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Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy

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cc_shelflove's review against another edition

tense 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? Yes

2.0

According to Goodreads reviews I am definitely an outlier on this one. I did not like it! The author tricked me a few times during the first half of the book, which I thought was pretty cool. As the story continued, it hardly developed at all. The characters sucked and the ending was terrible. I’ve also read the book is a direct copy of King’s Misery. While I haven’t read it yet, I can easily guarantee King did it better. What a weird married couple. Two stars for the two twists at the beginning that I thought were really cool, but after that? Dullness.

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deshanejt's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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kaylee_reads_quietly's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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mtnest's review

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dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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lindseyrenee's review against another edition

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mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This was a very quick and easy read that started strong with part 1. I enjoyed learning about the patients and was even pulled in thinking “Charlie” would play a larger role. Part 2 brought the twist pretty early on into the story and I thought it was great! That’s where the great ended for me though. I was hoping for more twists and turns but unfortunately the climax was in the middle and it became extremely predictable from there. I think there was an attempt at another twist towards the end, but it was already so obvious that it didn’t do much to add to the story.

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hazelgirl21's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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brookey8888's review

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

he first 50 pages of the ebook were ok. Then the next like 100 had like two twists I didn’t see coming which was good. But then it just good boring and there was no more plot twists. Also like no mystery. As for the characters they were fine like nothing I really liked and they weren’t that annoying. I didn’t love the ending SLIGHT SPOILER it’s a happy ending which I don’t really read thrillers for and plus they didn’t really go through it to be honest to deserve that happy of an ending.

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lilifane's review

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

3.0

Loved the first half, how the author used the different perspectives and played with my expectations. The second half was okay, it referenced another book a little too much for my taste. I guess it made sense, but was way too predictable because of it. I really liked the reveal at the end but then the ending ruined it a little for me. In conclusion I liked it, it was fast paced and mostly fun to read, just the ending a bit common/disappointing, escpecialy because the first half was so amzing and refreshing.

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thrillofthepage's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

This month #thrillerswithgems book club pick was Goodnight Beautiful by Aimee Molloy. I was excited to finally read this one because it had been sitting on my shelf for months! Unfortunately, due to the winter weather I had to miss our discussion and I’m super bummed about that.

My first impression of Goodnight Beautiful was that it was incredibly fast paced and I knew exactly what was going on....yeah right!! I read part one thinking I knew whose POV I was reading and where the story was headed. *Note, the chapters are not labeled and you have to guess who is actually narrating.* Then part one ended and I was utterly confused. Everything I thought I knew was incorrect.

Part two cleared up some of my confusion, but after the way part one ended I questioned every thought and theory I had. I desperately needed to know what was going to happen next and I couldn’t stop turning the pages. This book clocks in just under 300 pages and can easily be read in one day, which makes this a great binge read.

I will say that I didn’t feel super connected to our main characters, Sam and Annie. There wasn’t a single reason why and I didn’t dislike them by any means. There wasn’t a ton of character development for either of them and they were pretty surface level. My favorite POV was unknown for about half of the book and I found him incredibly interesting. Molloy conveyed his troubled life so well that I actually connected with him the most (not sure what that says about me).

Overall, the book was a quick read and I enjoyed it. I did want more from the ending and felt that it all tied up too nicely. If you’re a fan of fast paced thrillers that keep you guessing then you’ll enjoy this one!

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thebakerbookworm's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

This is a psychological thriller at its best, in my opinion! It starts out feeling like your average domestic thriller, but there are so many twists in this. I did not guess anything correctly. 😂

It’s definitely plot-focused, but there are some nice character touches throughout and a small amount of development in our main characters. I didn’t really fall in love with any of the characters, but the story had me caring about what happened to them.

The plot will keep you on your toes, and it’s not very long, so if you’re looking for a book that will completely suck you in for a few hours, this will do the trick. I do think the ending was a bit abrupt and rushed. I can’t recommend the audiobook enough though—another stellar listen!

Thank you to Libro.fm, Harper Audio, and the author for my copy.

I feel like I can’t say much more about this book without it being a spoiler…but it’s one that’s more enjoyable if you go in knowing nothing!

Read if you like: psychological thrillers, fresh takes on thriller stereotypes, eavesdropping, stalking people on social media.

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