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Tear Me Apart
by J.T. Ellison
Read Completed 10/26/23 | 4 stars
Firstly, every time I read this title, I think of The Room... Totally unrelated, but so it is.
I've been running down a list of the best thrillers of the past years and saw this book was rated very well. J.T Ellison has been hit or miss for me, but I wanted to see how this book had over a 4 star average on Goodreads, and it delivered! There were a few things that I thought could have been more suspenseful and parts where it felt more contemporary than thriller, but the overall story was very engaging and there were some good twists! When the reveal happened in the end, I wasn't sure who to believe and if the reveal was the full story, so it was great to have even more unravel once the biggest piece was given to the readers.
I really liked the cast of characters too! There are so many people who care about Mindy and who became a part of her world throughout all of this. I really loved how all of these characters came across and it was one of those books where I kind of forgot I was reading. I could really picture everyone, they all had great depth, and it wasn't like any one person was perfect. They made mistakes, had flaws, and you liked (or disliked) them because of it.
The ending was wild and also a little heartbreaking. This book talked about mental health and depression a lot and it was a big part of the story. Surprisingly not triggering reading about cancer, but related to that aspect in many ways. Having read this one, I'm much more interested in more J.T. Ellison books!
Firstly, every time I read this title, I think of The Room... Totally unrelated, but so it is.
I've been running down a list of the best thrillers of the past years and saw this book was rated very well. J.T Ellison has been hit or miss for me, but I wanted to see how this book had over a 4 star average on Goodreads, and it delivered! There were a few things that I thought could have been more suspenseful and parts where it felt more contemporary than thriller, but the overall story was very engaging and there were some good twists! When the reveal happened in the end, I wasn't sure who to believe and if the reveal was the full story, so it was great to have even more unravel once the biggest piece was given to the readers.
I really liked the cast of characters too! There are so many people who care about Mindy and who became a part of her world throughout all of this. I really loved how all of these characters came across and it was one of those books where I kind of forgot I was reading. I could really picture everyone, they all had great depth, and it wasn't like any one person was perfect. They made mistakes, had flaws, and you liked (or disliked) them because of it.
The ending was wild and also a little heartbreaking. This book talked about mental health and depression a lot and it was a big part of the story. Surprisingly not triggering reading about cancer, but related to that aspect in many ways. Having read this one, I'm much more interested in more J.T. Ellison books!