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A review by cj_mo_2222
All the Wrong Places by Joy Fielding
3.0
This book starts out with the description of a beautiful young woman who is having dinner with a man she met on a dating app. However, something seems off about her date with "Mr. Right Now". It's clear there is more to this date than meets the eye and the man plans on bringing more women back to his apartment for dinner.
I have read some of Joy Fielding's earlier books and was expecting a chilling thriller. Instead this book had some creepy elements but wasn't really a mystery or a thriller. The main story is about Paige Hamilton who goes on a dating app when her boyfriend Noah cheats on her with her look alike cousin. Her widowed mom is considering dating again and her best friend is trying to get the strength to leave her cheating, abusive husband. There were some genuinely funny moments and some that I assume were supposed to be that I didn't find humorous. I enjoyed the scene when Paige's cousin Heather visits Noah at work after learning something about his behavior at a party. However, Heather and most of the other characters are generally unlikable and I couldn't relate to any of them.
There are some awkward conversations and situations between the women as Paige tries to get over her father's death and her boyfriend's betrayal. I thought it would be more a mystery about the serial killer on the dating app. This did play an important part of the book, but it got lost in all of the subplots. The commonality among all of the subplots is that many of the characters are truly looking for love in "all the wrong places." The book was a quick read and some of it was entertaining including the ending, but the book was a strange mix of seriousness, irreverent humor, funny scenes and creepy scenes. It just wasn't what I expected from this author.
I received this book from NetGalley through the courtesy of Ballantine Books. I received this book in exchange for an honest review.
I have read some of Joy Fielding's earlier books and was expecting a chilling thriller. Instead this book had some creepy elements but wasn't really a mystery or a thriller. The main story is about Paige Hamilton who goes on a dating app when her boyfriend Noah cheats on her with her look alike cousin. Her widowed mom is considering dating again and her best friend is trying to get the strength to leave her cheating, abusive husband. There were some genuinely funny moments and some that I assume were supposed to be that I didn't find humorous. I enjoyed the scene when Paige's cousin Heather visits Noah at work after learning something about his behavior at a party. However, Heather and most of the other characters are generally unlikable and I couldn't relate to any of them.
There are some awkward conversations and situations between the women as Paige tries to get over her father's death and her boyfriend's betrayal. I thought it would be more a mystery about the serial killer on the dating app. This did play an important part of the book, but it got lost in all of the subplots. The commonality among all of the subplots is that many of the characters are truly looking for love in "all the wrong places." The book was a quick read and some of it was entertaining including the ending, but the book was a strange mix of seriousness, irreverent humor, funny scenes and creepy scenes. It just wasn't what I expected from this author.
I received this book from NetGalley through the courtesy of Ballantine Books. I received this book in exchange for an honest review.