Tag Archive for: Thriller

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.

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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
Rating:

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.

Behind Closed Doors

Behind Closed DoorsTitle: Behind Closed Doors
Author: B.A. Paris
Genre: Thriller
Format: Hard Cover
Pages: 304
Reason Read: Recommended
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My Thoughts

Crazy suspenseful and addicting. I had dreams about it in between reads. I wanted to know how it was going to end as soon as I finished the first two chapters. Even though it’s pretty implausible, I loved every minute of my read. My one complaint is that Jack didn’t suffer enough before he died for what he did to Molly and Millie, put Grace through, and how twisted he was.

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Dark Matter

Dark MatterTitle: Dark Matter
Author: Blake Crouch
Genre: Science Fiction, Thriller
Format: Kindle
Pages: 343
Reason Read: Book Club
Rating:

My Thoughts

Wow! DARK MATTER completely consumed me. I couldn’t stop thinking about it in between reads. I wanted to get back to it as soon as I could. It was a such a mind-blowing, intense ride. I loved every minute of it. Even though a lot of the physics went over my head, I did understand quite a bit and now that I’m done with this book, I just keep thinking what if? Oh the possibilities! So exciting and scary at the same time!