The Safe Place
I spent about 250 pages of this book confused about what genre it was meant to be. It felt like a genre I had never read before, something like a fantasy for a world I wished I lived in and a romance. So I decided to search and find out. Oh. It’s a thriller? This is a thriller? It’s a very slow burn thriller for lack of better words to describe it. There’s a lot of build up that doesn’t amount to... much. I didn’t dislike this book, it just wasn’t the thrillers I’ve read in the past. So here’s what I thought
Win-
-I’m jealous of Ninas lifestyle. The paradise that was created was honestly beautiful, it is definitely somewhere I could live.
-when the actual suspense part hit it was pretty good, the pages started turning a lot faster at that point and I found myself somewhat enjoying it.
-the multiple perspectives. Normally I don’t like this, but it helped during the actual high suspense moments to keep it interesting
-the parts that were Nina. It gave us an insight into everything about her, and I enjoyed it. We got the full story from her, and not in the moment.
Opportunities
-characters. I really didn’t love any of the characters. I feel for Nina, and I liked Emily, but I’m going to forget their names in a week. Scott was your typical rich hot boy that everyone swoons over.
-the actual plot is sloooow. I was genuinely convinced I was reading a romance that just hadn’t amped up yet.
-the suspense and thriller aspects just weren’t there. I like heavy thrillers that keep me guessing the entire time.
-predictable. I didn’t predict 100% correctly but I saw it coming from a mile away
So all in all, it wasn’t a bad read, it just isn’t one I will go out of my way to recommend to people. I really like the writing style, so I would love to pick up more of her books, hopefully fantasy novels or even romances. It didn’t feel like a thriller until the last 50 or so pages which was kinda disappointing.
I spent about 250 pages of this book confused about what genre it was meant to be. It felt like a genre I had never read before, something like a fantasy for a world I wished I lived in and a romance. So I decided to search and find out. Oh. It’s a thriller? This is a thriller? It’s a very slow burn thriller for lack of better words to describe it. There’s a lot of build up that doesn’t amount to... much. I didn’t dislike this book, it just wasn’t the thrillers I’ve read in the past. So here’s what I thought
Win-
-I’m jealous of Ninas lifestyle. The paradise that was created was honestly beautiful, it is definitely somewhere I could live.
-when the actual suspense part hit it was pretty good, the pages started turning a lot faster at that point and I found myself somewhat enjoying it.
-the multiple perspectives. Normally I don’t like this, but it helped during the actual high suspense moments to keep it interesting
-the parts that were Nina. It gave us an insight into everything about her, and I enjoyed it. We got the full story from her, and not in the moment.
Opportunities
-characters. I really didn’t love any of the characters. I feel for Nina, and I liked Emily, but I’m going to forget their names in a week. Scott was your typical rich hot boy that everyone swoons over.
-the actual plot is sloooow. I was genuinely convinced I was reading a romance that just hadn’t amped up yet.
-the suspense and thriller aspects just weren’t there. I like heavy thrillers that keep me guessing the entire time.
-predictable. I didn’t predict 100% correctly but I saw it coming from a mile away
So all in all, it wasn’t a bad read, it just isn’t one I will go out of my way to recommend to people. I really like the writing style, so I would love to pick up more of her books, hopefully fantasy novels or even romances. It didn’t feel like a thriller until the last 50 or so pages which was kinda disappointing.