Helpful Score: 2
I was given a copy of this book from the publishers via NetGalley, in return for an honest review.
The Bad: I was hesitant to request a copy of this story, because I had read a previous novel by this author, and wasn't at all impressed with it. But the plot intrigued me. There were alternating viewpoints, which I typically don't like, but it wasn't too bad here, as the different narrators were each given a solid third of the book before it switched. Until the last third, where the narration was switched after about each chapter. There were a few times in that last part that I forgot who was telling the story.
I was a bit surprised by the story line. I knew from the blurb that bad things happened to these girls, but I had thought that the story would drag them back to the opposite past event than the one that it did. I can see now that I'm done with the book that that would have been hard to do, but it did surprise me.
The Good:
One thing that was good was that, while all these horrible things were happening to the girls, we didn't have to read about it in detail. Just enough was given to the reader to allude to what was happening, without making us voyeurs to their crimes/assaults.
Though the story was a little more than I am used to reading (I tend to like retellings, young adult and fluffy/filler type books) it was a good story. I felt that the characters were well developed, even the minor ones, and that the story moved along at an appropriate pace.
I would recommend it if you're looking for a quick paced thriller.
The Bad: I was hesitant to request a copy of this story, because I had read a previous novel by this author, and wasn't at all impressed with it. But the plot intrigued me. There were alternating viewpoints, which I typically don't like, but it wasn't too bad here, as the different narrators were each given a solid third of the book before it switched. Until the last third, where the narration was switched after about each chapter. There were a few times in that last part that I forgot who was telling the story.
I was a bit surprised by the story line. I knew from the blurb that bad things happened to these girls, but I had thought that the story would drag them back to the opposite past event than the one that it did. I can see now that I'm done with the book that that would have been hard to do, but it did surprise me.
The Good:
One thing that was good was that, while all these horrible things were happening to the girls, we didn't have to read about it in detail. Just enough was given to the reader to allude to what was happening, without making us voyeurs to their crimes/assaults.
Though the story was a little more than I am used to reading (I tend to like retellings, young adult and fluffy/filler type books) it was a good story. I felt that the characters were well developed, even the minor ones, and that the story moved along at an appropriate pace.
I would recommend it if you're looking for a quick paced thriller.
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