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Things We Do in the Dark by Jennifer Hillier
3.0
Dark, dull and predictable.
Listen, I wanted to love this one, saw a bunch of great reviews for it. When I first started listening the style drew me in and I did want to keep listening but that quickly turned to the story dragging out and me figuring out where it was leading too quick for my liking.
Present and past storylines and while I typically love these, I found I was drawn to the past flashbacks more than the present. I liked Joey's story and was curious about her but not enough that I cared about her present story. Which is odd, I know. I wasn't really invested in the plot as a whole and so that made it drag on even more.
Definitely didn't feel like this was a thriller. I feel like the genre labeling has gotten a bit skewed lately when it comes to the horror/thriller/mystery type of books.
I am usually a fan of this author's work and I will be reading more in the future, this one just missed the mark for me.
Listen, I wanted to love this one, saw a bunch of great reviews for it. When I first started listening the style drew me in and I did want to keep listening but that quickly turned to the story dragging out and me figuring out where it was leading too quick for my liking.
Present and past storylines and while I typically love these, I found I was drawn to the past flashbacks more than the present. I liked Joey's story and was curious about her but not enough that I cared about her present story. Which is odd, I know. I wasn't really invested in the plot as a whole and so that made it drag on even more.
Definitely didn't feel like this was a thriller. I feel like the genre labeling has gotten a bit skewed lately when it comes to the horror/thriller/mystery type of books.
I am usually a fan of this author's work and I will be reading more in the future, this one just missed the mark for me.