Trying to think of a way I can give this any kind of spin, but I can’t. It was terrible.
Let me count the ways:
1. Calling the baby little Tuna and the number of times she used her baby voice. That seems a crime against literature.
2. Hideous characters - all of them. And yes, our main character was the worst of them all despite the fact that Polly was actually mentally ill. Majorly delusional and stupid. The neighbors.
3. Completely unrealistic basement scenes with 8 month pregnant Tegan with her post crash injuries and the repetition of the injuries.
4. How convenient to have a Jackson.
5. Predictable denouement and unsurprising climax.
6. The conclusion. Just no.
I have said it before but this time I really mean it. No more McFadden. I like a good thriller with some surprises and twists that fit the situation and make sense. I like clever writing and dangling clues. Chilling suspense. I don’t like crazy over the top scenarios and dramas with unlikeable characters. I hate a fairy tale ending. I see all these glowing and gushing reviews for her books and I just don’t get it. It was a waste of a couple of hours. Definitely not for me.
I listened to the audiobook while following along in the e-book ARC. I didn’t really care for the narrator’s voice and the way she spoke the different characters. But, honestly, it may have been more that the lines were so bad that I maybe shouldn’t blame her.
This is a standalone and not part of any series.
Tags - drama, pregnancy, unmarried mom, mental illness, murder
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