Famous Last Words
Ratings15
Average rating4
Chewed through the audiobook in two days so that's gotta count for something. Not necessarily a stand-out thriller but it had me hooked all the same.
The first maybe 55-60% was quite captivating, but the ending half fell flat. I do like how everything tied together. That would be the only thing that redeemed the ending.
Thriller following Cam, a new mother who goes back to work on a hot summer's day, a day that turns quickly into a nightmare as her easy going and unproblematic husband Luke is suspected of holding people hostage in central London. So I impulsively started reading this after I received the book yesterday and finished under 24 hours 😃 This was certainly a page turning thriller which hooked me directly. There's a lot of twists and how the plot took a turn certainly took me by surprise after the first part.
That being said I'm not sure how I feel about the pacing, it started fast then went into slower burn but the big revelations towards the end and the final showdown came a bit too quickly and felt rushed. I think a more balanced pace with a more drowned out resolution would have make me like this even more.
I liked the characters and how the authors delved more into their feelings and thoughts. However some details felt superfluous and some subplots I didn't care for. Also the writing felt uneven, sometimes almost literary with some nice turns of phrases while other times not that great. Overall a page turner thriller with a great premise and plot but something that fell flat for me.