A review by ellie_isreading
Shades of Her by Monica Arya
dark
emotional
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
i don’t really read thrillers very much, so i was intrigued by the idea of a “smutty, romantic thriller” which i saw this book described as on instagram (why i trust instagram to tell me what a book is about instead of reading the actual blurb, the world may never know)
is it smutty? no
is it romantic? only in the sense that it involves couples
is it a thriller? i would say it delivers on that aspect
i really thought i knew who the killer was and i was only partially right. the last 5% of the book was bonkers/bananas/batshit crazy/some other b word that is a synonym for fucked up
i will say: i am not a fan of the cheating trope/cheating in books, but that seemed to be a theme throughout the book so i did the reading equivalent of plugging my ears and saying “lalalala i can’t hear you!!!!” whenever it happened, so if you don’t like cheating/can’t ignore cheating in a book, this may not be for you. but it was interesting and quick and definitely not a bad book.
is it smutty? no
is it romantic? only in the sense that it involves couples
is it a thriller? i would say it delivers on that aspect
i really thought i knew who the killer was and i was only partially right. the last 5% of the book was bonkers/bananas/batshit crazy/some other b word that is a synonym for fucked up
i will say: i am not a fan of the cheating trope/cheating in books, but that seemed to be a theme throughout the book so i did the reading equivalent of plugging my ears and saying “lalalala i can’t hear you!!!!” whenever it happened, so if you don’t like cheating/can’t ignore cheating in a book, this may not be for you. but it was interesting and quick and definitely not a bad book.