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Ok so I didn't love the language... It did keep me reading, but I just didn't care about the characters like I would in a Louise Penny novel. Good, but not the best thriller I've ever read.
UPDATE: Still thinking about this one... So, here's the other thing that's bugging me. The premise is completely implausible. And, my loose ends were not tied up, which I really appreciate in a suspenseful novel.
Finally, I think the reason I didn't love the characters is because there's no one to root for! I ...more
UPDATE: Still thinking about this one... So, here's the other thing that's bugging me. The premise is completely implausible. And, my loose ends were not tied up, which I really appreciate in a suspenseful novel.
Finally, I think the reason I didn't love the characters is because there's no one to root for! I ...more
Moody, creepy. More a psychological mystery than a thriller and it kept me guessing until the end.
It's been a year since I read "In the Woods" so there were some things I had forgotten about Cassie Maddox. You could probably easily get away without reading these in order but I think it helped even though my memory was fuzzy. The main things I remember held true for this second novel. Those being the psychological journey French takes you on, the creepiness, how real the characters feel and the settings... I definitely enter a completely new world when I open one of her novels and am complete
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This book was great to listen to as the narrator captured the accents well. I would have given this four stars, but it was just a bit too long. Other than that, there was a lot of tension and suspense that held my interest throughout the book.
Pretty good, longer than it needed to be, and not as good as her debut "In the Wood". Kind of reminded me of The Secret History, which is not a bad thing.
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Very unsettling, more than a typical detective story.
Oct 30, 2013
Erika
marked it as to-read
Feb 23, 2018
Kathy Newton
rated it
really liked it
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May 31, 2018
Lee-Ann
marked it as to-read
