Caique

It counts on the writer’s brilliant passing of time skills as one of their merits - to successfully tell the tale of a life and to make you invested as it was a real one - the “plot-twist” tool, unfortunately, made the story to lose some of its charm, and wasn’t needed (not even for character-growth purposes, fight with me on that). Too bad Monique’s background story, her own dilemmas and conclusions, feel a bit dull and over simplified in comparison to the overall tone of the bigger story.

One of my favourites, despite all the hype. Upon this reading, it was immensely vivid to experience Lizzie’s state of mind as she slowly admits to herself her haste in forming an opinion about everyone that surrounds her and how equivocated she might be regarding some portion of it.

It’s always a shock to find out the complex character you witnessed on the screens was a creative choice of the casting, not being as sharp and clever on the original material.

Amazingly chilling.

Completely absorbing. It defies you common sense.

When you least expect it, the book is over—and he manages to “get you,” despite all you thought you knew about it.

My idea for this one was to read something very light and effortless; why not a teenage “who-done-it”? The answer: it’s poorly written and repetitive; to call the ending anticlimactic is to flatter it. I felt like I was reading a script from a cancelled TV show from The CW. There was a moment in which I realized I truly didn’t care about who was the villain.

One of my absolute favourites. To read once every two years is a must.

I started hoping for a plot worthy of P&P (since it was the only book I had previously read from the author). The story is a bit frivolous.

This one still managed to get my attention before I realized everything this writer produces uses the same tired and commonplace formulas to create a thrilling atmosphere. Trust me: if you’ve read one, you’ve read all.

I commend the book on its merits—now that’s how you build suspense and anticipation to make the reader care for it and still, despite what more purists may say, make a compelling novel. The writing is sensationalistic and designed to earn a shock value from it—what they don’t tell you is these mundane resources—here—they work.