A review by lauriereadslohf
The Girl in 6E by A.R. Torre

dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

 
I’m gonna go ahead and give this book all five stars because I loved everything about it. I will not be taking questions. I hate what I hate and I love what I love 😈

Deanna hasn’t left her apartment in a few years because she doesn’t trust herself to keep her murderous tendencies in check. Why bother mixing with the public when one can easily have everything delivered to your door, anyway? Sounds like a good plan to me. She works from home as a cam girl and makes a killing doing it. She fakes most of it but she’s making people happy and she’s rolling in the cash. A win/win.

“They want to believe that I am normal.”

I loved this book. I think I already said that but this is why: Deanna tells the story from her POV and she is a compelling storyteller. Her backstory which is revealed slowly makes it all make sense. Deanna knows who she is - or thinks she does, and she’s doing the general public a service by keeping to herself. She’s interesting and she’s not afraid to admit who she is deep, down inside.

She says this at one point, “I like the sound of screams. Real screams.” and all I can say is that when a woman tells you something like that about herself you should probably listen up, haha. But, OF COURSE, there is a man, a delivery man, who declares himself in love with Deanna and tries to weasel his way into her life and sticks his snout where it doesn’t belong. And then there’s another man who may or may not be a real menace to society and all of these come together to create a thrilling book that I absolutely adored.

“No one is normal. Everyone is just pretending to be normal.”

 
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