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Before She Knew Him by Peter Swanson

jtturpin's review against another edition

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2.0

2.5 - I think I've read too many of these types of books.

shesometimesreads's review against another edition

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dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

alexabookish's review against another edition

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4.0

3.5/4 stars

onikitaaa's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

readingqueen83's review against another edition

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4.0

Another good read by Swanson!!!

sargar114's review against another edition

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4.0

This one was a bit slow to start for me. The early reveal was nice in that it made me question where the story could go so wasn’t entirely certain what would happen. I thought I had it figured out, but a great twist with a solid conclusion. Really ended up enjoying this one.

katekate_reads_'s review against another edition

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5.0

I loved this book! Lately I’ve been struggling a lot with thrillers - they either seem like they are repeating the same things I’ve seen over and over or they are going the opposite direction with such over the top and outlandish resolutions that I can’t buy into it.

In Before She Knew Him, Swanson doesn’t do either. At the start, I thought I could see where things were going but I was really enjoying the story so was along for the ride anyway. But then he took a sharp right turn and I loved the way it turned some common tropes upside down. Thoroughly enjoyed this ride and the audiobook narration was great too!

aliceineverhoood's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

quinnglishmuffin's review against another edition

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4.0

oh i really really enjoyed this one!! i didn’t know what to expect going into it but i was engaged the entire time and the twist at the end was so unexpected in the best way. i loved it i had so much fun reading this book oh my goodness.

bookswithriinu's review against another edition

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4.0

Henrietta ja tema abikaasa Lloyd on kolinud just uude linna, kui nende naabrid Mira ja Matthew nad enda juurde õhtusöögile kutsuvad. Hiljem majas ringkäiku tehes jääb Henriettale Matthewi kabinetis silma midagi tuttavat, mis teda kohutab. Sporditrofee, mis läks ainukesena asjana kaduma aastaid tagasi toimunud mõrva sündmuskohal seisab nüüd mehe kaminasimsil. Asjaolu, et tagasihoidliku ajalooõpetaja toas on selline ese paneb Henriettat arvama, et ta peab mõrvaga seotud olema. Ta hakkab salaja meest jälgima. Kui Henrietta näeb pealt uut mõrva ja keegi teda ei usu, annab ta endast kõik, et tõde paljastada.

Raamatus on peatükid jaotatud erinevate tegelaste vaatenurkade vahel. See andis võimaluse jälgida mõlema tegelase mõttekäiku ja hoidis pinget. Alguses tundus kõik loogiline ja asitõendid vettpidavad, aga kui tuli ilmsiks Henrietta bipolaaruse häire ja minevik, tekkisid mõtted, et kas ta võib kõike ette kujutada.

Kui mõrvar suhteliselt kiiresti välja tuli tekkis küsimus, et kuidas autor on niiviisi plaaninud pinget õhus hoida. Tegelikult sellest hetkest väga miskit ei juhtunudki ja pigem arenes lugu ilma suuremate üllatusteta. Küll aga oli minu jaoks huvitav jälgida mõrvari mõttekäiku ja tema enda arvates loogilisi põhjusi, miks selliseid tegusid teeb. Sellise sündmustevaese kulgemise kompenseeris minu jaoks raamatu lõpp, kui tuli lõpuks pööre, mida ma ei osanud oodata.

Tegelikult mulle raamat ikkagi meeldis ja soovitan ette võtta!