I skimmed the majority of the middle and didn't lose any plot points or character development that I could tell. Forgive the hyperbole, but I don't need 12 chapters to establish this. Uncle Bill is a pretty influential guy apparently. Once the blackmail started, the entire middle of the book dragged on and on - it was super repetitive. Maybe this is because I read A LOT and teach writing and fiction for my job, so I understand the tropes of writing, but I was not "blown away" by the amazing twists as so many other critics and readers seemed to be. By the end of chapter 2 - I could have written the plot myself. I found her unlikable and unrealistic.įurthermore, I guessed the major "twists" by the second sentence of the book. But once she realized she has been lied to by at least two "important" people in her life, you'd think she's start to be a bit more skeptical. But she blindly believes everything and everyone around her without even so much as a simple google search or a few questions. She researches things and creates probabilities and trusts her gut for her job - and if we are to believe her own hype, she is damn good at it. The majority of this book would be obsolete if she just utilized google one damn time. For all of her self-proclaimed genius, she is ridiculously stupid. The main character has to be the MOST gullible person alive. I know this book got a lot of 4 and 5 star reviews, but I just didn't like it.
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