The first thing that impressed me about this book was the atmosphere. I found it chilling and creepy. The plot is engaging from the beginning; you are drawn in straight away, and the tension doesn’t drop half-way through as it does in a lot of thrillers. The intensity is carried throughout.
Markie, the main character, lives with her sister, Kam; they have a strange love/dislike relationship and they share feelings about their unfeeling mother – who’s a great character by the way. I enjoyed reading about her.
None of the characters is perfect; they all have their foibles and their secret thoughts; this is, of course, more realistic, and true to life for the reader. Generally, there’s the heroine and the hero, and you like them and want things to work out for them, but I didn’t feel like that about any of these people. However, I liked the huge FBI agent, Reese, very much indeed. I felt the sisters were safe when he was about.
There are many things about this book that I loved, like unusual little details about the killer. I also really liked the different POV chapters – I always love that in a book, and I could have done with larger chunks of it.
The dialogue is terrific; Here’s a little bit of it:
“Tiny beads of sweat grow in my hairline and on the tip of my nose. The walls of my office creep in closer, leaving me suffocated. I’m drowning in my own imagination.”
One of the most impressive things about the book is the shock element. There were moments when I actually gasped and put the book down to think about what had just happened!
I wonder if there will be another book about Markie and Kam; I would definitely read it with anticipation.
Great review! The book sounds very compelling.
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This sounds like a wonderful read! I especially like that the characters are so much like real people with imperfections. Great review!
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WOW, that was quick! Thank you so much for reading my work, and for your amazing review. I love it and am honored to have your readership!
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You’re welcome, Didi. I couldn’t put it down.
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Sounds great, I look forward to reading this. Great review, it’s on my TBR. ❤
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