Reviews

Looker by Laura Sims

hotforbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Such a cool, weird, fascinating window into the psyche of a stalker who begins with innocent intentions. Some might say it's slow moving, but I thought it was cryptic and realistic; I could hardly keep up.

alienclans's review against another edition

4.0

Torn between 4 and 5 stars. This is exactly my kind of novel. I love character studies like this. If you’re the kind of person who complains about books being “pointless,” skip this. If you enjoy getting into the head of a character, especially unlikable, troubled women, you will like this. In some ways, it reminded me of Bitter Orange but this one is more fun.

I really enjoyed this novel. It felt increasingly chaotic. I was right there with the narrator the whole time, wondering what she would do next. She makes so many bad decisions and just spirals, spirals, spirals. I related to her in a weird way. I have nothing in common with her but I can relate to that feeling of losing control over your life and giving in to the worst parts of yourself because sometimes it’s easier and sometimes it feels better than resisting your worst self. On my worst days, I want to give in to the desire to destroy my own life, much like she does. Destruction by your own hand can feel better than destruction by circumstance (in this case, feeling like a failure because she can’t have children and her husband left her, both of which she can’t control). She leans into failure and destruction until she has nothing.

anniejmelody's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.75

dana77's review against another edition

5.0

I read this compulsively! The unnamed narrator spirals so quickly out of control. I couldn’t put it down!

seed193reads's review against another edition

dark sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Cat will stick with me. 

annalg0514's review against another edition

3.0

I expected a lot more based on the back cover. Kind of a letdown for me. It was not much of a “psychological thriller” for me. Just stalker White chick vibes

pixiedust_'s review against another edition

3.0

Rating: 3.5/5 stars

I truly enjoyed this book more than I thought I would, especially when I got around to the 30th page and realized it wasn't what I was expecting. It's lovely.

It's almost more like reading a stranger's journal and learning about their mundane life, but still wanting to find out more. Wanting to flip through more pages and chapters. Chapters - there aren't any. Which is something I found alluring me to read more and finding it hard to stop reading.

carly_mossner16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.0

savdakov's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

1.5

I loved How Can I Help You and thought this would be similar. If it had been label at literary fiction, I probably would've enjoyed it more, but there was not enough plot to call it a thriller

hamletslover's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25