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Blink by K.L. Slater

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redheadreader73's review

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4.0

I was hooked straight away and had pretty much worked out who dunnit, but t was still exciting to see if I was right.

am_burgler's review against another edition

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I wanted to love this book, since I've enjoyed other books by this author, but it didn't move fast enough for me. It didn't hook me.

I really enjoyed this book, but why was nearly every character so unlikeable? There were psychologically damaged people around every corner, and the twist was just weird!!!

I got confused a lot about who was who. I was certain, for an extremely long time, that the character in a coma was one person, but it turned out to be another. And how did she come to that point?

It felt like a very dreary, depressing state of affairs. I still was gripped, but if life was like this, I wouldn’t want to be part of it.

kismetgrove's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

It was fine but there were glaring errors that annoyed me.

First off, there is not a way in hell that a classroom assistant would have one to one sessions with a child after school alone?? That is literally insane lol. No school would allow this it’s ridiculous and took me out of it a bit.

Also at the end with Toni being allowed to see Harriet’s mother’s dead body upstairs?? No police officer would be like ‘yeah u just go right on up there buddy!!’ That is just not plausible at all.

Toni’s character was well written and I do like the elements of ‘can we trust her? Is she losing it?’ They were subtle and well done but the whole second half of the book was a bit rough tbh.

zarlina's review against another edition

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2.0

If authors could stop subheading their books with "a psychological thriller with a killer twist" when their twist is just a product of lazy writing, we'd all be so much happier. You can't spent a whole book misleading the reader and then call the pieces falling in place a twist. There need to be clues, something that'll make you wonder how on earth you could have missed this, not a sudden turn without any kind of logic.

I'm about to give up on this author. She's made some great books and was for a while on my list of favourite authors, but lately all her work has disappointed me.

brandihardison's review against another edition

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5.0

I listened to this as an audiobook on Audible. If you have a membership, it’s included! This is my third book by Slater and she’s quickly becoming one of my favorites. This book was INSANE. I had no idea what to think the entire time. She is amazing at building suspense. It’s a trend in the books I’ve read by her that they jump around timeline wise and POVs but I really enjoy it and fine it easy to follow. This book is super quick paced and had me hooked from the start.

calliek_reads5's review against another edition

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3.0

This was probably one of my least favorite K.L. Slater books so far. It just felt like it was dragging, and then got just almost TOO far fetched, even for a fiction story.

I like the suspense and twists her books normally have and as usual, Lucy Price-Lewis was perfect in her narration.

lee_anne's review against another edition

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5.0

Read it in one day. Excellent story. Several credible suspects, and a nice twist at the end. Very pleased I read this!

llivka_'s review against another edition

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5.0

this is a fantastic read!! i selected this on a whim and it was everything i could have hoped for.

this story blends the past and present day, has great character development, and just when i thought i had these ladies all sorted out, i was wrong!

after getting 1/3 of the way through i began recommending this book to my mom and girlfriends, after finishing this i am now urging everyone who enjoys suspenseful mysteries to add this to their lost.