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Strange Sally Diamond
by Liz Nugent
<b>Read Completed 10/25/24 |</b> 3.25 stars
This was overhyped, for me. The beginning was a little rough because I don't love books where a lot of abuse is involved and I have a hard time enjoying them. I wouldn't say it's a trigger, but it makes it difficult to enjoy.
This was almost a bit more contemporary than it was thriller. More of a dramatic suspense, which is fine. I wasn't really expecting it to be a thriller with a breakneck pace, but it still didn't hook me like I was hoping it would. I did get into the plot more more around the middle and the third quarter of the book, but the ending really fell flat. I don't really know where else it would have gone from there, but I started to lose interest in the end and the finale wasn't anything too interesting to really round out the story.
I definitely felt for Sally, and all of the characters, really. There was a lot of horror, physical and emotional abuse, and trauma to overcome. I definitely liked that we got to see a lot of growth from Sally, but it's sad that it all came in her 40s and that she wasn't able to receive that kind of care and attention throughout her formative years.
There were a couple other things I didn't care for in the endlike the addition of Stockholm Syndrome, after everything we already witnessed... and it just kind of fell somewhere towards the middle for me. Maybe if you're someone who appreciates or enjoys darker stories, this is a better fit.
This was overhyped, for me. The beginning was a little rough because I don't love books where a lot of abuse is involved and I have a hard time enjoying them. I wouldn't say it's a trigger, but it makes it difficult to enjoy.
This was almost a bit more contemporary than it was thriller. More of a dramatic suspense, which is fine. I wasn't really expecting it to be a thriller with a breakneck pace, but it still didn't hook me like I was hoping it would. I did get into the plot more more around the middle and the third quarter of the book, but the ending really fell flat. I don't really know where else it would have gone from there, but I started to lose interest in the end and the finale wasn't anything too interesting to really round out the story.
I definitely felt for Sally, and all of the characters, really. There was a lot of horror, physical and emotional abuse, and trauma to overcome. I definitely liked that we got to see a lot of growth from Sally, but it's sad that it all came in her 40s and that she wasn't able to receive that kind of care and attention throughout her formative years.
There were a couple other things I didn't care for in the end