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The Collective by Alison Gaylin
4.0
I picked this up because the synopsis sounded so promising! I instantly was sucked into the story in chapter 1, wanting to know where this story was going to take me.
Camille is a character that my heart just breaks for. Her grief over the loss of her daughter has her spiraling, and at first I was all for her finding solace in becoming part of The Collective. The anger she feels of people telling her how to feel her grief was so relatable, and I wanted all of these women to find justice for their children that were taken from them too soon. These women were terrifying though! The cult like vibes really just made me want to figure out how it all ended because it obviously wasn’t going to end well.
By the midway point, I was making notes and trying to piece everything together - which is what makes an amazing thriller in my opinion. When I read a psychological thriller I love to guess who is doing what and I definitely didn’t see the twists coming at the end! My jaw was on the floor at times. I was really curious on how Alison Gaylin would wrap up the ending, and she nailed it! It left me speechless and instantly wanting to find someone who has read the book so that I could discuss. Overall this was a fun thriller with a really unique concept!
Camille is a character that my heart just breaks for. Her grief over the loss of her daughter has her spiraling, and at first I was all for her finding solace in becoming part of The Collective. The anger she feels of people telling her how to feel her grief was so relatable, and I wanted all of these women to find justice for their children that were taken from them too soon. These women were terrifying though! The cult like vibes really just made me want to figure out how it all ended because it obviously wasn’t going to end well.
By the midway point, I was making notes and trying to piece everything together - which is what makes an amazing thriller in my opinion. When I read a psychological thriller I love to guess who is doing what and I definitely didn’t see the twists coming at the end! My jaw was on the floor at times. I was really curious on how Alison Gaylin would wrap up the ending, and she nailed it! It left me speechless and instantly wanting to find someone who has read the book so that I could discuss. Overall this was a fun thriller with a really unique concept!