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A review by happyhippielinds
The Couple Next Door by Shari Lapena
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Meh.
I have a problem. I can't DNF a book because I feel like I'm obligated to finish what I started. And I hoped it will get better if I just trudge through the slow parts. But I might be a minority on this book. It sucked. And the WHOLE book was the slow part.
I don't know what it was exactly. I just wasn't that interested in any of this predictable plot other than the extreme detail of Anne's DID and Post-Partum Depression. i feel like I was in agony the whole time, which was a great thing because it made me feel like I WAS Anne. But the entire plot was just so predictable. Staged kidnapping for money.
I just wasn't as engaged as I usually am. Meh.
I have a problem. I can't DNF a book because I feel like I'm obligated to finish what I started. And I hoped it will get better if I just trudge through the slow parts. But I might be a minority on this book. It sucked. And the WHOLE book was the slow part.
I don't know what it was exactly. I just wasn't that interested in any of this predictable plot other than the extreme detail of Anne's DID and Post-Partum Depression. i feel like I was in agony the whole time, which was a great thing because it made me feel like I WAS Anne. But the entire plot was just so predictable. Staged kidnapping for money.
I just wasn't as engaged as I usually am. Meh.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Grief, Abandonment, Kidnapping, and Mental illness
Minor: Child abuse