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I wasn’t entirely sure what to expect from The Boyfriend. I’ve been following Daniel Hurst for a while, subscribed to his newsletter and followed his Instagram and this is the first book of his I’ve read. I’m glad I did!
The Boyfriend is incredibly fast paced, which I wasn’t expecting, with a book like this it could have quite easily been a slow burn and build up, but it kept the tensions high not just for the characters but for myself too. Each character felt unique, even between each of the boyfriends there was enough to differentiate everyone, and their different dynamics helped to push things along in an interesting way.
My only slight issue was with the killer reveal. I was happy that my initial guesses proved to be wrong, but I did find myself going back to earlier chapters to make sure the ground work had actually been laid out, and I think maybe it could have been laid a little more. Certain characters were introduced in later chapters as important players, but had actually been introduced much earlier and I had completely forgotten about them, to the point I thought they’d been missed intentionally. A minor complaint, sure, but it didn’t really ruin the immersion too much.
All in all, this was a solid thriller, and it’s given me a lot of excitement to look into Daniel Hurst’s other work!
The Boyfriend is incredibly fast paced, which I wasn’t expecting, with a book like this it could have quite easily been a slow burn and build up, but it kept the tensions high not just for the characters but for myself too. Each character felt unique, even between each of the boyfriends there was enough to differentiate everyone, and their different dynamics helped to push things along in an interesting way.
My only slight issue was with the killer reveal. I was happy that my initial guesses proved to be wrong, but I did find myself going back to earlier chapters to make sure the ground work had actually been laid out, and I think maybe it could have been laid a little more. Certain characters were introduced in later chapters as important players, but had actually been introduced much earlier and I had completely forgotten about them, to the point I thought they’d been missed intentionally. A minor complaint, sure, but it didn’t really ruin the immersion too much.
All in all, this was a solid thriller, and it’s given me a lot of excitement to look into Daniel Hurst’s other work!