And the Author is...! discussion

I listened to this a while back. The story generally made me feel dizzy and I hated that the main character was drunk or spinny-headed most of the time. It did help make her less reliable to the police when she called them but it seemed to drag on and on with the alcohol bits. But maybe the book worked if it made me feel dizzy? Other opinions, please.

Also, I called the twist early on. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who hasn't read/listened to this book yet, but I thought the twist was too predictable. It was well carried out, but predictable. Maybe others don't agree? Please tell me.

I would also like to add that I gave this book a 5 star rating. It was well written and engulfed my thoughts while I was into the story.

Not long after this book, I came across another drunken female character in another book and it began feeling cliche. Why make the main female character a drunk? Is this the only flaw we can create for these characters? I'm all about the anti-hero but drunkenness feels too easy. Is it just me?

After reading the reviews I was not expecting to enjoy this book. Surprisingly, I did. Maybe the fact that I have spent much of the last 11 weeks of pandemic house quarantine gazing out my window made the timing for discovering this book perfect. I agree many of the “secrets’ were obvious, tighter editing would improve the story, and even in Annn’a ‘buzzed’ state as a professional (psychologist and computer user) she did miss too many clues. But I enjoyed meeting the characters and going along with each of them of their adventures. Now I am on my way to close my shade :)

I started this book and got bored with it! After reading the reviews you two made, I'm going to try again. I listened to the audiobook and I think I had issues with the narrator, maybe? I will try again and post later!

That's interesting. I am new to audio so must confess I both listened and read. Cheating? Promise I'm all audio for next selection. I would love to hear how others reacted to this title's narrator.

Barb, you know me, that's not cheating! Listening / reading / listening while reading... it's all good!