I liked the first two chapters, the author is good as setting the scene, I’ll give her that. I don’t get why it’s classified as a « thriller » because the disapearance happends quite early in the book and there is no evolution of the case outside the main character’s mind. At some point the character breaks the fourth wall for no reason, and goes into all sorts of rambling. In the end it’s a « it was all in her head, she is schizophrenic » and as much as I could see it coming it was such a let down…
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The Prison Book Club by Ann Walmsley
A daring journalist goes behind bars to explore the redemptive power of books with bikers, bank robbers, and gunmen.
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Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty …
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Waiter Rant by Steve Dublanica
According to The Waiter, eighty percent of customers are nice people just looking for something to eat. The remaining twenty …
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Victoria Sees It by Carrie Jenkins
Victoria is unraveling. Her best friend is missing, and she's the only one who seems to care: there are clues …
dumbreads reviewed Victoria Sees It by Carrie Jenkins
Victoria is unraveling. Her best friend is missing, and she's the only one who seems …
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Victoria Sees It by Carrie Jenkins
Victoria is unraveling. Her best friend is missing, and she's the only one who seems to care: there are clues …
dumbreads finished reading Moral disorder by Margaret Atwood
"Margaret Atwood has frequently been cited as one of the foremost writers of our time. …
This was quite hard to follow. It’s a collection of short stories but all the chatacters intertwine, and I sometimes couldn’t figure out who was narrating. Yet I still finished it in a week so I guess it’s not all bad