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Mud Vein by Tarryn Fisher

3 reviews

katiebella_reads's review against another edition

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dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

5⭐️

Summery

" It's your darkness that pulls me in. Your mud vein. But sometimes, having a mud Vein will kill you."

Senna just got her novel published! Then it became a movie! Then she got abducted. She's not alone. Isaac Asterholder is in the house as well. Tied to a bed. She sets him free, and the story begins. 

The book is written in three parts. Truly a beginning, middle, and end. It's all there.

My Thoughts 

The story left me reeling. Beautiful yet haunting. A testimony of the thin line between love and hate. A writers Ode To love. Written words unspoken. 

It's easy to like Senna. You're in her head. Hearing her thoughts. Feeling her every emotion. It's harder to like Isaac. Somthing always feels off about him. The reader is never quite given his thoughts. Just a surface glance at an incredible man by all appearances. 

Everything about this book left me in awe. Completely undid me, then put me back together. It's not a typical Fisher thriller nor a true love story. It is a two-headed beast of a read that will live on inside me for years to come. A new favorite. 

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thebookkeepers's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

 I really enjoyed the writing style of this thriller novel and was captivated by the storyline almost immediately trying to figure out who kidnapped these people and why. I had a hard time setting this book down and was enthralled. However, the reveal of who was behind the whole ordeal and their reason why didn't make sense to me. There were also several important threads of the story that I feel weren't resolved or had a purpose overall and I was left feeling unsatisfied. 

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acam1987's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0


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