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A Familiar Stranger by A.R. Torre

5 reviews

riella_reads's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective fast-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

4.0

 Thank you to the author for an advanced copy of this book (I am very late to this and I feel stupid because it was so good)

I first discovered this author probably back in 2015 when I picked up The Girl in 6E which I became obsessed with and devoured the whole series). Since then I read The GhostWriter which I enjoyed, but this was even better!

I loved the twist near the middle, I was caught off guard and it was so fun seeing the different perspectives. It kept the pace and mystery going for a long time and I was entertained until the end. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Misogyny, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

sizzlesteaks's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Drug use, Mental illness, and Alcohol

Minor: Child death, Kidnapping, and Grief

kaylasbookgram's review against another edition

mysterious medium-paced

“I just want to start off by saying that love wasn’t what caused all this. The murder, the double life, the lies . . . None of it was triggered from a lack of me loving my husband. It was from a lack of him loving me back.”

I have fallen in love with A.R. Torre’s style of writing! I love that I’m able to dive into these books and come out shocked at the ending! That’s the kind of thrillers I live for! 

This book is an amazing thriller where you go in thinking the wife is going to kill the husband, at least that’s how I went into it. (I don’t typically read synopsis before I read the book) and come out with a completely different idea by mid way and then a huge spoiler of a jump at the end! 

If you love thrillers and love to be surprised then check out A.R. Torre’s books! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Infidelity, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Kidnapping, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

kimveach's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I started this book on Audible, but the narrator's delivery drove me nuts.  I switched to the Kindle version, which was much better for me.  It was a decent thriller.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcoholism, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Gun violence, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

beckyremillard's review

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, Suicide, Kidnapping, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Drug use, and Miscarriage