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Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

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hall2020's review against another edition

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2.0

Well written but not very interesting. I got bored with the copycat story and was never pulled in.

deb_ournerdiestthing's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

When a power couple moves back to a small town, a therapist begins taking patients in his new office. Unbeknownst to him, his sessions can be heard through the ceiling vent, and listening in becomes an obsession. But right as the sessions get more and more intriguing and a mysterious new patient arrives, the therapist goes missing. And nothing is as it seems.

Rating: 5/5
Spice: 0/5
Narration: 5/5

Tropes:
Dual POV
Who is the Bad Guy?
No One is What They Seem
Homage to Misery

Triggers:
Car Accident
Missing Person
Confinement

My Thoughts:

This book really shocked me in that the reader should not assume anything. You think you have it all figured out and then another twist you had no idea could exist gets popped into the story. Add an homage to Misery by Stephen King, and this book just about perfect. Bravo to the narrator who somehow pulled this off without spoiling the twist!

courtneykfong's review against another edition

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mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

kmccloskey7's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

plovan's review against another edition

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4.0

4.2

loriet's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

thewhittlelibrary's review against another edition

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DNF @ 40%.

It's clear where this is going & it just isn't grabbing me. I love an unreliable narrator, but something about this book just feels so disjointed to read & so for that reason, I'm out