Routinely Enjoyable Thriller Mystery

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Not going to lie, I read this purely for the cover. I'm a graphic designer and I've been trying to look at book covers in a different kind of way, and this one pulled me in completely and I can only apologise.

The book itself is nothing completely new or stunning, but I found it routinely enjoyable for the most part. It's a very quick read and keeps you engrossed until the very end: the plot summary actually made me make a rather excited "oooh" noise which I rarely get. Along with the cover, I was pretty much sucked in completely.

Sadly, I thought the execution was rather poor. The writing was fine, but it was only fine. I have a hard time caring about posh, suburban Americans and this was no different, but the mystery of the plot kept me there. And whilst I appreciate murder mysteries generally have unlikeable characters, not a one had any redeemable features even remotely.

I also was truly disappointed by the ending. No spoilers here, but it left me not wanting more, not really caring and not feeling particularly fulfilled. It felt rather shoddily put together and, honestly, very unbelievable. Even Science Fiction is rooted deeply in Science Fact. This was fantasy without any imagination. It felt a little childish.