This is good however almost nothing happens for half the book. It’s all buildup to what does happen but for me this is very slow and while I won’t say I disliked the slow start it just is not what I look for in something we think of as a thriller.
I also find that there are too many sex scenes that while it makes sense just I find it hard to read them especially as I always look more for the action.
I wished for a quicker jump into the more thriller parts especially as the story had so much interest. If it was me I would have made the book a novella and cut out some of the extra parts as they don’t always add to the story. Sometimes less is more.
I do think this was a solid read but I also believe that there were quite a few issues with the book. Sometimes the language didn’t flow very well and seemed to be strained. I also wasn’t fond of the dialogue as much as well which felt forced.
Now don’t get me wrong the story was good and I think it has a great idea that was built on. The book also had good points as well the plot was well thought out and covered a lot of very interesting topics.
With work on the pacing of this book it would have brought it from a 4 Star solid read to a 5 Star amazing read. I felt that this book while good with the extra little things this could have been amazing.
For me the characters are very important and I really enjoyed the characters. Ainsley was a fun time character for me. She was well written and I did enjoy seeing how she was portrayed. She was described as beautiful and it felt like she was way above what her husband Peter could get in his mind.
Peter was interesting and his lack of confidence with the opposite sex really jived with me because I could relate. I am not comfortable at times myself. Of the two characters I think Peter was the better one for me because he reminded me of me.
The story got much better after the crime occurred which was midway through the book however I did enjoy the first part as well but I think that this would have been more suitable to contemporary fiction.
Over all this book is interesting and is a mix of contemporary writing as well as a crime or thriller book. I didn’t feel any of the suspense that I would normally feel with thrillers.
This book has been recommended multiple times in a psychological thriller group and I was hoping more for the aspects of thrillers that I love but this one just didn’t feel like a thriller to me.
I am still happy I read this book as I enjoyed it and it was fairly quick to read this book. I really enjoyed the end which leaves open to more potential books later on
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