Choose Me

While this thriller is very engaging and fast paced, I do not like the way the female victim was portrayed. In this story, Taryn Moore's dead body is discovered in what appears to be a suicidal jump from her fifth floor apartment balcony. The lead investigator is not convinced it is suicide, so she takes a closer look at the case. Through flashbacks, Taryn's romantic relationships are revealed and possible motives for murder become evident.

While I have no complaints about the plot itself or the writing style, I am not fond of the author's creation of an obsessive, lovesick female character. It is too cliché for my liking, and I am honestly tired of seeing this kind of character in thrillers. It makes it seem like women are easily unhinged by men's betrayal, as if their whole worlds revolve around men and their affections. I just do not like this kind of female characterization. We are much more complex than that.