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A review by erinlcrane
Looker by Laura Sims
3.25
I liked Sims's book How Can I Help You *a lot*, so I wanted to give her earlier book a try even though the rating is quite low for Goodreads. If readers at the time thought they were getting a thriller, it would be a disappointing read. But even going into it knowing it's not a thriller, I didn't find there was enough here to make a great story.
I wish the book had focused on her divorce and her obsession with the actress. The bit with Bernardo felt like a distraction, though it added to her unraveling. I do like stories that include academia, so it's too bad it didn't feel like it fit.
Sims's strength is clearly writing in the voice of an awful woman since she does the same in How Can I Help You. I think it's really well done. I listened this via audiobook, and the narrator did a great job embodying that.
I wish the book had focused on her divorce and her obsession with the actress. The bit with Bernardo felt like a distraction, though it added to her unraveling. I do like stories that include academia, so it's too bad it didn't feel like it fit.
Sims's strength is clearly writing in the voice of an awful woman since she does the same in How Can I Help You. I think it's really well done. I listened this via audiobook, and the narrator did a great job embodying that.