Disturbed

The ending saved this book. Once you find out what's going on the rest of the story makes sense and is actually pretty good, but I have to admit it was a struggle to get there. I almost stopped reading it a dozen times because I was frustrated with the characters from the very start, especially the “romance”.
If the bulk of the book was more like the ending this would've been a 4 star, but as is I struggle giving it a 2.

[b:Disturbed 34884860 Disturbed Jennifer Jaynes https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1504052897l/34884860.SY75.jpg 56137336]Welcome to Disturbia This is a book that really caught me off guard when I picked it up it was simply because I could not get myself to sleep so I figured hey I will read great call on my part because I read it all in one sitting. The only issue is that it left me with no sleep. The story begins with a brutal murder that happens one year on Halloween, Chelsea's college roommates were brutally murdered and Chelsea was clinging to life. After she is taken to the hospital, she awakes with not much recollection of what happened that night but is told that her boyfriend Ethan is being implicated in the murders, but has fled and has not been found. Now, almost five years later, Chelsea has relocated to Boston with her best friend Elizabeth, a nurse she met at the hospital after the attack and is doing her best to move forward in her life. After she reconnects with someone from her past, Chelsea starts receiving threatening notes, and constantly feels like someone is watching her. She thinks she sees Ethan at random places, and she grows more paranoid that she is in danger...I loved this book! I am a huge fan of books where a character is being stalked or feels like they are being stalked, so Disturbed was right up my alley. I loved Chelsea as our protagonist, and most of the book was told from her point of view, though there were a few additional POVs, especially at the end of the book, I think they worked well in this book in lending to the creepy nature of the story. The book starts with a bang and ends with one too. I was immediately drawn into the story, and ended up finishing it in just one sitting! I got strong ‘Final Girls' vibes, which was another book (written by Riley Sager) that I just adored, so that made me even more excited to see how this one would end and compare it to Final Girls. I will be interested to see if this story continues into another book or if the author will leave things open-ended which would be fine.

The ending saved this book. Once you find out what's going on the rest of the story makes sense and is actually pretty good, but I have to admit it was a struggle to get there. I almost stopped reading it a dozen times because I was frustrated with the characters from the very start, especially the “romance”.
If the bulk of the book was more like the ending this would've been a 4 star, but as is I struggle giving it a 2.