amythereader's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
aliencatl0rd's review against another edition
3.0
It was alright.
Felt really long and didn't draw in well together at the end. Interesting themes but they weren't woven together properly.
Felt really long and didn't draw in well together at the end. Interesting themes but they weren't woven together properly.
shipleyd's review against another edition
2.0
The best thing about this book was the cover art. I found the story drawn out and characters unlikable. Given the isolated location, I expected more of a creep factor but this just did not deliver.
laviskrg's review against another edition
1.0
Abandoned on a bench in a park to hopefully serve a person with lower expectations because mine were severely unmet. In summary:
- weak, cliched, stupid, uninteresting heroine - check
- boring, devoid of personality or value characters - check
- cliched descriptions (badly written) of a very irrelevant hotel in the super boring mountains - check (oh, and by the way, I absolutely ADORE the mountains in winter or eternally white ones, exclusive hotels, refurbished mansions or hospitals or churches, but this read and felt like any boring house in a lame Romanian village)
- irrelevant deaths - if I don't care about the characters, I don't give a fuck whether they live or die - check
- absolutely abysmal writing - think of that colleague who doesn't quite master the foreign language spoken in the company so they spend 25 minutes of the maximum 15 destined to the entire team overexplaining irrelevant drivel - this is the writing level in this book and omg, it is going to be a series? WHY? - CHECK
I think thrillers are also not my thing since the best are barely 3 stars, 4 if I am buzzed on wine and feeling overly generous. I am tired of the same retarded premise of perfect marriage, but omg, he is a murderer and she is an alcoholic, perfect family but the kids are fucking and psychos, perfect teacher but he makes his students meditate and partake of hyped yet boring rituals in the forest at night. Small premises, incompetent but yet somehow ever-present police, weak, fragile, frightened heroines, soy boy males somehow having the guts to kill. Nah. Not for me.
- weak, cliched, stupid, uninteresting heroine - check
- boring, devoid of personality or value characters - check
- cliched descriptions (badly written) of a very irrelevant hotel in the super boring mountains - check (oh, and by the way, I absolutely ADORE the mountains in winter or eternally white ones, exclusive hotels, refurbished mansions or hospitals or churches, but this read and felt like any boring house in a lame Romanian village)
- irrelevant deaths - if I don't care about the characters, I don't give a fuck whether they live or die - check
- absolutely abysmal writing - think of that colleague who doesn't quite master the foreign language spoken in the company so they spend 25 minutes of the maximum 15 destined to the entire team overexplaining irrelevant drivel - this is the writing level in this book and omg, it is going to be a series? WHY? - CHECK
I think thrillers are also not my thing since the best are barely 3 stars, 4 if I am buzzed on wine and feeling overly generous. I am tired of the same retarded premise of perfect marriage, but omg, he is a murderer and she is an alcoholic, perfect family but the kids are fucking and psychos, perfect teacher but he makes his students meditate and partake of hyped yet boring rituals in the forest at night. Small premises, incompetent but yet somehow ever-present police, weak, fragile, frightened heroines, soy boy males somehow having the guts to kill. Nah. Not for me.
alexg52's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
td7reads's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
tense
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
2.0
butlerna518's review against another edition
5.0
Twists and Turns
This book was a page turner. I was uncertain in some parts that Id be able to figure it out. After reading an iffy book prior to this, I was hesitant to read a similar genre of book. However, this was worthwhile and I cannot wait to read the author’s second book coming in July!
This book was a page turner. I was uncertain in some parts that Id be able to figure it out. After reading an iffy book prior to this, I was hesitant to read a similar genre of book. However, this was worthwhile and I cannot wait to read the author’s second book coming in July!