jess

im pissed off like why would they recommend this to junji ito fans ? this is so disappointing

INCROYABLE

i was initially pissed by the structure of the book, namely the back to back switch between many characters, felt like i would never be able to remember shit about them. oh boy was i wrong

absolutely loved the different plots, the twists and turns were so subtle yet effective. most chapters were short and ended with a cliffhanger, which made me even more excited to know wtf is going on

some happy endings, some less happy ones but overall a really really really interesting & well written book

im officially a molière stan

sa plume est juste magnifique, witty & so goddamn funny

i won't even judge him for that rushed ending, for the entire reading experience was great

both mcs were honestly written like 16 yos, they just seemed way too corny

none of the twists really did it for me, & honestly i would have dnf'd it if i didnt pick up the audiobook. the random ramblings would've been too tedious to go though

overall its a 2.5

took me forever to finish, thats how i know a book isnt for me

alice was just too stupid, made too many dumb decisions. like why are putting your life at risk by involving yourself in something that NOTHING to do with you ???? why are you still interacting with a man you've only known for a year & who blatantly lied to you ???? why are you still in the house

this entire book was built on stupidity im sorry, if she was a normal person she'd have just moved out, fin de l'histoire

the plot twist was good tho, which is pissing me off because it would've been an AMAZING book if not for mc's questionable decisions

the dead sister's name being nina does NOT explain her crazy involvement in this shit

2.5

stupid & UNREALISTIC plot and characters

dumb characters, dumb plot, annoying writing style

sucked the life out of me

hate stories exclusively built on STUPID characters, things have...spoke is still a masterpiece tho <3

3.5

it was okay, except for sk's usual excessive descriptions/going off subject but oh well

was a nice book, felt really immersive

a lot of morally grey situations that made me ponder a lot about what i would do so j'étais à leur place

basically a good general fiction/sf(ig) book, haven't read one of these in a while & it was a nice experience. you know these books that just make you feel like you're watching a movie ? yeah

liked the way the narration was written too, & how the tone seemed to change selon les personnages

2.5, very average sinon mediocre

hated some of the pop culture references, hated alex & her stupid decisions, & the whole book just wasnt as interesting as i thought it would be

also pretty mediocre dialogue & immature GROWN ASS characters

hated that story within a story situation, also disliked the way the ending felt rushed

A THRILLER THAT ACTUALLY MAKES ME FEEL THINGS

brooooooo i read everything d'une traite c'est incroyable

this is such a good book with a nice writing style (was too descriptive at time but i skipped allat so

the writing style was simple enough to keep me engaged & completely pulled into the story

the plot twist definitely got me fooled, like i was acting so smug thinking i solved everything then boom

there's nothing crazy about this book, i don't have any strong feelings about it but it was a nice & quick read

the locked door is basically an aliexpress version of this book lmao

hate the pop culture references, hate this sick im not like other girls annoying mc, hate the writing style

this is a very disheartening dnf because i was soooo hyped about this book

but the writing style is just not for me, too dense too confusing & all over the place

and too many scifi shit going on with no simple explanation

first it was boring, almost dnf it but decided to keep reading just to see if i could be proven wrong, if anything interesting would happen

then it got fucking stupid, un plot twist tiré par les cheveux built en induisant le lecteur en erreur & plain out deception, THATS THE LAZIEST TYPE OF PLOT TWIST

then it got even more stupid, to the point of it being ridiculous, like nothing makes sense at all. there's just too much going on PICK ONE

im annoyed

2.5

plot twists trop tirés par les cheveux, & globally unrealistic plot (you're telling me police found noooothing wrong with him, even despite the fact that he went around pretending he was deaf ? like is that not fishy ??)? jsp it just seems too easy & unsatisfying

also the fact that she left absolutely no clues seems a bit much, like the whole thing doesn't make a lot of sense

that last sentence doesn't seem right with me too, i know the author was tryna make us have a

2.5

that ending ruined everything like c'est beaucoup trop tiré par les cheveux, nothing makes sense

i will give freida props for the writing style tho, she really succeeded to sell the image of the tormented daughter who can't stray apart from her dad's path until the little revelation (i was kind of seeing it coming but still)

but again the whole harper thing is stupid, novelas type of plot twist

not a bad book, really nice premise but badly executed. imagine she was just delusional all along and actually the killer ? much more interesting.

because her 360° from having des tendances psycho/socio to just being a friendly surgeon makes less sense. you know what maybe the author actually did too much of the “serial killer daughter persona” bc im realizing it really makes 0 sense. fallait plus de subtilité

weird nonsense filled book, i hate that ending

i expected soooo much more

TOO MUCH BABBLING, STEPHEN KING LEVEL OF DESCRIPTIONS BUT 100X WORSE I CANT DO IT

this is making wattpad look like la crème de la crème of literature wtf

loved some stories more than others (especially apt pupil & shawshank : the storytelling, the tense atmosphere, the plot twists, everything was perfect ! apt pupil made me feel deeply scared of the human mind & the ending of shawshank restored my faith in humanity !!) but definitely a good reading experience!

gotta say though that stephen king just LOVES rambling and going on tangents, it gets very tiring at some point. like please get to the point i don't need to read an essay on the color of the sky

so -1 for that, but overall great book ^^

tried to give it a chance but clearly it feels like there's no plot, & the narration style isn't really my cup of tea

first dnf of 2023

2 for the plot, 2 for the incredible narration

it genuinely felt like i was watching a movie, thats how immersive the writting is

there were a lot of unnecessary parts tho, and that ending is not my favorite

but i still enjoyed the reading experience, especially the tense atmosphere