Alecia

It was a fine book. Easy to read. The very end with the private investigator was a bit unnecessary, maybe it was meant to make one of the main characters look crazy after all, or to sow doubt about her. Also the letters that she wrote made it seem like their relationship was absolute shit, I didn't see many redeeming qualities about it but in the end we were just supposed to accept that Adam and Robin were just so in love that they would do this heinous thing together and then just go on like nothing ever happened. Sure, I guess.

This book had such great characters and ideas but I found myself skipping many paragraphs at once and still not feeling like I missed anything about the story. Maybe it just wasn't for me.

Whaaaaaaaaat even was this book? My flabbers were gasted!

This book absolutely shattered my heart! So much pain, loss, love, acceptance, just all the emotions. It was beautifully written.

I have mixed feelings about this book. On one hand, it set out to do what it was meant to do which was to a) show you inside of the mind of a pedophile and b) make you feel very uncomfortable with the material.

However, on the negative side, it was way too descriptive. I cringed so much reading this book and felt ill. I think maybe the author has a bit of a fetish and it's not good.

Maybe this book just wasn't for me but I had such a hard time finishing it. It dragged on and on. Every character had multiple names and it was hard for me to follow.

This book did such a good job of making the narrator completely unlikeable. He was so whiney and annoying but in the best way. I loved this book.

The main character was whiny and mean despite the fact that she was bullied and an outcast. She grew up to be whiny and mean. I guess the magic she was doing was supposed to like fuel the darkness but she didn't have it for 20 years and she still came back to town as a brat. Maybe I should stop trying to read YA books as a full grown adult.

It follows the same equation as other romance/fantasy books but I like the setting and I enjoyed reading it. I'll definitely read the other books in this saga.

I think it was beautifully written, however; not a lot really happened. It just felt like a giant set up for the next book. I loved the characters and the world building and plan to read the next book

The ending pissed me off soooooo much.. it left me a bit unsatisfied but not because it was lacking. I think it's because I'm so used to the “good guy” winning in the end that when the bad guy does it throws me off.

It had potential but I felt like there were so many different plot points to keep up with. I didn't hate it, I was just confused a bit.

Man if this book is “bad” then consider it a guilty pleasure because I absolutely loved it. I couldn't put it down. The sex stuff is a bit much sometimes but the story, to me, was amazing and I can't wait to start the next book.!!!

I would rate this a five star book but the first third of the book was so hard to read. I felt like I was reading a complicated academic study. It felt like being thrown into a class midway through the semester and having no idea what was going on. But then it started moving along and once it did, I had no intentions of putting it down until I was finished. The story itself 10/10.. loved it.

I love the story and the world building in these books. However, I can be completely immersed and then I come across the word “balked” or “in a heartbeat” and it just yanks me out of it. The repetition in descriptions is just too much.

Getting a first hand insight into exactly what the victim was like and how she grew up along with the killers background was unmatched when it comes to any true crime cases I've heard or read about.

Overall I enjoyed this book. The only thing I didn't like is that it's overly detailed. Some scenes are just too detail heavy and I kinda got lost in it.

wow

I can usually pick the bad guy from the very beginning but this one kept me guessing. Completely blew my mind when I read the ending.

This was a fast paced book and I ended up finishing it in one day. That being said, it was definitely a YA book. I didn't realize that until I started reading. I feel like the “twist” was a bit obvious and the other “twist” felt very “I know what you did last summer”. But it was an enjoyable read and I don't regret picking it up.

I had to DNF it. Maybe it's just not my cup of tea because it was just so wordy but I couldn't make myself care about any of the crap that was happening between murders. I'm sure it is a great book, just not for me.

I'm sure that this book is good for the people it's meant for but it was just too much symbolism and metaphors for me.

The story itself is great, the writing however... so so. I get annoyed every time I hear that “someone hissed” dialogue because it is used so much. Also “I shot him a rude gesture” is often used. There's also a mention of breast and muscular backs and what not where it is not needed. It's just random and feels icky to read in my opinion.

I had to dnf it.. I could read a whole chapter and not tell you a single thing that happened. The writing was just too confusing. I know this is a classic but I couldn't make myself finish it.

I do not understand why this book got such decent reviews. It drudged on an on and on.. so much talk about how creepy the building was but didn't say why it felt so creepy until the end. There was no bumps in the night or false ghost sightings or anything.. just not my favorite from Riley Sager.

I saw the twist from a mile away.. I also feel like we didn't know piper enough to care about her going missing. The ending was also so far fetched that it just took me out of it. I didn't enjoy this at all.