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I am once again the outlier when it comes to a popular thriller, but when I finish a book and think, “what the heck did I just read?”, I want it to be because I’m so shocked by masterful plot twists and layered writing. Unfortunately, Don’t Let Her Stay is a predictable mess of tired tropes, a clueless main character, and pretty sloppy, redundant writing that culminates in a half-baked ending “twist”. I gave this an extra star because I was able to tear through it in one sitting, but I’m pretty disappointed overall.

brookeklebe's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm so confused about whether or not I read the same book as some of yall.. This was so wildly predictable and the characters were insufferable. Like, I'm sorry but the way the audiobook narrator voiced Chloe and Evie made me want to throw up. The one thing that always kills me with thrillers is how cheesey and uninteresting everything becomes once the twists are revealed. Once I had the slightest inkling of how this book was going to turn out (which was around the 60% mark) I started to lose all interest. Maybe I'm just not a thriller girly but this wasn't for me.

mw_rose's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

2.0

WTF did I just read? I'm all for a thriller and the narrator was pretty easy to listen to, but man, oh man, this just made no sense. From the start, the author has quite a few phrases that, when listening, felt a lot like deja vu, yet I would remember the same exact wording or phrasing being used to describe something like being pregnant (built like a house) at least two or three times - was there no thesaurus or creativity left to find a different comparison?

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Also, the "twist" was so predictable and unrealistic that it made me want to drop the book, but by that point, I was on chapter 42, where the only good pieces of this book seemed to begin. In what world, would a father feel "survivor's guilt" and protect his insane as fuck daughter and the expense of a new baby who he seems to be very protective of. This is NOT how the human psyche would work in this instance and lent absolutely no credibility to the ending of the story.

I wish I had picked another book to listen to instead...

jadeariana's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

wretched10's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

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

2.25

This book was alright. It was a bit boring and I was not enjoying it as much as I would like.

lisabooksit's review against another edition

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5.0

What, the what now? Ok. I was totally frustrated but had to read to see when Karma showed up. So glad I did as at the beginning, I was eye rolling so hard, I wasn't sure I'd be able to finish!

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