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hainyh 's review for:
The Perfect Neighbors
by Rachel Sargeant
I am finding it difficult to put into words why I disliked this book so much, but it just did not work for me. When a book promises to be 'the most addictive debut psychological thriller of the year', you have high hopes for a book. A plot centred around a British ex-pat community in Germany, straight off the characters are mostly unlikeable and grated on me. There wasn't a single character I could relate or warm to, and so from the start the story felt very disconnected from reality. There were far too many names and back-stories to get used to and I found myself having to keep going back over previous pages to refresh my mind as to who was who.
Eventually I got to grips with the character, only to find that the plot became incredibly far-fetched, very convoluted, and full of completely unbelievable plot points. There was nothing 'thrilling' about this as it all seemed so far removed from reality. The last 20% of the book was a real slog to get through as I wasn't enjoying the plot and just wanted to find out what happened, and that chunk of the book is when it gets even worse. It feels almost like several different plot lines strung together to make a very mismatched book. The only saving grace here is that the technical writing ability is great.
Eventually I got to grips with the character, only to find that the plot became incredibly far-fetched, very convoluted, and full of completely unbelievable plot points. There was nothing 'thrilling' about this as it all seemed so far removed from reality. The last 20% of the book was a real slog to get through as I wasn't enjoying the plot and just wanted to find out what happened, and that chunk of the book is when it gets even worse. It feels almost like several different plot lines strung together to make a very mismatched book. The only saving grace here is that the technical writing ability is great.