A review by ayshin
An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen
4.0
I give the book 4 stars. The only reason is because the chapters go back and forth between two characters. That is a challenge for me as a reader. I find any book that shifts between characters hard to read, but otherwise the book was fantastic!
An Anonymous Girl is about how Jessica needed to do was answer a few of Dr. Shield's study questions, collect her incentive, and move on with her life. BUT what she did not ask for was what would happen once the study was over.
It’s a great mystery/thriller that focuses on morals and ethics.
This is the first book I’ve read from both authors. I have not gotten a chance to read their first book, so I have nothing to compare it to.
I thought that the characters were well-rounded and well-thought out. I thought that both Jessica and Dr. Shields were believable, especially towards the end of the book. Dr. Shields could come off a bit two dimensional at first but as I continued to read, she became more and more three dimensional.
The perspectives change when reading one chapter to the next. If you’re like me, reading one chapter to the next with the change in character perspective, it can lead me to not finish the book. However, the authors wrote this in a way where it was readable. So it did take me some time to read the book. I am grateful that the timeline does not jump around. BUT it does stay between the two female characters.
The overall story was beautifully well-written and it definitely had enough twists and turns in the story to keep me motivated to read it from start to finish. I thought it was engaging in the sense where it did make me think of what I would do in Jessica’s shoes.
This is a thought-provoking book that will make you question your own morals and ethics, with a twist of mystery and a thriller. It’s definitely a page-turner and worth the time to read. I highly recommend reading this with no interruptions. Carve out time to read this. Find a spot where you won’t be interrupted.
An Anonymous Girl is about how Jessica needed to do was answer a few of Dr. Shield's study questions, collect her incentive, and move on with her life. BUT what she did not ask for was what would happen once the study was over.
It’s a great mystery/thriller that focuses on morals and ethics.
This is the first book I’ve read from both authors. I have not gotten a chance to read their first book, so I have nothing to compare it to.
I thought that the characters were well-rounded and well-thought out. I thought that both Jessica and Dr. Shields were believable, especially towards the end of the book. Dr. Shields could come off a bit two dimensional at first but as I continued to read, she became more and more three dimensional.
The perspectives change when reading one chapter to the next. If you’re like me, reading one chapter to the next with the change in character perspective, it can lead me to not finish the book. However, the authors wrote this in a way where it was readable. So it did take me some time to read the book. I am grateful that the timeline does not jump around. BUT it does stay between the two female characters.
The overall story was beautifully well-written and it definitely had enough twists and turns in the story to keep me motivated to read it from start to finish. I thought it was engaging in the sense where it did make me think of what I would do in Jessica’s shoes.
This is a thought-provoking book that will make you question your own morals and ethics, with a twist of mystery and a thriller. It’s definitely a page-turner and worth the time to read. I highly recommend reading this with no interruptions. Carve out time to read this. Find a spot where you won’t be interrupted.