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Well, I kinda liked this novel. I have to admit, it wasn't as gripping or exciting as I thought it would be, still an enjoyable one-time read. I'm a big fan of suspense and serial killer strories, and tv shows like Criminal Minds, and it's quite hard to surprise me, since I already read or saw technically everything about the subject, so maybe it's my fault that I wasn't ultimately impressed with it. :)
Thank you Jen, for sharing it for free! :)
Thank you Jen, for sharing it for free! :)
I've heard about this story before the tv series started earlier this year. This week I started watching it and it left me absolutely speechless. So it was pretty obvious that I must read this book. Today I finally had the time to visit the bookstore and get my copy, and I started reading technically right away, on my way home. I'm at the very beginning (currently chapter 8) and I'm happy to see that the tv series pretty much is the same as the book so far (I've finished episode 6).
Update will come when I'll get through it. And when I'll find the words to describe how I feel about this whole thing.
Update will come when I'll get through it. And when I'll find the words to describe how I feel about this whole thing.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange of an honest review. Thank you!
Well, the book failed to surprise me. I thought it would be more gripping, I found myself struggling to bring myself to read further. The most edgy part for me was the very last sentence. The plot used a lot of clichés, which I personally don't like. Like, no one's mobile works when they try to reach each other, because there's no signal (in London? Seriously?) or they simply don't pick up, because they don't notice it rings. Ha. And I feel like some of the plot isn't solved, like there's no explanation for why Dominic had to write that piece of the Carlington House. What where Allison's motives to send him - a blackmail, probably? By who and why and with what? Why was it necessary for Dominic to bring Corinne along for his visit? If Erin (and June) wanted revenge, and Erin had a knife, why didn't she killed them all instead of roping them up and hurting them? She had the chance to finish, why didn't she do it? So I still have questions.
On the bright side: It's easy to like the characters, they're everyday people, with everyday problems, it's like it can happen to anyone. The writing is fine, there's potential in Ms Morgan's work. It's an alright debut novel, I'm sure her future works will be better.
Well, the book failed to surprise me. I thought it would be more gripping, I found myself struggling to bring myself to read further. The most edgy part for me was the very last sentence. The plot used a lot of clichés, which I personally don't like. Like, no one's mobile works when they try to reach each other, because there's no signal (in London? Seriously?) or they simply don't pick up, because they don't notice it rings. Ha. And I feel like some of the plot isn't solved, like there's no explanation for why Dominic had to write that piece of the Carlington House. What where Allison's motives to send him - a blackmail, probably? By who and why and with what? Why was it necessary for Dominic to bring Corinne along for his visit? If Erin (and June) wanted revenge, and Erin had a knife, why didn't she killed them all instead of roping them up and hurting them? She had the chance to finish, why didn't she do it? So I still have questions.
On the bright side: It's easy to like the characters, they're everyday people, with everyday problems, it's like it can happen to anyone. The writing is fine, there's potential in Ms Morgan's work. It's an alright debut novel, I'm sure her future works will be better.
When I first came across with this book, the synopsis got me in an instant. I really like the basic idea of the story, and I think it's a good thing that the author was a police officer herself. For me, it made the description of the work at the police meeting rooms more believable and more authentic.
I found the writing style a bit messy sometimes, there are throwbacks to previous events and conversations out of nowhere all the time, just to jump back into the present instantly. The motivations behind the website don't seem too legitimate to me, and the characters' actions are totally illogical, more times than I like in a book, especially in a thriller.
There were a lot of things that I didn't like in this novel. I think the basic idea, with the ads and the website, had much more potential than it turned out to be. I still had to give 4 fat stars, because I liked the idea of the whole thing so much... and because I was really surprised at the end, when we found out who was running the website, and then another twist came at the very end. It's hard to surprise me when it comes to bad guys behind the events so it was nice that I didn't have idea.
I posted this review on my blog as well, in Hungarian.
I found the writing style a bit messy sometimes, there are throwbacks to previous events and conversations out of nowhere all the time, just to jump back into the present instantly. The motivations behind the website don't seem too legitimate to me, and the characters' actions are totally illogical, more times than I like in a book, especially in a thriller.
There were a lot of things that I didn't like in this novel. I think the basic idea, with the ads and the website, had much more potential than it turned out to be. I still had to give 4 fat stars, because I liked the idea of the whole thing so much... and because I was really surprised at the end, when we found out who was running the website, and then another twist came at the very end. It's hard to surprise me when it comes to bad guys behind the events so it was nice that I didn't have idea.
I posted this review on my blog as well, in Hungarian.
Just finished the book like 5 minutes ago. I have to collect my thoughts now... Review will come later.
My first time re-reading the play in English, as an assignment for one of my classes at the university. It is still horrible in my opinion.
