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A review by melissatrew
False Witness by Karin Slaughter
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
”We’re not just dealing with one psycho. We’re dealing with two.”
Wow, this was a wild ride. A chillingly dark story for sure (TW: assault, abuse, rape, pedophilia, multiple murders, graphic portrayals of drug use & addiction, suicidal ideation, and more), but I was absolutely hooked and couldn’t put it down.
There were a few elements of the story that felt unfinished, and critical plot points that happened off-page for a character to recap later, which really annoyed me. I want to see & experience “big reveals,” and the characters’ reactions to them, in the moment with the MC, instead of just hearing about it after the fact. So that took me out of the story a bit. But other than that, this was a nearly-perfect thriller, with SUCH a creepy psycho villain!
“Don’t you know by now that I live for danger?”
Wow, this was a wild ride. A chillingly dark story for sure (TW: assault, abuse, rape, pedophilia, multiple murders, graphic portrayals of drug use & addiction, suicidal ideation, and more), but I was absolutely hooked and couldn’t put it down.
There were a few elements of the story that felt unfinished, and critical plot points that happened off-page for a character to recap later, which really annoyed me. I want to see & experience “big reveals,” and the characters’ reactions to them, in the moment with the MC, instead of just hearing about it after the fact. So that took me out of the story a bit. But other than that, this was a nearly-perfect thriller, with SUCH a creepy psycho villain!
“Don’t you know by now that I live for danger?”