lexmcgnns's review against another edition
2.0
did not enjoy.
Was actually very shocked to learn this was published by bloomsbury also, because I felt there was so many structural and formatting mistakes? Was not an effortless read, I was very aware of the lack of flow and the need to go back and try and figure out what is actually trying to be said and where we're at in the story. It felt both slow and rushed at the same time and I just think this type of story has been done before and better. Sorry!
Was actually very shocked to learn this was published by bloomsbury also, because I felt there was so many structural and formatting mistakes? Was not an effortless read, I was very aware of the lack of flow and the need to go back and try and figure out what is actually trying to be said and where we're at in the story. It felt both slow and rushed at the same time and I just think this type of story has been done before and better. Sorry!
dammit_jen's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
sad
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
3.5
clairementine's review against another edition
1.0
One star for the premise. Bizarre sentence structure and dialogue at times, to the point I had to reread parts multiple times to try and make sense of it. Hard work.
jenny_r's review
I found this book so hard to read and couldn’t follow the story.
The writing seemed all over the place, the sentence structure was confusing and the dialogue don’t flow.
I wonder if the writer was trying to be sophisticated but definitely missed the mark.
The writing seemed all over the place, the sentence structure was confusing and the dialogue don’t flow.
I wonder if the writer was trying to be sophisticated but definitely missed the mark.
clairementine's review
1.0
One star for the premise. Bizarre sentence structure and dialogue at times, to the point I had to reread parts multiple times to try and make sense of it. Hard work.
dhw_ani's review against another edition
3.0
2.5/5
Beth and Sol live in London with their daughter Fern. Beth is an artist and she's been getting calls from an unknown number. Her daughter Fern keeps acting stranger around her and hides what's on her phone. Sol convinces Beth to go to therapy so as to deal with her demons but why does Dr. Tamara Bywater, the therapist, intrigues Beth so much? Who is she, after all?
A psychological thriller set in London, The Seduction by Joanna Briscoe will wrap the reader in the arms of its plot. An intriguing premise tends to give the book a whiff of mystery to it. Unfortunately, the mystery isn't quite in the direction that the reader anticipates. There's a line between not being able to guess the suspense and being borderline disappointed from it and thats where this title sits for me. The plot tends to get you all worked up but alas! the reader is let down. The theme of the story has quite a lot of potential to it and upto half of the book, I was fairly certain it was going to be a good one. Sure, the prose and the writing style are quite absorbing but it simply didn't work for me. It was an upslope which drastically went down because of how the latter portion of the story was built. This was my first Joanna Briscoe title but I'm sad to say that it didn't leave a mark in any ways.
Beth and Sol live in London with their daughter Fern. Beth is an artist and she's been getting calls from an unknown number. Her daughter Fern keeps acting stranger around her and hides what's on her phone. Sol convinces Beth to go to therapy so as to deal with her demons but why does Dr. Tamara Bywater, the therapist, intrigues Beth so much? Who is she, after all?
A psychological thriller set in London, The Seduction by Joanna Briscoe will wrap the reader in the arms of its plot. An intriguing premise tends to give the book a whiff of mystery to it. Unfortunately, the mystery isn't quite in the direction that the reader anticipates. There's a line between not being able to guess the suspense and being borderline disappointed from it and thats where this title sits for me. The plot tends to get you all worked up but alas! the reader is let down. The theme of the story has quite a lot of potential to it and upto half of the book, I was fairly certain it was going to be a good one. Sure, the prose and the writing style are quite absorbing but it simply didn't work for me. It was an upslope which drastically went down because of how the latter portion of the story was built. This was my first Joanna Briscoe title but I'm sad to say that it didn't leave a mark in any ways.
siobhanwalker's review against another edition
hopeful
reflective
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? Yes
1.0
blackbellum's review
emotional
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
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