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My Standalone Pick is:
Published June 9 2015 by Harper
My Rating: 5/5 Stars
The sensational new psychological thriller from the bestselling author of Before I Go To Sleep …She loves her husband. She’s obsessed by a stranger. She’s a devoted mother. She’s prepared to lose everything. She knows what she’s doing. She’s out of control. She’s innocent. She’s guilty as sin. She’s living two lives. She might lose both …
This might be one of the only psychological thrillers I’ve given a 5 star rating to! While I oftentimes like them I don’t usually love them but this one I did as it was excellent. I thought the writing was great, the premise enticing and the plot moved right along at a fast pace, keeping me engaged and quickly turning the pages. And the ending…unlike so many on Goodreads I actually found it to be perfect for the story. This book hasn’t gotten a lot of love on Goodreads which is so surprising to me. I actually thought this book was much better than Before I Go To Sleep which wasn’t one of my favorites. If you like psychological thrillers, I think this is one you should definitely put on your TBR…maybe even at the very top!
This sounds like an interesting psychological thriller! I had not heard about it but I’ll definitely check it out. I did not read Before I Go to Sleep, I got lazy and watched the movie 🙂
The movie was better than the book I thought. I just didn’t care for it.
I haven’t read Before I Go to Sleep yet so maybe I’ll read this one first instead. 🙂
Oh good! I hope you give it a try, he’s a really good writer
I’m afraid I was one of those who preferred Before I Went to Sleep to this, one which didn’t really spark that something special inside me. It just goes to show what suits one reader doesn’t another quite so much, I’m delighted you got so much enjoyment out of this one though – I’m keen to see what the author will come up with next,
yes me to!
I thought Before I Go 2 Sleep was just okay so I may have to give this one a go…I noticed it didn’t have great ratings on GRs so I avoided it but I may have to give it a go now, thanks!
I know, there’s not a lot of love on GRs but I really enjoyed it:)
And if I loved Before I go to sleep? haha Do you think I’d like this one? I loved the twist in BIGTS!
I have heard people who loved BIGTS didn’t love this one but I think you’d like the book overall but you may not be thrilled with the ending. The reader is left to kind of decipher for themselves the ultimate finale…I know I’m being vague but it’s hard not to give anything away. I just remember talking with friends and each of us saying what we “thought” ended up happening, but I felt it was an appropriate ending
Hmmm, I’m intrigued haha I saw mediocre ratings for this one so that’s why I never read it 😶
I still haven’t read Before I Go To Sleep! But I want to. I hadn’t heard of this book until now, but I’ll definitely be adding it to my TBR. I love a good psychological thriller! Thanks for the rec!
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“While I oftentimes like them I don’t usually love them”
This is usually how I feel about thrillers too!
Yes sometimes thrillers can be hit or miss as well!
Sounds good.
It is I really liked it!