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cwrose 's review for:
What You Did
by Claire McGowan
I got this as my Kindle FirstRead for July. I love a good psychological thriller, but I'm not sure this book classifies as one.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. The premise is really interesting and you do wonder if the husband is the one who really committed the crime. So it kept me turning the pages, but it felt like more of a murder mystery/crime thriller for me.
My issues? It felt like there were a lot of subplots that felt disjointed and didn't go anywhere and didn't relate to the main plot, at all. Leaving me with a lot of unanswered questions. For example...
**SPOILERS**
What was the point of Jake stabbing Mike? It felt like it was just to put Mike into a coma and take him out of the story so we'd never hear his side. What happened at the end? How did Mike and Ali's relationship change now that she knows he repeatedly cheated on her and he fathered his mistress' son? What happened with Karen and Jake? I also didn't see the connection between Martha Rasby's murder and Karen's rape, but maybe I missed something there.
**End Spoilers**
I also couldn't relate to any of the characters and they just seemed like archetypes...the goody-two-shoes, the guy with a big secret, the drunk, the promiscuous girl, the good guy. Ending also came out of nowhere and there was no buildup to it.
While I liked the book enough to finish it, I didn't love it and it ultimately fell flat for me.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. The premise is really interesting and you do wonder if the husband is the one who really committed the crime. So it kept me turning the pages, but it felt like more of a murder mystery/crime thriller for me.
My issues? It felt like there were a lot of subplots that felt disjointed and didn't go anywhere and didn't relate to the main plot, at all. Leaving me with a lot of unanswered questions. For example...
**SPOILERS**
What was the point of Jake stabbing Mike? It felt like it was just to put Mike into a coma and take him out of the story so we'd never hear his side. What happened at the end? How did Mike and Ali's relationship change now that she knows he repeatedly cheated on her and he fathered his mistress' son? What happened with Karen and Jake? I also didn't see the connection between Martha Rasby's murder and Karen's rape, but maybe I missed something there.
**End Spoilers**
I also couldn't relate to any of the characters and they just seemed like archetypes...the goody-two-shoes, the guy with a big secret, the drunk, the promiscuous girl, the good guy. Ending also came out of nowhere and there was no buildup to it.
While I liked the book enough to finish it, I didn't love it and it ultimately fell flat for me.