Reviews

The Winner by Teddy Wayne

amykinla's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.75

Thanks to this book for keeping me up until 2 AM the last two nights. I never go for thrillers and didn't quite know that's what this was when I started, but then, yeah. It got me. Juicy summer read vibe. And read that Amy Pascal is making it into a film, which I can tooootally see it working as.

andreeavis's review

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

2.5

shawcrit's review

Skimmed to find out what happens, not my thing.

kelmom25boys's review

dark mysterious tense

5.0

denasweeney's review

dark slow-paced

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

2.0

I had a hard time getting into this book and connecting with the characters. It’s a very slow burn with the “thriller” aspect kicking in at about 60%. 

saminfineprint's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Strong character development but not in a good way 

authorjuliankennedy's review

Boring 

librabri's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No

3.5

aleann129's review

5.0

*Advanced Reader Copy*


It’s been months since I’ve found a book that captured my attention the way this one did.
I hate when people put “I couldn’t put it down!” But truly, I didn’t.
Between instantly likable Conor the recent law school grad turned summer tennis instructor to the elite, and Catherine the twisted Mrs. Robinson from down the cape, you can expect sex, money, and deceit.

I loved it and wanted more.

jessreadthat's review

dark mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0