Thriller

Review: Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman

~ megs14malloy

Happy Tuesday book world!  Short post from me today, as my most recent read can best be summed up with, “meh”.

Wilde Lake by Laura Lippman, first published in May of 2016, had some moments of suspense but overall, I would give this book 3.5-stars. It was entertaining but fell a little short of being truly captivating. I listened to it on audiobook which was fine. They used two narrators to differentiate between present time versus flashbacks. The text mixed long-held family secrets together with a modern murder investigation. A lot was revealed over the course of the book that brings to mind the concept that no matter how perfect a family appears on the outside, for the most part, we all have secrets and skeletons in the ole’ family closets. I’m not sure I would really seek out other books by this author – as far as modern thrillers go, for me, this one fell a little short of the ‘thrilling’ part.

In other news, I had to leave for work today with 10 pages left in Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris – now that one is a page turner!!!  I hope everyone has a wonderful day and gets lots of pages read!

Cheers~

Behind Closed Doors – Progress Report

~ megs14malloy

Good morning book lovelies!  This morning prior to work, while drinking my first coffee of the day, I sat down to continue, Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris.  This is my first Paris book and it is definitely an edge of your seat thriller.  Truth be told, I am finding it really, really frustrating!  I like it.  I can’t put it down but I am getting so aggravated it is actually a wee bit stressful.

Aptly named, the book is about that couple we all know that seems just so damned perfect.  However, it’s what goes on behind closed doors that gets interesting – or horrifying as the case is here. I am 60% through this book and am loving the past/present alternation of the chapters; I frequently enjoy books that are formatted this way. My main aggravation with the book comes with the behavior of one of the main characters.  It is definitely a book that makes you think of what you would do if you were put in a certain situation and I can’t help but feel like our protagonist makes some very weak decisions – but really who am I to judge unless I am in the situation?

Have you read this book?  Did you find yourself feeling stressed and angry while reading it? I know it is going to come to the conclusion I am hoping for….I mean, it has to, right??  Ugh, I have to get home and read more!!!