involved and I sometimes found myself wondering who was who at some points. Once I got into the novel more, I was able to follow along better. As much as I wanted to, I couldn't find myself caring enough about what was going to happen to Sonia. I think some of the ignorant choices she made in the novel made me loose some sympathy for her.
Now, the writing was done very well and was very descriptive. I enjoyed the different POVs but got confused at one point when a new POV was thrown in. This novel felt more like a mobster thriller, which I typically don't gravitate to but the execution was done well. The ending was a bit predictable and didn't really have any surprises.
Overall, I'd say that I enjoyed the read, but I didn't love it, nor was it very memorable. I would definitely give it a read and get your own opinion!