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A review by shareanmcx
In My Dreams I Hold a Knife by Ashley Winstead
challenging
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
So this mystery thriller follows six college friends (friends, if you can even call them that) as they attend a reunion 10 years after graduation. All the characters are insufferable and the MC is a whole new level.
Whilst at college, one of their friends was murdered and during the reunion her brother is trying to serve justice by solving the crime and outing all their secrets and motives. Sounds good? Wrong.
*potential spoilers ahead*
Right I will say, I did enjoy that every character could have potentially been a suspect and the main twist - who the murderer was - I couldn’t have guessed. This had so much potential, but the moment it became slightly gripping it was lost in unnecessary, boring details.
The characters were not likeable at all, so immature, and they are made out to be this solid group of best friends but in actual fact all despise each other?! They are all selfish, nasty people. Also, why do they all have daddy issues?!?!
The fact her brother was portrayed to be a little, weasel of a character who everyone pitied yet he was scaring them into revealing the truth was bizarre as well.
Perhaps some justice for Jack and Coop, as they seemed to be the only decent characters.
It wasn’t awful, but it sure as hell wasn’t great either.
Whilst at college, one of their friends was murdered and during the reunion her brother is trying to serve justice by solving the crime and outing all their secrets and motives. Sounds good? Wrong.
*potential spoilers ahead*
Right I will say, I did enjoy that every character could have potentially been a suspect and the main twist - who the murderer was - I couldn’t have guessed. This had so much potential, but the moment it became slightly gripping it was lost in unnecessary, boring details.
The characters were not likeable at all, so immature, and they are made out to be this solid group of best friends but in actual fact all despise each other?! They are all selfish, nasty people. Also, why do they all have daddy issues?!?!
The fact her brother was portrayed to be a little, weasel of a character who everyone pitied yet he was scaring them into revealing the truth was bizarre as well.
Perhaps some justice for Jack and Coop, as they seemed to be the only decent characters.
It wasn’t awful, but it sure as hell wasn’t great either.