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estimpert's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Infidelity and Murder
eri_cat93's review
2.0
Oh boy, what a boring, repetitive, predictable book.
Cass randomly passes a woman who will soon be murdered & also has a family history of dementia. Thats it, that’s the book. Truly from the first chapter nearly every plot point was obvious and we then spend 200+ pages reading about a grown woman who is terrified of her phone ringing & blindly trusts her dismissive husband & bland best friend.
Normally BA Parris hits you with the horror & pyschomanja of her characters & plots but this one completely missed the mark. this was definitely a hate read just to be done with it so i could move in to my next book…
Cass randomly passes a woman who will soon be murdered & also has a family history of dementia. Thats it, that’s the book. Truly from the first chapter nearly every plot point was obvious and we then spend 200+ pages reading about a grown woman who is terrified of her phone ringing & blindly trusts her dismissive husband & bland best friend.
Normally BA Parris hits you with the horror & pyschomanja of her characters & plots but this one completely missed the mark. this was definitely a hate read just to be done with it so i could move in to my next book…
daniquevdijk_'s review against another edition
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
3.0
bookph1le's review against another edition
2.0
Wow. It's hard to believe how much less I liked this book than this author's other book. Super spoilers beyond the tag!
It did take me longer to figure out that Rachel was involved, but I reached that conclusion somewhere around the middle of the book, knowing the inheritance had to be a factor.
For the most part, I found the book boring and tedious, and Cass grated on my nerves a lot of the time. The whole first half felt so dragged out.
What kept me from totally disliking the book was that the final quarter really, really picked it. It was so fast-paced from there that I read compulsively all the way to the end.
Really, though, my biggest issue with this book was that the construction of it was really obvious to me. I could see all the pieces being slotted into place, and it kept me from being invested in the book. I can imagine it must be extremely difficult to put together intricate psychological suspense novels, so I know that plotting and outlining must be necessary to the process, but it's disappointing how much of a letdown these types of books end up being when I can tell the author is laboriously laying everything out. It prevents me from having the sense that things are happening organically, which makes it impossible for me to lose myself in the book.
Spoiler
I knew immediately that her husband was gaslighting her. From the moment he told her he was going to the gym the day after the murder, I knew he was involved in something. There are a LOT of clues that he's up to something, so many that I found them glaringly obvious.It did take me longer to figure out that Rachel was involved, but I reached that conclusion somewhere around the middle of the book, knowing the inheritance had to be a factor.
For the most part, I found the book boring and tedious, and Cass grated on my nerves a lot of the time. The whole first half felt so dragged out.
What kept me from totally disliking the book was that the final quarter really, really picked it. It was so fast-paced from there that I read compulsively all the way to the end.
Really, though, my biggest issue with this book was that the construction of it was really obvious to me. I could see all the pieces being slotted into place, and it kept me from being invested in the book. I can imagine it must be extremely difficult to put together intricate psychological suspense novels, so I know that plotting and outlining must be necessary to the process, but it's disappointing how much of a letdown these types of books end up being when I can tell the author is laboriously laying everything out. It prevents me from having the sense that things are happening organically, which makes it impossible for me to lose myself in the book.
arrrjae's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
redvelvetpenguins's review
4.0
This book had multiple levels to it and I will say one of those levels was "cliche" but still not something I saw coming. The other levels were a complete surprise and I thought extremely well executed.
My first B. A. Paris novel, but definitely won't be my last
My first B. A. Paris novel, but definitely won't be my last
nightlight_reader's review against another edition
3.0
The plot kinda just happens to Cass, and that grew tiresome after a while, like she had zero agency and she was just being tugged in whatever direction was convenient for the plot to happen.
The twist pulled it back from being a 2 star read, the unfurling of everything was surprisingly worth the wait. I’m glad I stuck it out, because I did almost DNF this at around 50% because I thought it was going to become unbearably repetitive, but it didn’t.
The twist pulled it back from being a 2 star read, the unfurling of everything was surprisingly worth the wait. I’m glad I stuck it out, because I did almost DNF this at around 50% because I thought it was going to become unbearably repetitive, but it didn’t.
kimberlyf's review against another edition
2.0
The first 2/3 of this book is so painfully slow, boring and annoying that I almost DNF it. decided to keep going but probably shouldn’t have.