Not too sure how to rate this one... honestly kept my attention well, was interesting enough to keep me reading, I'm not easily offended so I enjoyed the book besides the one scene. I literally wouldn't even repeat out loud what I read, and hope the scene stops popping into my head randomly cuz I literally cringe. Disgusting. Although, I liked the ending and I say that lightly due to the wild circumstances that is this book. BUT I don't think I'd recommend this to others, also will never read again.
Can we just start with the cliffhanger.... 🤯🤯🤯 I'm ITCHING to read the next book. I received an ARC of this book by the very generous author. This book was absolutely captivating from the start. I will admit the “family” dynamics were pretty hard to understand at first (for me personally—I was thankful for that family tree) but once you catch on it's super easy! The amount of twists and turns this took me on was insane. I have a few theories on the cliffhanger and where the next book—Our Lips Are Sealed— is taking us and I cannot wait to test those theories and get another thrill of a lifetime with book 2! Will highly recommend this to all my bookish friends 🥰
The first 40% of the book dragged for me. I get that he had to set the scene and all but it could have been about 100 pages shorter. It also wasn't what I expected it to be until the last maybe 20 pages. I wanted those last 20 pages throughout the entire book. Some twists and turns along the way keep me entertained throughout and overall I enjoyed the second half of the book! It may have saved my rating from plummeting.
This one pulled me in from the start. I thought I had an idea what was going on at about 30% in and then I was sure I confirmed it at 50% but at 86% the twist punched me so hard I couldn't put it down until it was finished. Wonderful twist, great writing, total page turner! Can't wait to read more Freida McFadden!!
This was a hard one to rate. It had a VERY strong start. I was in it for the first 300 pages then it came to an EXTREME halt for roughly 100 pages... extremely boring a whole lot of filler. Too many adjectives and paragraph after paragraph of how the snow looked. After awhile I started skimming portions of the book. It was slightly ridiculous how drug out it was in certain areas. The last 80 or so pages were phenomenal again. I'm glad I decided not to DNF this book because the ending saved it somewhat. I think this book would have gotten 5 stars from me if it would have been a 350 page book. No reason the story couldn't have been told in that amount of pages. All in all a terrific concept, terrifying.
Wow. Just wow. The build up of this one took some time. Although I enjoyed the read every time I picked it up, the last 100 pages were so incredible hard to break away from. Such a huge twist, turned into a bigger twist. I had suspicions but it definitely threw me for a loop. Can't wait to read more from this author!
I really expected to hate this book. Even tho I had people telling me it was controversial and they still loved it, something about the premise made me uneasy and expect the worst. BUT the opposite happened. I literally could not put this book down the last 2 days. I'm not a fast reader but I read over 150 pages both days because I needed to know what happened to Wavy. I found myself rooting for the convict and hating the righteous aunt by the end of the book. You have to keep an open mind while reading this one, but once you do, true love conquers all.
I loved it! Very relatable and an easy read. I needed something sweet to pick me up after reading gone girl and this was perfect! I've had a loss, so this was very comparable and heartfelt. I encourage all moms to read this one! Especially SAHMs, it's just nice to see we aren't the only ones who feel left out. True love lasts, you just have to put in the work. 4.5/5⭐️ for me!
Very hard to pick up. Not keeping my interest. I don't think true crime is my thing. Physical copies are hard to read with two kids 2 and under as well. I DNF it for now, but I plan to pick it up eventually to finish.