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A review by rubeusbeaky
Creep by Jennifer Hillier
4.0
This was a page-turner, I devoured 300 pages in one sitting, I could not put this book down! The Whodunnit is pretty clear from the get-go. What keeps you reading is the psychology of the different characters, and the dramatic irony of will they figure each other out or not. The book plays a lot with the whole "you can't judge a book by its cover" concept.
The book also discusses, heavily, the difference between a fetish and a danger, an impulse versus an addiction, and all the ways that sex can be used to control emotions rather than celebrate them. This is a very sexual, but unsexy, book, and it handles many raw, embarrassing, feelings and situations. I loved it, for the characters it brings to life, their morally grey inner conflicts, and the dialogue it opens up for the readers.
There were just some nitpicky things I thought could have been tighter? There seemed to be an implication that Sheila's father molested her, but that little detail went nowhere. Ethan's claustrophobia doesn't come back in a significant way, like Sheila doesn't try to trap him in a bathroom, or something.Why does Abby make such a big move at the end of the book, when nobody suspected her? Little things.
The book also discusses, heavily, the difference between a fetish and a danger, an impulse versus an addiction, and all the ways that sex can be used to control emotions rather than celebrate them. This is a very sexual, but unsexy, book, and it handles many raw, embarrassing, feelings and situations. I loved it, for the characters it brings to life, their morally grey inner conflicts, and the dialogue it opens up for the readers.
There were just some nitpicky things I thought could have been tighter? There seemed to be an implication that Sheila's father molested her, but that little detail went nowhere. Ethan's claustrophobia doesn't come back in a significant way, like Sheila doesn't try to trap him in a bathroom, or something.Why does Abby make such a big move at the end of the book, when nobody suspected her? Little things.