"An Anonymous Girl" started out strong.
"An Anonymous Girl" started out strong. The story became intriguing when Jess steps in Dr. Shield’s research study even when she went under a different name. It wasn’t Jess who was supposed to be there, but Jess came anyway because she needed the money and she knew that the person who had been invited in the study didn’t want to participate. Ironically, the research study was about ethics and morality.
The questions started easy but eventually Jess noticed that it became “too personal.” Jess didn’t care because she was being compensated. Little did she know that she would meet the magnetic Dr. Shields and be involved in the life of the researcher.
This story was about obsession, unreliable narrators, and a lot of scheming. And while the novel had been a page-turner, I felt that the story dragged too long. POV’s from Dr. Shields reminded me of the voice of Joe in Caroline Kepnes', "You.” It was as though Dr. Shields was talking to Jessica, though Jessica didn’t know about it.
Additionally, sometimes you’ll read about the back story of Dr. Shields and even Jessica’s. I thought the backstories had been interesting compared to what was currently happening in the story. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it was a great plot. However, I felt that there was something missing in the novel. A lot can be done with it, but overall it felt anticlimactic, really nothing special. I was expecting something else and this story just didn’t do it for me, albeit I still like it enough to give it a solid 3/5.
The questions started easy but eventually Jess noticed that it became “too personal.” Jess didn’t care because she was being compensated. Little did she know that she would meet the magnetic Dr. Shields and be involved in the life of the researcher.
This story was about obsession, unreliable narrators, and a lot of scheming. And while the novel had been a page-turner, I felt that the story dragged too long. POV’s from Dr. Shields reminded me of the voice of Joe in Caroline Kepnes', "You.” It was as though Dr. Shields was talking to Jessica, though Jessica didn’t know about it.
Additionally, sometimes you’ll read about the back story of Dr. Shields and even Jessica’s. I thought the backstories had been interesting compared to what was currently happening in the story. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it was a great plot. However, I felt that there was something missing in the novel. A lot can be done with it, but overall it felt anticlimactic, really nothing special. I was expecting something else and this story just didn’t do it for me, albeit I still like it enough to give it a solid 3/5.