The design and UX isn't done, Rob and Abbie, okkurrrr! 😌
colleen987's review against another edition
4.0
With thanks to Emma Haughton and Hodder & Stoughton for an advanced readers copy of this book.
I'm so annoyed by this one, on the one hand what a fantastic atmospheric novel. The writer has a creepily good ability to make you feel claustrophobic in your own home. Brilliant suspenseful writing, that really is a page turner! (far too many books around claim that title but this one truly deserves it).
That brings me to the annoyance, there's so many twists and turns, a cast of characters full of secrets. But what certainly isn't a secret is who the murderer is. In what could have been a fantastic book its such a shame the central mystery is figured out by the reader so early in.
I'm so annoyed by this one, on the one hand what a fantastic atmospheric novel. The writer has a creepily good ability to make you feel claustrophobic in your own home. Brilliant suspenseful writing, that really is a page turner! (far too many books around claim that title but this one truly deserves it).
That brings me to the annoyance, there's so many twists and turns, a cast of characters full of secrets. But what certainly isn't a secret is who the murderer is. In what could have been a fantastic book its such a shame the central mystery is figured out by the reader so early in.
katewryna's review against another edition
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
emily_bg's review
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
scrollsofdragons's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 I was hooked from start to finish but did feel more could have been done with the tension and plot and then the reveal was not a shocking one.
edwindhyan's review against another edition
5.0
One of the BEST books I've ever read in a long time.
emziethebookworm's review against another edition
5.0
Steady read this book was from the very beginning to all the way through, my high hopes paid off loved the book all the way through.
The main character has a very devastating past which can tell doesn't like to talk about it at all but once I read about her past I felt sorry for what she had went through.
Now the murders liked how they were all spaced out throughout the book kept me guessing on who was going to end up dead next and who the killer really is as well, in the end my guess was wrong but I was shocked on who it was that really did the killings.
Now another thing I got to say and do is a big clap to the main character dealing with a subject that she never did before, was proud of her on how she did it ful claps on her.
Last point to add to my review is that the ending was perfect in my opinion it did not need any changes at all and am just glad that those that survived are going to be alright and no more harm will come there way.
The main character has a very devastating past which can tell doesn't like to talk about it at all but once I read about her past I felt sorry for what she had went through.
Now the murders liked how they were all spaced out throughout the book kept me guessing on who was going to end up dead next and who the killer really is as well, in the end my guess was wrong but I was shocked on who it was that really did the killings.
Now another thing I got to say and do is a big clap to the main character dealing with a subject that she never did before, was proud of her on how she did it ful claps on her.
Last point to add to my review is that the ending was perfect in my opinion it did not need any changes at all and am just glad that those that survived are going to be alright and no more harm will come there way.
jprice94's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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
3.75