Even though I guessed the twist, I still really enjoyed it. This author is perfect if you want to get out of a slump and have an easy reading experienEven though I guessed the twist, I still really enjoyed it. This author is perfect if you want to get out of a slump and have an easy reading experience that keeps you on your toes a bit....more
There was not one moment where I thought I knew what was going to happen and who the killer was. I think what helped this is that literally everyone wThere was not one moment where I thought I knew what was going to happen and who the killer was. I think what helped this is that literally everyone was having affairs - even the main character's own middle aged parents ...more
Fresh out of her breakup, Gwen turns to a dating app to get herself back out there and fill the void. After a string of awful dates with guys from theFresh out of her breakup, Gwen turns to a dating app to get herself back out there and fill the void. After a string of awful dates with guys from the app, men in her city start turning up murdered – coincidentally, all these men are ones she’s just gone on dates with. But if she’s not going after them, who is?
The premise of this book caught my attention, I think it’s unique; however, sometimes I found that I really needed to suspend my beliefs and just let the story flow and take me wherever it was going. If you want a thriller that is logical, this book probably isn’t going to be satisfying for you, but if you are willing to let it take you on the ride and accept what is happening, you will find it entertaining.
While the book is meant to be humorous and I sometimes did see it, I didn’t always find it funny. Gwen can be insufferable; she tries to meddle in the investigation, and it often gets her in trouble. She is a deeply flawed character who uses crude humor to mask her feelings about herself and how she feels everyone’s life is taking a certain direction but hers is staying stagnant.
She makes a lot of mistakes, but she also owns up to them at the end and tries to make things right, even though admittedly the scenes where she is trying to right her wrongs and all the reasons for her wrongs in the first place made me cringe a bit with how it was executed.
Despite any cons I have though, this book was very readable. I wanted to sit and read chunks at a time, and I became almost addicted to the idea of getting closer to finding out the truth. It wasn’t until the reveal that I really knew who the actual murderer was, and the fact that the book kept me guessing for so long made this an entertaining read.
Thank you to Simon & Schuster Canada for the advanced copy in exchange for my honest review!...more
After a drunken night out at her company Christmas party, Molly wakes up with the mother of all hangovers, fully clothed with a stranger in her bed, aAfter a drunken night out at her company Christmas party, Molly wakes up with the mother of all hangovers, fully clothed with a stranger in her bed, and trending on Twitter for reasons she does not remember after a video of her has gone viral from the night before.
All she wants to do now is die of shame – that, or be consoled by her best friend, Posey, who also happens to be her flat mate.
Molly searches everywhere for Posey, but by the time she finds her, she is no longer alive. What happened last night, and how does Molly not remember? Who was the guy in her bed, does she know him? Does she even know Posey?
This was my most enjoyable read of the year so far – despite the topic and overall tone of the book, Katy Brent still managed to make me laugh out loud from page 6.
Molly is a relatable main character; she feels real because of her flaws and her acknowledgement of them. This is one reason I felt so connected to the book and was constantly thinking about it when I put it down.
The other reason is that I had absolutely no idea where the story was going at any given time. Though there are multiple suspects right from the get-go, I never could have guessed how it would unfold, and even when the book was over 90% through, my jaw was still dropping (literally) at the twists and turns.
This gave me the same feeling I had with A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, except this is not a YA. It takes a special thriller to get me this engaged, I am so happy I got to read this one!!
It’s a 5/5 thriller, I can’t recommend it enough!...more
Beth, Nicole, and Michael are three estranged siblings whose mother's death has reunited them.
Beth is the oldest and has stayed home to help her mothBeth, Nicole, and Michael are three estranged siblings whose mother's death has reunited them.
Beth is the oldest and has stayed home to help her mother until the end; Nicole, the middle child, is an addict who has had a hard time seeking and maintaining help; and Michael is the youngest who left home 7 years ago when their father walked out on the family.
Going through their parents' possessions after their mother's death, the siblings come across a bunch of VHS tapes. They decide to play one in hopes of channeling happier times from childhood, but what they find is anything but happy.
The normal tape gets cut off and suddenly, their father is on screen covered in blood with the dead body of Beth's teenage boyfriend's sister who had gone missing back in 1999. Both he and their mother make a pact to keep this a secret before the video abruptly ends.
The plot of this was so good and suspenseful!!! ...more
Together for 15 years and raising two young children, our narrator and her husband have, from the outside, what appears to be the perfect marriage.
ThTogether for 15 years and raising two young children, our narrator and her husband have, from the outside, what appears to be the perfect marriage.
The narrator is obsessed with upholding this perfect life; little does her husband know she does that by keeping records of all his “mistakes” in multiple notebooks and silently punishing him accordingly, as well as setting traps to make sure he still loves her as much as she hopes he does.
This book is beyond toxic, yet unfortunately I felt like I had to side with the wife. I don't know how, but the writing manipulated me into believing that she was justified, which is so messed up and a big reason why I loved it ...more
I honestly never would have seen that coming, which is a huge compliment cause usually it's so easy to predict what happens in thrillers!!!I honestly never would have seen that coming, which is a huge compliment cause usually it's so easy to predict what happens in thrillers!!!...more
I liked this, and the twists shocked me a lot!!! Some things didn't make logical sense though, and I couldn't get over it, so that's why this book getI liked this, and the twists shocked me a lot!!! Some things didn't make logical sense though, and I couldn't get over it, so that's why this book gets the rating it does from me. Also, the beginning was kind of slow. I still recommend it though if you're looking for a twisty thriller, once it got going it really kept me engaged....more
When you hear the words, "teacher's pet", I bet you can think of at least one kid you grew up with who always wanted to be by your teacher's side, kisWhen you hear the words, "teacher's pet", I bet you can think of at least one kid you grew up with who always wanted to be by your teacher's side, kissing up to them to get preferential treatment and annoying everyone else by it. No one wants to be remembered as the teacher's pet, but that's not true in 12-year-old Justine's class.
It's 1984 in Wellington, New Zealand, and everyone wants to be the beautiful and charming Mrs. Price's pet, especially Justine. When the belongings of all her classmates start to go missing, her best friend Amy is the only one who hasn't gotten anything stolen. While the entire class suspects Amy, Amy suspects something isn't quite right with Mrs. Price, but her only potential ally is Justine, Mrs. Price's favourite pet at the moment. Justine needs to decide where her loyalties lie - is it true that there is something off with Mrs. Price, or is Amy just jealous that she gets to be her pet?
This is one of the best thrillers I've ever read. Mrs. Price gave Meredith Blake from The Parent Trap vibes. Something isn't right about her but you can't put your finger on it until her patience is tested and you catch a very small glimpse of the devil within, but then she goes sweet again and you're questioning if that glimpse of evil was all in your head. I had to read sentences over and over to prove to myself that it was real, and in a similar fashion, so did Justine.
I'm picky about thrillers, but I genuinely have no complaints, it was so suspenseful. This book is a lot darker than it seems from my blurb so please read trigger warnings. Something so unexpected happened in this book and I actually cried about it; I was so invested in these characters and I don't think I'll ever get over it. Since when do we cry at thrillers?! The bar is now set high.
You need to read this if you want a suspenseful and engaging read. It was so different from anything I've read and I could not put it down!!!
Thank you so much to Europa Editions for my ARC, I've found a new favourite!...more
I could not put this book down! It's marketed as a thriller, but it's not, really. There are some thrilling parts, and there is definitely a mystery tI could not put this book down! It's marketed as a thriller, but it's not, really. There are some thrilling parts, and there is definitely a mystery though. The main character was funny and endearing, I already miss her. If you liked Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, and want that but with a mystery twist, this is the book you need to read!!...more
I read most of this in a day; I can't remember the last time I was that immersed in a story. It's really hard for me to be genuinely shocked by thrillI read most of this in a day; I can't remember the last time I was that immersed in a story. It's really hard for me to be genuinely shocked by thrillers too, but this one had me on the edge of my seat. I highly recommend!...more
The twist doesn't make the most sense to me, but it was still entertaining. Plus, I never would have figured it out, so I've got to give the author soThe twist doesn't make the most sense to me, but it was still entertaining. Plus, I never would have figured it out, so I've got to give the author some credit....more
“You can't blame your crimes on someone else; they're your own responsibility.”
If the word ‘karma’ were a book, it would be this one
The book start“You can't blame your crimes on someone else; they're your own responsibility.”
If the word ‘karma’ were a book, it would be this one
The book starts off with a teacher, whose 4-year-old daughter had just passed away weeks prior, giving a final lecture to her students on her last day. In it, she states that though it was ruled as an accident, she knows two students in that very class are responsible for killing her little girl. She doesn’t want to leave it up to the law to decide their fate, but instead as revenge, she has put the blood of her HIV-positive ex-fiancé in the milk cartons those two specific students (called A and B) have just drank out of in an attempt to infect them and cause them anguish for the rest of their life.
The story goes through a few different perspectives after the initial chapter: the class president of the teacher’s former class, student B’s mother, student B themselves, student A, and back to the teacher.
The book touches a lot on nurture as being a driving force for people turning out the way they do –particularly how a mother’s love and affection, or lack thereof, can affect the decisions someone makes in order to receive it. Every time new information was presented at the end of one of their perspectives, I was shocked all over again.
The only thing that reduced the enjoyment for me was that in each chapter, most of the information is regurgitated, just from someone else’s point of view. Even though each one did bring some new info to light, it did get exhausting having to hear the same scenario over and over.
Other than that, I’ll be thinking about this one for a while; one of the better thrillers I’ve read!...more
This is a fast paced thriller and one that I enjoyed. There were times where I was pretty spooked and on the edge of my seat waiting for was going to This is a fast paced thriller and one that I enjoyed. There were times where I was pretty spooked and on the edge of my seat waiting for was going to happen next, especially at the end when like 4 different twists happened at once. Just when I thought I knew who the killer was, multiple curveballs were thrown and I loved that I couldn't figure it out on my own.
I do have a few issues with this book though. For starters, I don't believe at all that Nora and Brady have any connection, it was so forced. And I know that's not the point of this story and it's just a sub-plot but his involvement in the book was pretty huge beyond the romance so I wish the chemistry was believable to me. Also I don't get the point of the Marjorie storyline at all, I guess it showed that Nora had some evil in her from when she was a child? Still, it kind of felt like a dead end to me. Also x2, sometimes the dialogue was cringey.
Overall though I'd recommend this book if you're looking for a short, quick, twisty read. This is my first Freida McFadden and it won't be my last....more
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