amandarosenz's review against another edition
5.0
i am simultaneously speechless and want to spew out word vomit all at the same time. an absolute masterpiece. i will NEVER get over this book and it will be imprinted on my mind for a LONG time.
elizabeth23's review against another edition
dark
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
shanhagedorn's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
zbookishgirl's review against another edition
5.0
OH MY GOD!! The suspense. I finished the book at about 3 in the morning, my mom walked in, and I nearly had a heart attack. Not only due to being jumpy, but also because of how much the book got to me. I honestly did not expect to love it as much as I did!
The manuscript, the letter, Verity. Oh my god, at this point I don't even know what to believe. But, I love that I get to think if I want to actually paint her as the villain that her manuscript made her, or if she was actually a good person like her letter said.
There is just so much I want to say, but I don't know what to say. Like, there is just so much but I am left speechless.
The manuscript, the letter, Verity. Oh my god, at this point I don't even know what to believe. But, I love that I get to think if I want to actually paint her as the villain that her manuscript made her, or if she was actually a good person like her letter said.
There is just so much I want to say, but I don't know what to say. Like, there is just so much but I am left speechless.
avrilk's review against another edition
2.0
Lots of spoilers. Continue reading at your own peril.
This book is weird. I'm not even sure where to begin.
There's a sleepwalking issue the main character has, which is so *un-fleshed-out* that it feels like a forced plot device to ensure there's a lock on the outside of the door. It serves no other true purpose. She tries to make a tie to the main character's mother and their strained relationship, but that also seems disconnected from the main plot/storyline.
I'm still not sure why the main character continuously tries to hurt herself in her sleep. The whole sleepwalking thing was made a much bigger deal in the book than it actually was. It also was left unexplained. Unexplained works in real life, but books demand tidy explanations.
There's a gruesome beginning to the story that doesn't seem to serve any real purpose except to drag the reader in. The first fifteen pages of the book could have been nixed with no change in the story's progression. I don't know; maybe more readers would quit the book early in without it since it would otherwise start with a boring publisher-agent meeting?
This unlikeable main character turns out to be a murderess. I'm not surprised.
The male lead turns out to be an unstable mess. Also a murderer. I'm not surprised.
These horrible characters hate the life they've created for themselves. Good. But also, poor Nova. Also, I'm not surprised.
I was waiting for interesting twists and turns. Turns out, no turns. I kept thinking the obvious was a little *too* obvious and was waiting for a neat and unexpected twist. Alas, the book remained alarmingly straight.
And I say this as the easiest person in the world to surprise with plot twists. I never see anything coming.
The characters all felt flat, two-dimensional. Even the main character. There were no real side characters, at least none that were fleshed out. Corey. April. Crew. Utterly forgettable characters, all of them, except how disturbing Crew is.
The writing wasn't horrible, but it definitely wasn't sophisticated either, and the misspellings and mis-used words kept jarring me out of the story. I bought this book at Barnes & Noble, but I swear it was self-published. I felt the lack of polish. The sentence structures were simple. Again, not horrible. But definitely not great either.
Overall, while I don't think this read was a complete waste of time, had I known what I was getting myself into I might have opted for other books.
This book is weird. I'm not even sure where to begin.
There's a sleepwalking issue the main character has, which is so *un-fleshed-out* that it feels like a forced plot device to ensure there's a lock on the outside of the door. It serves no other true purpose. She tries to make a tie to the main character's mother and their strained relationship, but that also seems disconnected from the main plot/storyline.
I'm still not sure why the main character continuously tries to hurt herself in her sleep. The whole sleepwalking thing was made a much bigger deal in the book than it actually was. It also was left unexplained. Unexplained works in real life, but books demand tidy explanations.
There's a gruesome beginning to the story that doesn't seem to serve any real purpose except to drag the reader in. The first fifteen pages of the book could have been nixed with no change in the story's progression. I don't know; maybe more readers would quit the book early in without it since it would otherwise start with a boring publisher-agent meeting?
This unlikeable main character turns out to be a murderess. I'm not surprised.
The male lead turns out to be an unstable mess. Also a murderer. I'm not surprised.
These horrible characters hate the life they've created for themselves. Good. But also, poor Nova. Also, I'm not surprised.
I was waiting for interesting twists and turns. Turns out, no turns. I kept thinking the obvious was a little *too* obvious and was waiting for a neat and unexpected twist. Alas, the book remained alarmingly straight.
And I say this as the easiest person in the world to surprise with plot twists. I never see anything coming.
The characters all felt flat, two-dimensional. Even the main character. There were no real side characters, at least none that were fleshed out. Corey. April. Crew. Utterly forgettable characters, all of them, except how disturbing Crew is.
The writing wasn't horrible, but it definitely wasn't sophisticated either, and the misspellings and mis-used words kept jarring me out of the story. I bought this book at Barnes & Noble, but I swear it was self-published. I felt the lack of polish. The sentence structures were simple. Again, not horrible. But definitely not great either.
Overall, while I don't think this read was a complete waste of time, had I known what I was getting myself into I might have opted for other books.
thanu_reads's review against another edition
1.0
So I read this book because my best friend Pinky told me too and it had very high reviews which had me intrigued.
I'm giving this book 1 1/2 stars because I hated it. Maybe that's my fault because books like these aren't really my thing anymore and while reading it, I remembered why I stopped reading this genre. No hate to Colleen Hoover, her writing style is great but I did not like this book at all. I felt like this was one of those books where you're reading the book just waiting for the ending, and I hate that. It's like watching a 3 hour movie just for the credits.
I want to care about the characters, and be excited about the story but mostly I was just bored so much. So many sex scenes and ridiculous plot points just to have it all undone in the final chapters??? Such a cop out. I didn't care about any of the characters. They were all pathetic.
The only interesting thing about this book was the twist which was unexpected. I usually can guess it but it was surprising. Besides that, nothing else was good. I need to stop reading these kinds of books...
I'm giving this book 1 1/2 stars because I hated it. Maybe that's my fault because books like these aren't really my thing anymore and while reading it, I remembered why I stopped reading this genre. No hate to Colleen Hoover, her writing style is great but I did not like this book at all. I felt like this was one of those books where you're reading the book just waiting for the ending, and I hate that. It's like watching a 3 hour movie just for the credits.
I want to care about the characters, and be excited about the story but mostly I was just bored so much. So many sex scenes and ridiculous plot points just to have it all undone in the final chapters??? Such a cop out. I didn't care about any of the characters. They were all pathetic.
The only interesting thing about this book was the twist which was unexpected. I usually can guess it but it was surprising. Besides that, nothing else was good. I need to stop reading these kinds of books...
pritchpritch's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
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
3.0