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Unnatural Deeds by Cyn Balog

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marieintheraw's review

3.0

I feel like at least part of the ending was pretty obvious early on, but maybe I'm used to assuming that by now

Rating: 4.5/5

AHH. This was so unexpectedly good! I love Cyn Balog and she’s one of my favorite thriller authors, but after reading another one of her books recently which I didn’t totally enjoy, I was interested to see how I would like this one. But it was so good! It had me reeling when I finished, trying to figure out which characters were in the right and which were wrong and what to think. I didn’t anticipate the ending AT ALL despite having read a few of her other thrillers. This would have to be either number two or number three of my favorite books by her (PLEASE read Alive by her if you haven’t!). The only reason I can’t give it a full five stars is because it didn’t quite reach the mark my other five star reads have. But still so good!!

orianaber0940's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

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

haydafetus's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This was such an amazing read and the ending was crazy good! I know a lot of people don't like this book but I really enjoyed it. I did start off a little slow but I could not put it down at some point. I highly recommend this book if you are into mystery and romance.

thebookcloser's review against another edition

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emotional mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

I read another by this author last year and it was my fav read of 2023.. So going into this read I had high expectations, and was more let down than I thought I would be. Unfortunately it was a really slow paced book, didn’t seem to have much plot build up.. I couldn’t read this book physical, and switched to audio early on. I kept willing myself to finish the book because I was waiting for a crazy twist. In the end I finished it, was it worth it.. ehhh. Will I read more by this author? YES. Still have high hopes for another like the first book I read - “You Won’t Believe Me.”

marvelouspyt's review against another edition

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2.0

The concept of the story was solid by the obsession Victoria has with Z is annoying and mad the novel hard to read. The ending almost makes up for the rest of the book but not quite. I didn't see the ending coming but it took too long to get to that point that it can't really save the book.

nicolekukral's review against another edition

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3.0

I received this book free through NetGalley.

I am torn by this book and feel like it's more like 3.5 stars. From an entertainment standpoint, it definitely kept me intrigued and wanting to know more. However, the ending sort of confused me. It's a huge twist, but it makes other earlier parts of the book extremely problematic. I'm ok with open-ended conclusions, but this book feels like it has too many loose ends.

thereadrose's review against another edition

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3.0

I'm not going to write an in depth review on this, I just want to state my initial thoughts. It was just a very odd book. I enjoyed the characters but I felt it left a lot to be desired.

stormiclouds's review against another edition

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5.0

I just want us all to take a moment here and first appreciate how eerily gorgeous this cover is. The cover is what first attracted me to even look at this book. When I started reading this, I had very high hopes based off of the description and the cover and Cyn Balog MORE than delivered on my expectations.

I don't want to go into too many details and spoil the book for you, so I am going to be a little vague in my review. The entire story is told from the point of view of Vic as she is laying injured in the woods and recording her story on her cell phone trying to explain how she found herself in this situation to her boyfriend Andrew. Oh, Andrew! One thing Vic and I agree on his how sweet Andrew is and how he deserves such a better life than the one he has been handed.

Cyn Balog's writing is beautiful and captivating. She immediately pulled me in and I when I wasn't reading, I was thinking about reading and wondering what was about to happen next. Having the story told from Vic's point of view really immersed me in just how obsessive and anxiety ridden she is as a character. I also really enjoyed how each chapter started out with either a newspaper clipping about the murder or a police interview of someone close to Vic. It added a separate perspective to the story outside of Vic's personal reflections of everything that lead up to the incident.

If you haven't already added Unnatural Deeds to your TBR list, you should do so immediately!