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exorcismemily 's review for:
As Long as We Both Shall Live
by JoAnn Chaney
The synopsis of As Long As We Both Shall Live Sounds like something I would love - it seemed to be a twisty domestic thriller with untrustworthy characters. I don't know why the marketing team is trying so hard to present it in this genre. Although I was hooked at the beginning, this one ended up not working out for me.
This book is much more focused on the procedural aspect than the synopsis let on. I very quickly lost interest after pages and pages of cop politics. I occasionally enjoy procedurals, but they are definitely not my favorite. The back stories of the cops received a lot of attention, and I just didn't care. After a while, the chapters start alternating with something else going on in one of the cops' lives, which left me skimming a decent amount of the book.
I feel like this book tried way too hard to have 500 twists, and many of them felt inspired by two other popular thrillers from recent years (not going to name them to avoid spoilers). This story would have been more effective if it was simplified even a little bit. I wasn't a fan of the ending, and everything that I had been waiting for was all smushed together. It felt rushed after everything else had dragged.
This book is much more focused on the procedural aspect than the synopsis let on. I very quickly lost interest after pages and pages of cop politics. I occasionally enjoy procedurals, but they are definitely not my favorite. The back stories of the cops received a lot of attention, and I just didn't care. After a while, the chapters start alternating with something else going on in one of the cops' lives, which left me skimming a decent amount of the book.
I feel like this book tried way too hard to have 500 twists, and many of them felt inspired by two other popular thrillers from recent years (not going to name them to avoid spoilers). This story would have been more effective if it was simplified even a little bit. I wasn't a fan of the ending, and everything that I had been waiting for was all smushed together. It felt rushed after everything else had dragged.