Reviews

Foe by Iain Reid

louisar's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

loislois's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

booksandbud's review against another edition

3.5

I liked it! A lot. I wanted to punch Terrence in the face aLOT! Haha😅 I really enjoyed the story. It WAS a tad predictable but kept my interest the whole way through for sure. It was good!
I may just be a little harder on this because I loved I’ve Been Thinking Of Ending Things so much. 😅 I really did like it though. 

anjbhat's review against another edition

mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

bookishkash's review against another edition

5.0

Amazing read!!
I love Reid’s writing style and this story was exceptional. Loved every second of reading it!

exhausted__reader's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.75

audreyhasalotofcats's review against another edition

5.0

Um... wow. Wow. HAH!

I'm Thinking Of Ending Things quickly became one of my favourite books of all time after reading it cover to cover in only a few hours. So, needless to say, I went into Foe with rather high expectations.
I will say, I felt slightly disappointed thinking I had this one all figured out and that it wasn't giving me what I'm Thinking of Ending Things was... that is, until the last 20 or so pages.
My mind was blown all over the place. I'm so sorry I doubted Iain Reid for even a moment.
What a wild ride; the most fun I've had while reading a book in a very long time!
Can't wait for the next one!

melo_mama's review against another edition

emotional mysterious 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

3.5

jaackieo's review against another edition

4.0

First sci-fi esque book I’ve read. What a ride. Felt like an episode of black mirror. 3.5/5!

katiebartmess's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-paced

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

2.0

Interesting how the author uses quotation marks so selectively.  That's about all that was interesting. I saw this plot coming a mile away and it took a long time to get there. Pretty disappointed after liking "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" so much.