zasou_reads's review
3.0
During a summer trip with his family, including his wife's, Rachel, twin brother, Geoff and his wife, Sarah, Mark questions everything he knows about his family and himself.
This is the sixth and last short story in the Getaway collection, and it was my least favorite of them all. Where was the mystery, the suspense, the thrill we were promised? It's the shortest of the six, so I figured it would be jam pack with twisted goodness. It's just confusingly weird, and nothing really happens. I was expecting something creepy going on between the twins, but I was highly disappointed. And the pedophile undertone was really unnerving.
This is the sixth and last short story in the Getaway collection, and it was my least favorite of them all. Where was the mystery, the suspense, the thrill we were promised? It's the shortest of the six, so I figured it would be jam pack with twisted goodness. It's just confusingly weird, and nothing really happens. I was expecting something creepy going on between the twins, but I was highly disappointed. And the pedophile undertone was really unnerving.
izaklights's review against another edition
1.0
Usually if I don't get a book I assume it's me, but this time I think this story is actually pointless.
melsshelves's review
1.0
What in the pedophiliac crap did I just endure?
"The next time he sees her, Harper will be a teenager, quiet and awkward. They will linger in the parking lot behind a motel in their church clothes, Sasha furious and brittle, Rachel sniffling and resigned, Mark silent with guilt. What, though, could he have done?"
To clarify this direct quote: Harper (Sasha's child) is a fcking baby he keeps magically ending up holding on his lap on this vacation and the story ends with the MC Mark day dreaming about messing around with his teenage niece behind a church while she's sitting on his lap?! Excuse me, wtf?!
The subject matter isn't the only issue at hand - the writing is staccato and abrupt, as with the storytelling style. It feels like you're on the verge of something terrible happening but nothing happens. I truly don't understand how this was added to this otherwise great psychological thriller collection and highly recommend pretending it doesn't exist.
"The next time he sees her, Harper will be a teenager, quiet and awkward. They will linger in the parking lot behind a motel in their church clothes, Sasha furious and brittle, Rachel sniffling and resigned, Mark silent with guilt. What, though, could he have done?"
To clarify this direct quote: Harper (Sasha's child) is a fcking baby he keeps magically ending up holding on his lap on this vacation and the story ends with the MC Mark day dreaming about messing around with his teenage niece behind a church while she's sitting on his lap?! Excuse me, wtf?!
The subject matter isn't the only issue at hand - the writing is staccato and abrupt, as with the storytelling style. It feels like you're on the verge of something terrible happening but nothing happens. I truly don't understand how this was added to this otherwise great psychological thriller collection and highly recommend pretending it doesn't exist.
princessfee's review
2.0
Found it hard to get into this one or maybe i just didn't understand it. Could not keep up with who was who.
tsimp9's review
1.0
Perhaps this story just wasn’t for me. I honestly wanted to DNF it but completed the book since it was so short.
ashliesydel's review
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
booksnbones13's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
0.25
e_d_ivey's review
1.0
Yeah, this was gross. Like other reviewers, I picked up on the pedophilia tones, which was disturbing in and of itself, but it was never clear what the author was going for besides just shocking the reader, in which case, it’s doubly gross. What a poor way to conclude an otherwise interesting series.