An Anonymous Girl in What's the Name of That Book???

Apr 10, 2020 karen rated it liked it

Shelves: dbr

fulfilling my 2020 goal to read (at least) one book each month that i bought in hardcover and put off reading long enough that it is now in paperback.

i have not written a drunk book review in a long time, because i barely ever drink anymore, but what else are you gonna do during quarantine, yeah? bring on ONE HUNDRED BEERS OF SOLITUDE!!!

mmkay, so this is the third book i have read from these two authors and i have two things to say about ‘em:

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all of their books, despite differences in overall ...more

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Jan 14, 2019 Lisa Vegan rated it really liked it

Shelves: goodreads-author, novel, reviewed, 1-also-at-librarything, nyc, thriller, readbooks-female-author-or-illust, dogs, z2019, zz-4star

Oh whoa! Everything I’d thought…Well, there was a part toward the end I thought didn’t quite work but the end worked perfectly and took me by surprise but it should not have, and I realized right away that yes it did make sense. It all made sense. It was very smartly done!

So, I flew through this book. It was the right book for me at this time. When I find the right book I can read easily and (for me) quickly. Of course, tomorrow I’ll be playing catch up with IRL things I neglected to do the last Oh whoa! Everything I’d thought…Well, there was a part toward the end I thought didn’t quite work but the end worked perfectly and took me by surprise but it should not have, and I realized right away that yes it did make sense. It all made sense. It was very smartly done!

So, I flew through this book. It was the right book for me at this time. When I find the right book I can read easily and (for me) quickly. Of course, tomorrow I’ll be playing catch up with IRL things I neglected to do the last few days.

This novel was written by two women authors and as I was starting to read I wondered how that would work out. I noticed that these two women had also collaborated on a previous book. I was curious if the alternate voices are written by the two authors separately. In the end, the entire narrative story & characters were well and seamlessly written and I couldn’t tell there was more than one author. That is a compliment.

I was instantly absorbed and wanted to keep reading; it was hard to spend time away from the book. From start to finish!

I found every character fascinating. There was a certain way I wanted it to go and it sort of did, but there was a final twist. I loved it!

As I’d feared it got creepy and weird but it never went over the top. The suspense was great, particularly because it wasn’t intense too much of the time.

When I read the book’s description I was particularly interested in reading the book because when I was an undergrad psychology student I knew a lot of undergrad and graduate psychology students and I participated in many experiments, both as a subject and as an accomplice, and I studied many more studies. So I had particular interest in the subject.

I do have one main gripe that doesn’t really influence my rating of the book: It’s about Jess and her dog Leo. She spends virtually no time with her dog, popping in and out to occasionally walk with or cuddle. I love dogs and I love dogs in books, and while the dog’s presence served some purpose in this story, the way the dog was treated made me wish there was no dog character.

But this is a fabulous story, brilliantly done, and I can see why there is buzz. I got a library copy two days after publication and there were already thousands of reviews/ratings. Recommended for any reader who enjoys psychological thrillers sans violence that have fascinating, developed characters. ...more

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Jan 20, 2019 Lisa rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019, sarah-pekkanen

I absolutely NEED to read what Ms Pekkanen writes. (need to get a copy of their first book).

I knew better than to start this book at dawn on a Sunday, but what else was I to do? I fired up the kindle and read.....and read...and was like oh my THIS BOOK! Grabbed me from the beginning and never let me go!

At times I thought I had it figured out and then no, wham another twist, wrong again!

I thoroughly enjoyed this, page-turner.

If u love fast paced psychological thrillers then RUN to the bookstore o ...more

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Oct 19, 2018 M rated it liked it

Shelves: 2018, e-books, netgalley, c2019, fiction, thriller

Jess is afraid her life isn't going to work out. Instead of a career on Broadway as a makeup artist, she's earning a meagre living doing one-on-one makeup for wealthy clients. Jess helps to support her special needs sister and she could use extra cash. During an appointment with a vacuous undergrad, the woman reveals that she's going to blow off a chance to be a well paid subject in a research study and Jess decides to take her place.

The study, which deals with morality, begins as expected with ...more

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Mar 06, 2019 Shauna rated it really liked it

Is it ethical to remove one star if you don’t appreciate the ending?

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Jul 18, 2019 Cindy rated it did not like it

I am surprised this book has such a high rating. I was completely disappointed. From the get go, I knew what the book was all about. It was predictable. There was no suspense or twists and turns. The characters were not likeable. The hidden truths were obvious and nothing that couldn't be forgiven. Unfortunately, I have a compulsion to finish books so I had 11 hours of hoping it would get better. And it never did. It would seem I'm in the minority but I would skip this! ...more

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