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mattielinbright's review against another edition
3.0
this was my first freida book and i can honestly say that i loved it. i personally don’t like the “double plot twist” at least that’s how it felt, im not sure what else to call it. it built up this idea that adam was the bad guy and then he wasn’t but then … he was…? maggie and eva were a bit of a twist but they were shady from the beginning so them turning out to not be great wasn’t much of surprise.
tbh i thought it was going to end with like victoria being lucid and able the entire time, but the medications they put her on were keeping her disabled. so once she stopped the meds, she’d walk into the room and kill adam OR kill sylvie. i kind of wanted sylvia and adam to turn out to be a psycho couple who lured girls to their home and psychologically tormented them before killing them together. that was the type of twist i was craving i think. something that had my JAW DROPPED. i wanted to be astonished.
all in all, i really enjoyed this book, i just wanted to be gobsmacked and i wasn’t.
tbh i thought it was going to end with like victoria being lucid and able the entire time, but the medications they put her on were keeping her disabled. so once she stopped the meds, she’d walk into the room and kill adam OR kill sylvie. i kind of wanted sylvia and adam to turn out to be a psycho couple who lured girls to their home and psychologically tormented them before killing them together. that was the type of twist i was craving i think. something that had my JAW DROPPED. i wanted to be astonished.
all in all, i really enjoyed this book, i just wanted to be gobsmacked and i wasn’t.
melly420's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
kalio's review against another edition
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? It's complicated
1.75
carissaann's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
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
4.25
nicoleramirez's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.75
turophile's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
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
3.75
A modern day retelling of Jane Eyre that will have you twisting yourself in knots to determine who's the bad person. You will get fooled once or twice.
The book hooks you in at the beginning. The dialogue can be pedantic at times and I'll admit the narration of the wife's voice drove me up a while. I also thought at times the heroine was too stupid to live. I enjoyed it despite those faults.
The book hooks you in at the beginning. The dialogue can be pedantic at times and I'll admit the narration of the wife's voice drove me up a while. I also thought at times the heroine was too stupid to live. I enjoyed it despite those faults.
wordsgirlie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
4.5
🔪 psychological thriller.
— medium-paced, stand-alone pov
— medium-paced, stand-alone pov
“in life, things never go quite the way you want them to. but when you’re creating your own fictional world, you can make everything happen exactly how you want to.”
you know the feeling when you think you know what’s going to happen, but it turns out you are entirely wrong? that’s what i felt when i finished this book. the story follows sylvia who is hired to take care of a bestselling author’s wife, victoria, whose seemingly perfect life shatters after a tragic accident leaves her unable to communicate or care for herself. as the story goes, sylvia soon discovers that victoria’s condition may not be as it seems.
when i read the first part, i suddenly remembered my favorite book of colleen hoover—verity. the story almost has the same concept as verity, especially the first few chapters. the plot was so interesting and it definitely got my attention right away. the fmc—sylvia—really entertained me in the most irritating way. plus, everything she does and her stupid decisions made me so mad.
yes, the story seems predictable at first, but it wasn’t. i love the fact that it gets weirder and weirder every flip of the page, to the point that i just couldn’t put the book down. i can’t even describe the frustration i’m feeling everytime the chapter ends with a cliffhanger. overall, it was a very easy and fun read.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, and Murder