eserafina42's review
2.0
Not bad, just ... far-fetched, or at least too far-fetched for me. A few things that bugged me:
1) I know his company is super important and influential in the US, but how is Bradley allowed to just waltz out of a British hospital with one of his children and tell his wife that she died? And how about those "complications" that meant she had to be knocked out? Mighty convenient, unless we're supposed to believe that the doctors and hospital were colluding with him.
2) It's hard to believe that this same big important company, when holding a serial killer - even if they do believe he's incapacitated (and they're sadly trusting in believing that he is) would be holding him in such a poorly secured facility that he only has to kill two people to escape.
3) Mags is supposed to have such severe anxiety about Tam - even after years of therapy - that she can barely be separated from her overnight, and yet she seems able to take off to the States for several days without a single twinge of it.
4) I know mad scientists gotta mad scientist, but I fail to see any practical use for what they're doing, given that it involves brain surgery and can only work between two people - especially in the 21st century. I'm sure there is plenty of technology that is less complicated and less dangerous.
5) The author seems unaware (or if aware is ignoring it) of the distinction between identical twins, who come from a single egg and sperm and share all their genes (which also means they're always the same gender, unless something funky - and vanishingly rare - happens to one in the womb) and fraternal twins, who are no different from any other pair of siblings. If regular siblings have no telepathic connection, neither should Mags and Kit, or the other pair mentioned in the "confession" towards the end - Jason and Molly, I think. I'm not sure about this, but I would also assume that since they result from completely different mechanisms, having fraternal twins in your family wouldn't make you any more likely to have identical twins than anyone else.
1) I know his company is super important and influential in the US, but how is Bradley allowed to just waltz out of a British hospital with one of his children and tell his wife that she died? And how about those "complications" that meant she had to be knocked out? Mighty convenient, unless we're supposed to believe that the doctors and hospital were colluding with him.
2) It's hard to believe that this same big important company, when holding a serial killer - even if they do believe he's incapacitated (and they're sadly trusting in believing that he is) would be holding him in such a poorly secured facility that he only has to kill two people to escape.
3) Mags is supposed to have such severe anxiety about Tam - even after years of therapy - that she can barely be separated from her overnight, and yet she seems able to take off to the States for several days without a single twinge of it.
4) I know mad scientists gotta mad scientist, but I fail to see any practical use for what they're doing, given that it involves brain surgery and can only work between two people - especially in the 21st century. I'm sure there is plenty of technology that is less complicated and less dangerous.
5) The author seems unaware (or if aware is ignoring it) of the distinction between identical twins, who come from a single egg and sperm and share all their genes (which also means they're always the same gender, unless something funky - and vanishingly rare - happens to one in the womb) and fraternal twins, who are no different from any other pair of siblings. If regular siblings have no telepathic connection, neither should Mags and Kit, or the other pair mentioned in the "confession" towards the end - Jason and Molly, I think. I'm not sure about this, but I would also assume that since they result from completely different mechanisms, having fraternal twins in your family wouldn't make you any more likely to have identical twins than anyone else.
chewitt75's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
charmz's review against another edition
3.0
I found this extremely weird towards the end and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would
rebeccareadsstuff's review
3.0
Started off quite strong and a promising thriller, then it all went a bit off the rails. I couldn't at all warm up to the main character Mags, but i was still intrigued to find out what was going on. Around half way, i sort of guessed.
I thought the ending was a little rushed. The idea is great, i think the plot just needed tightening, something was missing for me when it came to wrapping it all up, but i did enjoy the twist. I'm still happy i read this 'bloody fridge book'
This is my first read by this author, who appears to write sci-fi so I'll definitely be reading more!
I thought the ending was a little rushed. The idea is great, i think the plot just needed tightening, something was missing for me when it came to wrapping it all up, but i did enjoy the twist. I'm still happy i read this 'bloody fridge book'
This is my first read by this author, who appears to write sci-fi so I'll definitely be reading more!
charmz's review
3.0
I found this extremely weird towards the end and I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would
essiecorn's review against another edition
4.0
4.5 ⭐
Well this was hella disturbing, but I enjoyed every second of it
Well this was hella disturbing, but I enjoyed every second of it
liveinabookshop's review
4.0
Gripping!
Really enjoyed this book! Great plot and twist. I enjoyed the book being written from two points of view and the ending was so tense!!
Really enjoyed this book! Great plot and twist. I enjoyed the book being written from two points of view and the ending was so tense!!
mymidnightbooks's review
4.0
The start wasn’t that exciting and I struggled to keep reading, but about 1/3 in the book I was completely hooked. Nice plot and twists, although I saw some of them coming.
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