The Twilight Wife

The Twilight WifeTitle: The Twilight Wife
Author: A.J. Banner
Genre: Thriller
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Reason Read: Just Because
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My Thoughts

I enjoyed THE TWILIGHT WIFE for the most part. It was simple yet interesting. I’m a bit disappointed because it wasn’t as suspenseful as I had hoped it would be, at least not until the end. At that point, the ending just felt rushed. I’m not sure how it could’ve been helped, though, since for most of the story Kyra isn’t sure what to believe / think because of her memory loss and then when she understands what has happened, it had to go down quickly.

Attachments

AttachmentsTitle: Attachments
Author: Rainbow Rowell
Genre: Romance
Format: Paperback
Pages: 323
Reason Read: Play Book Tag
Spice Rating: 1 / 5
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My Thoughts

I enjoyed ATTACHMENTS so much. I loved Lincoln, his personality, almost everything about him. The conflict he had about his job and reading Beth and Jennifer’s emails was a great premise for the story. Rowell did a good job of not making him seem stalker-y. I really enjoyed getting to know Beth and Jennifer through their emails. Their voices were very distinct so I always knew who was speaking. And, I loved how “real” their voices and stories were. My only complaint is that I wish Lincoln and Beth had met sooner than the last 30 pages. I felt like the resolution was rushed since it only took place over the last two chapters.

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The Butterfly Garden

The Butterfly GardenTitle: The Butterfly Garden
Author: Dot Hutchison
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Format: Paperback
Pages: 391
Reason Read: Play Book Tag
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My Thoughts

THE BUTTERFLY GARDEN was very suspenseful and unique because it switches between first-person narration to third-person limited narration, which I haven’t really encountered before. It was a good way to tell the story and made me want to keep reading so I could find out what happened. I also really like the MC, Maya, and thought she was an interesting character.

Unlike other reviews suggested, I don’t think the story was very plausible. I think I could’ve liked it and even overlooked the implausibility IF the antagonist hadn’t seemed so “normal” instead of the psychopath he was. The story contained quite a few rapes, but the way the writer described them (not too descriptively, thankfully), they seemed more like normal sexual encounters than the assaults they were and that didn’t sit well with me.