Review: Dark and Thrilling
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 14, 2014
It was a bit of a love hate relationship with this book… and I tend to have that towards this genre which is why I don’t read them often but I do like it when I find a well told one… which this was… it is a dark and twisted tale… and though it was a bit graphic it didn’t rely on gore to scare you… it was very much a psychological thriller as you have that feeling that someone is coming for you… I liked how it was mixed in with the everyday things… Daniel would be out shopping for baby stuff and find out another body was found… be at the bar to learn another had dropped… it could’ve been anyone anywhere and that’s what made it so terrifying… the normal vibe that surrounded it… and each time you think you know who the killer is or why it’s happening Freeman throws a monkey wrench in the mix and you’re left wondering who will be taken out next… and the ending was a huge surprise… like the sort you just never expect to really happen…But my problem with this book… other than the fact Freeman kept using ‘piece’ instead of ‘peace’… was how unlikeable the characters were… in the beginning you know some just weren’t meant to be liked… but as you get further in there’s pretty much no one left to like… as they become wrapped up in this you can understand they may not be at their best but you’d think like Daniel and Tom would make some smarter choices… but the as you really get into the story, Daniel goes from being this likeable man that you fear for to being rather arrogant and snide… and even though there were lots of times that I was wondering if he was the one behind it all… after all he does have blackouts where he doesn’t know how he came to be where he was… and yes it may sounds strange to want a potential murderer to me more likable… but the further in it got the less I felt for him… and that bothered me… but ultimately the book was pretty great… it didn’t get dragged out and there was plenty of excitement… definitely one worth reading…