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sandysmith's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- 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
I'm not sure what to make of this book. In parts, I really liked it, but in others, it is really slow, and what on earth was that ending...... it's a clever thriller with a different plot and interesting characters that you either love or absolutely hate. There's no in between. It is an interesting thought-provoking theme of how victims are judged by the media/society. Excellent misdirection, so I can't explain the plot other than summarise blurb, a woman looking for a man who took her sister. Good stuff
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence
dishajetly_123's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Sexual assault, and Murder
jen_martin's review
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
Minor: Sexual assault and Sexual violence
shelbfish5's review
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping and Murder
Minor: Sexual assault
theheatherflynnstagram's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
My Review via my IG @Heatherflynnstagram:
Audiobook Thoughts/Review 🎧📖: The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
Audiobook Thoughts/Review 🎧📖: The Trap by Catherine Ryan Howard
My HUGE thanks @blackstonepublishing & @netgalley for the complimentary copy for review!
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Alana Kerr Collins could read the Apple User agreement or whatever comes up when we do IOS updates and I’d be there will bells on. She is one of my first and forever favorite narrators.
When the male narrator (John Keating) came on - I about jumped clear out of my skin. I think if he said hello to me on the street I’d faint. He did such a stellar job being TERRIFYING in The Nothing Man, I’ll never not be afraid of him.
Catherine Ryan Howard has written quite a list of thrillers I really have enjoyed, and obviously having such terrific narrators for her audiobooks is a huge bonus.
If you haven’t read The Liar’s Girl yet (I do recommend it) you’ll get a spoiler here. The same goes for the aforementioned title, The Nothing Man, there’s an Easter egg in The Trap from that book too.
If you haven’t read CRH yet, I highly recommend you start with either her first: Distress Signals or with The Liar’s Girl and I extra súper very recommend going for the audiobook versions.
I was a sleepy mess when I got to the end of this one because chronic illness fatigue, but I also couldn’t stop reading and the ending came up suddenly for me when I was still reeling from a few earlier twists and red herrings…
It took me a moment as the story wrapped for everything to click into place and for the last penny to drop. When it did? Whoa! I was nodding my head in appreciation for a good minute. This is a solid thriller that’s sure to please fans of this Irish Queen of Twists and Turns.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Murder, and Alcohol
TW/CWs: Misogyny, rape culture, torture, murder, violence, kidnapping, DV, rape, stalking, grief, suicidal ideation, this book contains spoilers for or info from previous books etc.thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Misogyny, Rape, Stalking, and Murder
tzureader's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Murder, and Abandonment
dogearedbooks's review against another edition
dark
tense
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? It's complicated
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Kidnapping, Grief, and Murder
Moderate: Domestic abuse
Minor: Rape
s_melly's review
dark
4.5
Really like CRH and her stories. This one was a dark story of missing girls and a seriel killer. I really liked it. I kept guessing and turning pages throughout. Would have been a five star except for the abundance of expletives.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing and Murder
bekah1210's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement and Kidnapping
Moderate: Violence and Murder
Minor: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking