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I was not prepared for how much I loved this book! It was oddly the perfect mix of coming-of-age story and supernatural thriller. What really made the book for me though, was Alex’s character. She’s such a fun, scrappy, rough-around-the-edges FMC, I was obsessed and so glad when I realized there would be more books featuring her. I really liked the way the story was told in Alex’s POV in the present and Darlington’s POV in the past. The mystery of how we got to the starting point of the book kept me invested in the story.
This book was everything that I love about a “supporting women’s wrongs” type of story!
Our FMC, Cordelia Black, is a big-shot pharmaceutical rep by day, and a karma-dealing serial killer by night. She's made it her mission to rid the world of the monsters that walk it, but when her best friend starts dating one of said monsters, her two worlds threaten to cave in on her.
I really enjoyed the author’s writing style, I thought she did a very good job of creating that anxious/paranoid feeling that comes with a downward spiral. From about the halfway point on I was on the edge of my seat, literally unable to put this book down because I needed to know what was going to happen next. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine when, specifically in crime fiction, things start to feel unbelievable, but that never happened for me in this book. I thought the way Cornelia's life started to unravel helped the story feel... dare I say relatable? I think most people know that feeling of when nothing is going your way and you just can't catch a break.
I also thought she did an excellent job of crafting a main character who is clearly unhinged and loosing control, but I still couldn’t help rooting for. I am so hoping there will be another Cordelia Black book as it would seem her work is far from finished.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!
Our FMC, Cordelia Black, is a big-shot pharmaceutical rep by day, and a karma-dealing serial killer by night. She's made it her mission to rid the world of the monsters that walk it, but when her best friend starts dating one of said monsters, her two worlds threaten to cave in on her.
I really enjoyed the author’s writing style, I thought she did a very good job of creating that anxious/paranoid feeling that comes with a downward spiral. From about the halfway point on I was on the edge of my seat, literally unable to put this book down because I needed to know what was going to happen next. It's kind of a pet peeve of mine when, specifically in crime fiction, things start to feel unbelievable, but that never happened for me in this book. I thought the way Cornelia's life started to unravel helped the story feel... dare I say relatable? I think most people know that feeling of when nothing is going your way and you just can't catch a break.
I also thought she did an excellent job of crafting a main character who is clearly unhinged and loosing control, but I still couldn’t help rooting for. I am so hoping there will be another Cordelia Black book as it would seem her work is far from finished.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC in exchange for an honest review!
I really enjoyed this book! I feel like YA thriller's can sometimes lean a little cheesy and dramatic, but I thought this one was very well written. I really liked these characters, I thought they were well developed with distinct personalities. I did think that things got a little confusing towards the end of the book. There are a few different versions of the truth floating around and I wasn't entirely sure what was fast and what was fiction. However, I did not see the ending coming, which is always a plus for me.
Romeo and Juliet but make it rival crime witch families? Yeah, this book was right up my alley 😅. I really just love Olivie Blake’s writing style so much. She somehow manages to write beautiful, almost lyrical, passages without making them feel superfluous. I really enjoyed the way she merged this Romeo and Juliet retelling with some Slavic folklore, I thought it helped make the story feel fresh even though it was comprised of elements I was familiar with. All around another excellent read from her!
Shame on the girl online who told me this was a thriller, but also shame on me for not realizing this is the same author who wrote Haunting Adeline 💀💀💀
This was my first foray into Dark Romance and suffice to say, I don’t think the genre is for me. But even beyond my issues with the nonconsensual acts that happen in this book, I also didn’t think the writing was great. I felt like there were a lot of plot holes and the story was a little too far across the line of believability for me.
This was my first foray into Dark Romance and suffice to say, I don’t think the genre is for me. But even beyond my issues with the nonconsensual acts that happen in this book, I also didn’t think the writing was great. I felt like there were a lot of plot holes and the story was a little too far across the line of believability for me.
I thought this thriller was very well written. I really liked the way the author told the story, alternating between the older sister’s perspective in the past and the younger sister’s perspective in the present. I thought it was a good way to see the parallels in their college experiences. I did feel like the ending went a little off the rails, just toeing over the line of believability, but I still really enjoyed the story.
This was just as sweet and cozy as everyone says that it is! Even though it’s a little bit slower paced than I typically prefer to read, I still really enjoyed it. There were just a few aspects of the book that I wish the author had expanded on a little bit. For example, the library- I had so many questions about what ended up happening to the library, and all of Kiela’s colleagues, after the fire, and it felt a little unrealistic to me that no one would have been looking for her. I also wish there had been more focus on the romance. I felt like Kiela’s affection for Larran came a little bit out of nowhere. But all of that aside, I did think this was a very sweet story about love and friendship and I would recommend it if you’re looking for something lighthearted to read 🫐🍓
Hidden Pictures is one of my all time favorite thrillers, so I was very excited to jump into this one! I think Jason Rekulak does such a good job at writing characters. They don't just feel like people I could know in real life, they often feel like people l've actually met before. I really enjoyed reading from Frank's perspective, l'm not sure the story would have worked as well if Frank had been anyone other than a middle aged, hardworking, honest man. I did kind of suspect what was actually going on in this book pretty early on, but I thought it was well executed. If you didn't read Hidden Pictures because you're not into scary books, I would give this one a try because the author really is a fantastic writer.
I loved everything about this book, and I think it totally deserves all of the hype that it has gotten recently. I really enjoyed that this book didn’t have a lot of angst, just a lot of open and honest communication (wow, what a concept 😅)
I simply am not the target audience for this book. Had I read the synopsis I never would have started it. I am sure others would enjoy this, I just prefer more of a novel.