Andrea answers “Do you think the author intended the big...”

Mike asked this question about The Plot (The Book Series, #1):

Do you think the author intended the big reveal / twist to be so obvious? I don’t think I’ve ever figured ‘it’ out so early in a book, so I have to assume that this was intentional. (Still a good read either way.j

Andrea (SO MANY SPOILERS) I don't think the author gave readers enough credit, ergo I don't think it was intended. If you're a reader, you know how this will…more(SO MANY SPOILERS) I don't think the author gave readers enough credit, ergo I don't think it was intended. If you're a reader, you know how this will go. I appreciate she tried to leave clues so it wasn't TOO sensational (like, there's a TWIN sensational, puh-lease). She tried too hard to show how "perfect" Anna was which was a huge red flag (other than the tragic, allusive past and gray hair) and then the attempt to throw us off the scent with her reaction to Jake going to Georgia. If she was who I figured she was the whole time, would she be able to react like that? Or "act" like that? It was a nice attempt to throw my half-the-book suspicions off the scent, but not quite enough. You can't try too hard or it will make the reader angry vs. shocked. I think the author did a nice job of demonstrating that Anna/Deanne was a true sociopath in the full sense of the word - dissociated, a top notch actor, narcissistic, highly manipulative and completely without empathy. Still, the motivation for her to go after Jake like that for telling her murder story is a little far-fetched. Did she really think it would play out like that? Why name Even Parker at all? Why not just let your story be out there and take thrill in the fact you got away with it? The most frightening part for me was the interview at the end when she talked about not ever having been a mother and what that must feel like to lose a child (ie Jake's mom). She was truly evil then. Ouch. (less)

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