A review by cassiecat
Behind a Closed Door by J.D. Barker

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

I went for this book purely after loving the 4MK series without reading the blurb, which proved to be my undoing. I loved his dark psychological thrillers. 

A couple with the help of a therapist turn to an app to spice up their sex life which has become stale. So you might think it’s going to be a dark romance, but no, it’s  a sex/ action thriller fusion.  

The actual concept of getting drawn into a dark and dangerous app that can harvest so much information about the user is a scary reality and a dangerous prospect. The scenarios quickly spiral out of control becoming very dark. 

I didn’t gel with the characters, they seemed too shallow. I hated Romeo and Juliet, they were very irritating. 

The second half of the book is much faster paced and action orientated. 

Not sure about one aspect of the ending, the book certainly triggered my natural paranoia. 

It’s certainly very different, I applaud the authors imagination. If you want something very different give it a try, but it’s no 4MK so don’t expect that. It didn’t really manage to grab me. I think it’s very much a marmite book, which in themselves cause intrigue, add in a bit of controversy and you’ve probably got a best seller.