Tatsächlich ist dieses Buch gar nicht spannend, wie es (zumindest der englische) Klappentext verspricht. Dennoch, kurzweilig ist es und vor allem abgefahren grausam - auf die Psychoart, nicht physisch. Einige Elemente fand ich enorm naiv und in Folge unglaubwürdig, aber das tut dem Buch keinen Abbruch. Mittig ist es etwas redundant, nicht unbedingt langatmig, aber auch nicht unbedingt abwechslungsreich. Die Auflösung war jedenfalls genau nach meinem Geschmack. Fazit: mit sattelfesten Nerven absolut lesenswert!

I'm a bit disappointed, I honestly expected more nerve wrecking thrills from this. Maybe I would've been more interested if there had actually been violence in this, if the author had turned Jack into a hypocrite by choice, but most of the time he's simply indifferent about her, locks her up only for the convenience of not having to watch her, not for malice. (Except when he sends her to the red room, but he seems to have some resemblance of an honor code as he only ever did if she angered him.) It was also quite obvious from the start who would aid Grace in getting out of this mess. It would've been much more interesting if Esther had actually gotten involved, if they had managed to secretly talk, if Grace would've had to convince her of the trouble she's in.

I‘m not sure how I feel about this story to be honest. The storyline didn‘t 100% get me and frustrated me at some points, especially when you just don’t understand why Grace is not doing something sooner or why everyone is just believing every lie. But in the end I did enjoy how the story was wrapped up and also found it interesting enough to finish this in about two days.

As someone who reads thrillers only occasionally I have almonst no comparison, don't know how the protagonists should have acted, couldn't anticipate some of the twists and was probably shocked in all the right places. I'm very happy that the author didn't go into too much detail and largerly avoided usind language that was too graphic. I liked the ending, although I wonder how many exit games Esther must have played to come to that conclusion. But I suspected that she might be familiar with similar situations, which is not discussed in the book so we don't know. I can also understand the not so good ratings, but for me the story was just right, with the right amount of suspense, frustration and shock. So a good read for me.

This book is not the answer to Gone Girl like it was advertised, the appeal of this book doesn't lie in its suspense at all, but in its action. We discover pretty early what is going on and the plot doesn't deviate from that scenario. It is not about figuring out a mystery, but watch everything unfold in this fast paced story. The book is broken up in past and present, the time between those two periods narrowing and bringing them together for a dramatic ending. The authors writing is simple and straightforward, but she was able to construct a plot full of tension. The book goes to show that there are flaws beneath every perfect surface and shows one extreme example of what could really be going on behind closed doors.

This book was absolutely fantastic. I was totally engrossed for the whole thing and couldnt stop reading! The story is Grace is a 30 something, woman who has a sister Millie who has Down Syndrome. Graces parents didnt want Millie, when she was born. Well it was long before that but Grace eventually persuades them that she will become Millies legal guardian. Then one day Grace meets Jack Angel. The perfect man, who is...just, well, perfect and she think what has she done to deserve this lovely man. Grace and Jack get married and well life is just perfect. At least it is on the outside. I loved the whole thing completely. I have nothing bad to say about this book at all. I am totally gushing over it right now on how brilliant is it and how much I loved it. The twists turns, the whole story is fantastic. Go buy it.

I‘m not sure how I feel about this story to be honest. The storyline didn‘t 100% get me and frustrated me at some points, especially when you just don’t understand why Grace is not doing something sooner or why everyone is just believing every lie. But in the end I did enjoy how the story was wrapped up and also found it interesting enough to finish this in about two days.

4 stars because this book made me feel some type of way. It had me irked and apprehensive from the start which is very rare. It definitely was spellbinding and that's a good thing. Well written in terms of simplistic style and descriptions. The only fault I find is that the ending left me dry. It was very anticlimactic. I can see why the written stuck to the ending of dehydration of Jack just as Molly had died but maybe it would have been better to introduce a little me suspense by seeing Jack survive and then creating a scenario where she wins differently. (Even if this would have been even more nerve wracking, or maybe I'm being a saddist. Any way great read!

Sehr interessantes Buch. Ansich war die Thematik relativ Mainstream, je mehr Geheimnisse gelüftet wurden umso mehr hat es sich zu einer sehr intrigten Geschichte gewandelt. Sehr spannende Charaktere und Lösungen von Problemen. Der Mittelteil hat sich etwas gezogen und das Ende war dann sehr rasant vorbei. Ich hätte gern am Ende mehr Einblicke in bestimmte Charaktere gehabt (z.B. Millie). Der Plot mit Molly hat mich sehr getroffen :/

Gripping Spoilers. This is not the sort of book I would usually read but I was intrigued about it so I gave it a go. I was not disappointed In this at all. So this a thriller and it doesn't leave you wanting but there are some things that you want to go faster maybe a little bit more from it but maybe for some it would leave you a little uncomfortable. It leaves you wanting to see him get what he deserves. What makes it more interesting is that millie the girl with downs syndrome is the one that sees the way out of the problem it teaches you to never judge a book by it's cover in this case what there disabilities are. I also love that the fact that the women who lets face it we thought would create problems is in fact the one that helps her the most it also leaves you thinking how on earth did she know when she is new into her life and the people who were close to her didn't know what was going on. A brilliant book one that I couldn't put down.

Soooo I was really sucked into this in the beginning, but from the second half of the book, I became a little annoyed with the protagonist and the other characters. I wanted it to be faster and slower (thoughts and feelings more fleshed out and more realistic) at the same time. Oh, and I dreamt really badly after it, which ruined my day, so I guess this is good horror for people who are into it. I need a long break from such books now, though.