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And again, a ‘thriller’ that disappointed me. I’m sad, I really just want to find enjoyable audiobooks that I can listen to on my way to work, but I can’t seem to find any.
I don’t even really know where to start with this review. I went in with sort of high hopes, since I usually LOVE books that have an academic setting and I LOVE English literature, which is definitely present in this plot. However, both seem to have a very small role and feel as if they’re only used to fill the pages. Yes, the main couple both work as teachers in a secondary school - one of them being an English teacher - and yes, there are students involved in the plot, but it all felt very irrelevant to the ‘main’ topic, that should actually make this book a thriller.
The main topic of this book is adultery. At least, it’s the topic that provides the motive of the plot. The way in which adultery is used in this novel made me feel a bit disgusted. First of all, the male main character (35+ years old) commits adultery with a teenager and the way in which this is done is romanticised as well. The teenager is utterly in love with him and sees no wrong at all. Then, the female main character. She also commits adultery, since she feels unhappy in her marriage. I hate this topic in books, because you can also grow up and talk to each other instead of crushing someone’s dreams and trust, but who am I. It was very unnecessary.
The adultery was basically the only main topic in this book and, combined with the lack of trust and stability in the marriage of the main couple, the reason for the murder. The setting as a whole and the illegal relationship between an adult and a child could’ve easily been avoided.
The murder was predictable and from that point onwards, the story felt very rushed, as if the author ran out of pages all of a sudden. The process was not very detailed and just very predictable.
The only thing I actually found interesting and psychological was the student the male main character fell in love with. The story repetitiously hints on her having some sort of psychological disorder and I think the story could’ve been much more interesting and relevant if the author zoomed in on her more than she did now. The reader is being kept in the dark for too long, which makes the vibes vague and confusing instead of tense.
To conclude: I think this book is overrated and could’ve been much more interesting to read and to think about. I’m not a fan and would not recommend it.
I don’t even really know where to start with this review. I went in with sort of high hopes, since I usually LOVE books that have an academic setting and I LOVE English literature, which is definitely present in this plot. However, both seem to have a very small role and feel as if they’re only used to fill the pages. Yes, the main couple both work as teachers in a secondary school - one of them being an English teacher - and yes, there are students involved in the plot, but it all felt very irrelevant to the ‘main’ topic, that should actually make this book a thriller.
The main topic of this book is adultery. At least, it’s the topic that provides the motive of the plot. The way in which adultery is used in this novel made me feel a bit disgusted. First of all, the male main character (35+ years old) commits adultery with a teenager and the way in which this is done is romanticised as well. The teenager is utterly in love with him and sees no wrong at all. Then, the female main character. She also commits adultery, since she feels unhappy in her marriage. I hate this topic in books, because you can also grow up and talk to each other instead of crushing someone’s dreams and trust, but who am I. It was very unnecessary.
The adultery was basically the only main topic in this book and, combined with the lack of trust and stability in the marriage of the main couple, the reason for the murder. The setting as a whole and the illegal relationship between an adult and a child could’ve easily been avoided.
The murder was predictable and from that point onwards, the story felt very rushed, as if the author ran out of pages all of a sudden. The process was not very detailed and just very predictable.
The only thing I actually found interesting and psychological was the student the male main character fell in love with. The story repetitiously hints on her having some sort of psychological disorder and I think the story could’ve been much more interesting and relevant if the author zoomed in on her more than she did now. The reader is being kept in the dark for too long, which makes the vibes vague and confusing instead of tense.
To conclude: I think this book is overrated and could’ve been much more interesting to read and to think about. I’m not a fan and would not recommend it.
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