The Grownup in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Jan 13, 2016 Ash rated it really liked it · review of another edition

That was intense. As well as a really messed up story. Okay. Okay then.

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Jan 26, 2016 Piepie | The Napping Bibliophile rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2016, audiobooks, shortshortshort

Wow. This story was an interesting ride! It quickly grabbed my interest, gained momentum, up and up, and then... just... yeah. I kinda think our unnamed narrator is getting what she deserved. I think she is putting on a brave and eager face, but she doesn't trust him. ...more

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Dec 27, 2015 Lisa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: thriller-action-mystery, novellas

What happens when an author known to play with your mind in her novels gets asked to tell a story by George R.R Martin? This... And it's as mind twisting as you might expect.

As usual Gillian Flynn writes characters who grab you from page one. You may not like them, they are usually troubled people, but you find yourself turning the page. Twisted, dark, psychologically scary is what comes to mind as I read this short book. The truth of how easily a mind can be manipulated is the over reaching the ...more

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May 23, 2018 Megan rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: mysteries-thrillers-suspense, short-stories, american-stories, contemporary

The ending of this one left my head spinning and pushed this into 5-star territory for me. I could not stop thinking about the ending for days after I finished it. So. Darn. GOOD!

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