You Will Be Mine by Natasha Preston


You Will Be Mine
Title : You Will Be Mine
Author :
Rating :
ISBN : 1492654329
ISBN-10 : 9781492654322
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 292
Publication : First published February 6, 2018

ROSES ARE RED
VIOLETS ARE BLUE
WATCH YOUR BACK
I'M COMING FOR YOU

Lylah and her friends can't wait to spend a night out together. Partying is the perfect way to let loose from the stress of life and school, and Lylah hopes that hitting the dance floor with Chace, her best friend, will bring them closer together. She's been crushing on him since they met. If only he thought of her the same way...

The girls are touching up their makeup and the guys are sliding on their coats when the doorbell rings. No one is there. An envelope sits on the doormat. It's an anonymous note addressed to their friend Sonny. A secret admirer? Maybe. They all laugh it off.

Except Sonny never comes home. And a new note arrives:

YOUR TURN


You Will Be Mine Reviews


  • Gray Cox

    If all of your closest friends at college started disappearing and being found with their hearts missing, and then you start getting a series of disturbing notes and gifts, would you:

    (a. Get the heck out, change your name, get a bad dye job, move three states away.
    (b. Find a safer place to stay away from your college dorm, and try to keep it lowkey.
    (c. Still go out, party, and think about your crush 24/7

    Yeah, guess what our MC went with?

    And the ending? Let's just say I saw it coming, and it failed to shock me.

  • Josu Diamond

    3.5.

    Tenía tantas ganas de leer este libro... Y no me ha decepcionado. Eso sí, os cuento:


    https://youtu.be/E4lNRtqRqUU

  • Alba Amor por los libros

    1.5/5* En realidad.
    Yo no sé por qué sigo intentándolo con esta autora. Es cierto que me ha parecido mejor que La cabaña que fue un total y completo desprósito de principio a fin, pero tampoco llega a parecerme medianamente bueno.
    Mi problema mayor con esa autora es que no consigo creerme ninguna de sus historias. No me creo a los personajes, la policía se comporta de todo menos como policías dejándose llevar por adolescentes y dejando que ellos manejen una investigación... Hay cosas y acciones sin sentido ninguno. El comportamiento de los protagonistas es absurdo, en un momento están sufriendo un ataque de pánico y al segundo están haciendo bromas... Así que no consigo encontrar verosimilitud y no empatizo ni entro en la hsitoria.
    Es una lástima porque siempre tienen argumentos que podrían dar mucho juego y ser novelazas negras pero no. No sé si seguiré animándome con la autora porque ya van tres oportunidades fallidas.

  • Jano

    Reseña completa:
    http://elcaosliterario.blogspot.com/2...

    Lo mejor de este libro es que como la mayoría de thrillers es muy adictivo. Prácticamente todos los capítulos terminan en todo lo alto y después llega ese "venga, leo otro capítulo más" al que muchos ya estamos acostumbrados. Además, es muy fácil de leer y no da demasiadas vueltas en su trama.

    Lo que no me ha convencido de esta lectura ha sido el abuso de clichés en muchas situaciones, los diálogos demasiado superficiales y la toma de decisiones de los personajes poco lógica en muchas ocasiones.

    En cuanto a su final, me pilló por sorpresa y no me convenció del todo. Esperaba algo más potente y justificado que encajase mejor en toda la trama y me dejó un poco insatisfecho.

    En resumen: un thriller sencillo y con una trama muy lineal y fácil de seguir que recomendaría a aquellos lectores que están iniciándose en el género. Entretenido para una tarde de lectura pero con unos giros demasiado predecibles.

  • *Ritzrenee*

    I was skimming through the pages...
    Needed this story to end

    So I didnt guess the culprit correctly despite suspecting the person. This entire book felt like a fluffy mystery book. A hates B,C,D... so A killed them all. I literally felt it was just like that while I was reading. The depth to the story was not developed well. In fact, it could be a shorter story...

  • Farren

    At first I thought the negative reviews were being too harsh, but once I got past the first 40 or so pages everything went downhill fast.

    I really don't know who was more stupid throughout the book—the students or the police. The kids are being stalked by a killer who wants to cut out their hearts, yet they are always sneaking away from their security detail or going off "to just be alone for awhile." The police that are being paid to do nothing but watch them can't keep track of them and keep encouraging them to go out and party "like normal" to see if they can catch the killer stalking them, yet said killer is leaving them notes inside their damn house and MURDERING THEM with like no trouble at all while the 4+ cops that are around somehow keep missing him. It would have been cheaper and more effective to put them in a hotel suite with only one entrance and a cop stationed outside than to let them stay in the house that a) how the hell can they afford while in university having no jobs and some of them no parents to pay for it, and b) a completely unsecured back door that the characters use to leave several times. Like all I pictured while reading this book were the officers from Hot Fuzz because who else could be that dumb?! The cherry on the cake was the MC's obsession with her roommate, like "Omg I can't believe the killer cut four people's hearts out already, but would you look at that bare chest. He's sooo dreamy..." It was beyond frustrating.

    I didn't know this was a British novel going in, and those are always incredibly implausible, but this one certainly takes the cake. Also, I guessed the killer way in the beginning . I hate when the characters decide that someone they know is the killer based on a ridiculous motive and no proof, then proceed to call that person the killer the whole book like any reader would actually fall for that. The dumb cops sure believed it though 🙄

    I own three other books by this author but I don't know if I will ever bother to read them now.

  • Ariannha

    3.5 🌟

    Es un thriller bastante sencillo aunque adictivo, a pesar de todo ello no pude disfrutarlo... y es que como toda lectora empedernida, me fui al final a ver cuantas páginas tenía, y lamentablemente vi algo (que es de gran tamaño, no es que me puse a leer las líneas) que me develó lo principal de la trama... así que pufffff perdida la esencia del suspenso. Por favor, no vayan a la última página...

    A ver pero en líneas generales les puedo decir lo siguiente:

    - El estilo narrativo de la autora es ligero, fresco y como les he dicho antes adictivo. Conseguirá sumirnos en su juego, y en ir buscando quien no es quien dice ser.

    - La trama está bien elaborada aunque es bastante plana, sin grandes giros argumentales o inesperados... todo es un poco parecido (y salvando las distancias) a la peli "Se lo que hicieron el verano pasado"...

    - La policía fue lo más inepto que he visto en libros de este estilo, no parecían "pegar una" e iban 30 pasos por detrás. Estos personajes no me resultaron del todo creíbles.

    - En cuanto a los otros personajes, los afectados en la casa, tenían algunas reacciones de "no me importa nada"... o "no me importa que la policía me diga quédate en casa... yo me voy igual", y entonces la tensión que la autora trataba de inspirar, aquí sentí que se desvanecía.

    - El final, bueno no tan sorpresivo (y no porque haya visto lo que ya les dije al principio), sino que ya no quedaba nadie más en escena, y era algo bastante obvio.


    “Ser fuerte no significa no necesitar a otras personas”

  • Kathleen

    When I originally picked up this book a few years back, I was not having it. It was very boring and completely unenjoyable. However, I decided to pick it up in the midst of a very, very, very bad reading slump and I ended up really liking this book except for the few major annoyances.

    The setting couldn’t have been more appropriate for the time (it takes place in the Valentine season which it currently is). And this book felt like a mix between Gretchen McNeil’s Ten and Kerri Maniscalco’s Stalking Jack the Ripper. It was such a thrilling and intriguing read.

    It follows our main character Lylah as her and her friends start receiving threats. Suddenly they start dying one by one and nowhere is safe. I just found this book highly enjoyable — especially being in a reading slump, and now I really want to read Natasha Preston’s other books.

    However, there were some key points that I absolutely despised. Some parts were just highly unrealistic. The fact that the murderer was able to disarm and sneak by many police officers and detectives just seemed very strange. They murderer could literally sneak into a house when there are over 4 officers guarding it. SMH. Also, the targeted characters thought that it was reasonable to stay in college despite the fact that they had a 90% chance of death if they stayed. I just found these key points annoying and unrealistic.

  • Srta Books

    No me ha llegado a gustar mucho. Sabía quién era el asesino desde que apareció en escena y perdí un poco mi interés por la historia. La autora no profundiza en nada y las actuaciones de los protas no me parecieron creíbles.

  • ~Cyanide Latte~

    What on God's green Earth did I just read???

    As far as thrillers go, this one was kind of...strange.

    Here's what I will say that the book did fairly decently: leaving hints and clues as to the fact that Riley, our MC Lylah's brother, is the killer; and it occasionally got a little intense but not outright frightening.

    Here's what didn't work.
    1. Red Herring Jake. The hyperfocus on it being Jake from so early on was a deadass clue it wasn't going to be him.
    2. Audience is supposed to believe a panic attack Lylah has. Could have been written more believably, had the author ever experienced a true panic attack of her own, or extensively spoken with someone who's had that experience and taken notes to use in her writing.
    3. Character authenticity. Only Lylah, Riley, Lylah's love interest Chace, and suspect's brother Zak are really written in a way that is somewhat believable and given definitive personalities. Everyone else kind of blends into the background save for one or two defining character traits.
    4. Too much focus on Lylah's feelings and obsessions with Chace, and their unfolding relationship REALLY detract from the story in this case, rather than enriching it. If it was meant to usher the plot along better and help solidify Riley's actions as the stalking killer, it was done very clumsily.
    5. Pacing was...just what the heck was the pacing in this book supposed to be? Don't get me wrong, this is a quick read, but the pacing is jarring somehow.

    Wow. Wow. Just wow. I can barely process my thoughts because this just feels like a mess of a YA thriller novel. Yes, I have a copy of this book in my possession at present, but I'm not going to be shelving it as one I own, because I intend to sell this one to a secondhand bookstore, first chance I get.

  • Cammie

    As Valentine's Day approaches, Lylah would like nothing more than to hook up with her friend/crush Chace, but "someone" has other plans for this group of best friends as one by one they are found dead after mysterious messages are discovered. Lylah and her friends must outsmart this "someone" before they are all dead.
    While Natasha Preston's YA thriller was somewhat formulaic and predictable, I didn't figure out who the "someone" was at all. I had another idea that was totally wrong.
    Recommended by a student of mine, I will be checking out Natasha Preston's other works too!

  • Lucía Cafeína

    Uf. Con lo bien que pintaba... creo que el misterio no está demasiado bien llevado, pero el principal problema son los personajes, que a pesar de los consejos de la policía y de lo que el sentido común les debería decir, hacen lo que les da la gana; me sorprende que no murieran todos en el primer capítulo, sinceramente.

  • Rissa

    You will be mine 4.25⭐️

    I have loved everything I have read by natasha so far. Her novels are gripping, fast paced, alot of fun.
    This takes place around Valentine’s Day with a group of friends. One of which, Sonny, starts getting werid noted and flowers then free drinks. Everyone thinks its a joke and just some girl obsessed with him but Lylah grows concered as the notes escalate.
    All of her friends are being targeted because of Lylahs past mistakes.

    And that ending! The Killer! Holy cow! (Or holy pig)

  • Jessie

    I kind of shot myself in the foot with this one. I've read one of Natasha Preston's books before (The Cellar) and loved the premise, but hated just about everything else.

    The same exact thing happened with this book.

    It makes me even angrier knowing this book had so much potential. If the characters were developed, it had better and more clever foreshadowing, and wasn't so drawn out, this could've been so, so good.

    The biggest issue: Every single character is a flat, cardboard cut-out of a person. I didn't care in the slightest when anyone died, because we knew nothing about them, none of them had any personality, and after the first murder, our main character gets over them pretty quickly. Lylah was no exception. I will say she was a better main character than in The Cellar, because she had at least some backstory, but was still very passive, whiny, and boring. She has a tiny "romance" with Chase, but its boring and seemed cheesy and inappropriate, right in the middle of all their friends being murdered.

    And of course, every single character is also the biggest moron on the planet. All of their friends are being murdered, especially when they go out to parties and things, and they STILL go out, every damn day. They go separate ways, and hang out with people, or go to bars, or parties, and it's SO. STUPID. Stay home! When was Sonny murdered? At the play. Where was Issac murdered? He goes out to meet a girl. When do they get an envelope filled with stalker pictures of themselves? When they're out having a ladies fucking night. And they even have police protection throughout most of the book and they still get murdered. It's like they're trying to die. Throughout most of the book, they have at least 6+ officers guarding them, but then for some reason they only have 1 for one night, and he gets killed? Why, all of sudden, did they drop having so many guards? And when they do have so many guards, how was Charlotte taken from her room? Nothing. Makes. Sense. Everyones stupid and the police might as well not be there for all the help they give.

    The writing of the novel isn't the worst I've ever read, but it could use some work. It is constantly telling, instead of showing. There were hardly ever descriptions. Every setting was grey and lifeless. Conversations were just plain dialogue back forth with no descriptions of how the characters were saying it, or what they were doing, or describing body language. Also, it was very repetitive, as was the plot. I might just be nitpicking, but characters ask one another "Are you okay?" a MILLION times in the novel. I went back and skimmed through the book, not even looking that hard, and counted 32 times it was asked. Even taking in the circumstances, it was said excessively and a bit unnecessarily. It'd be asked right after someone was murdered! Of course they're not okay!

    The mystery's what kept me reading, because I was constantly waiting for it to get better. It didn't.
    The whole time they suspected Jake, based on ZERO evidence! He tried to kiss Lylah one time, and has never shown any homicidal tendencies before, but sure! Now he's a serial killer! And It's even more frustrating because we as the audience know it's not going to be Jake, so the fact that it's stretched out for the entire book is infuriating.

    The same things happened over and over, and none of the events added anything to a story. All the murders, notes, and set ups led to nothing changing. No developments were made. So every scene was useless and had no stakes, and I, as a reader, wasn't worried because every incident ended in the same way. That's what I mean when I said the book was drawn out. If we'd cut all the scenes that lead to nowhere, put some actual stakes into the story, and added more descriptions, the novel would've been the same length, but much more dynamic.

    Now, I didn't necessarily predict who the murderer would be, even though I did suspect him, so that was a positive. I actually like Riley as the murderer but I would've liked it so much more if they'd really gone for it. The whole time, it's pretty clear that the murderer has romantic feelings for Lylah, leaving roses for her, and telling her that she'll be his. When he pulled her into an alley, he even BITES her. So did Riley have twisted romantic feelings for her? We'll never fucking know. The book was not scary in the slightest, but adding that nasty element would've actually given me the creeps.
    If'd they foreshadowed better, shown more of his relationship with Lylah, and just added more layers to his character than he had it would have been great. This had the potential to be very dark, and twisted, but it wasn't. The ending leaves it open for a sequel, where they might develop him more, but they should've done it in this book.

    If there is a sequel, I won't be reading it. At most, I'd google spoilers, just to satisfy the closure this book didn't offer.

  • Crystal

    It's a very bloody Valentine's Day for a few unfortunate college students.

    YOUR HEART WILL BE MINE

    This is the first in a series of unsettling letters Lylah and her roommates receive. Who sent it? What does it mean? At first, they all think it's nothing more than a harmless Valentine's prank. But when one of the roommates is found dead with his heart cut out, they realize how serious the situation really is. When more bodies-all cut open and missing their hearts-start piling up, Lylah realizes there's a sadistic killer stalking her and her friends. A killer who will stop at nothing to get revenge.

    This book gives me the same vibes as the movie 'Urban Legend' with the killer on campus targeting a group of friends. So devious and fun!
    The pacing was good with lots of mounting tension. The killer's cat and mouse games and methodology was sinister. (I won't be able to get the image of heartless cadavers out of my head for awhile). The killer kept me guessing what his/her next move would be, and I couldn't figure out who it was. There were three people I was suspicious of, but I kept going back and forth on who the final culprit would be. I appreciate the extensive list of suspects without it being overly obvious who the actual killer was. The ending could've went several directions, and I'm satisfied with the one it did take. The conclusion was well executed and fleshed out.
    There were a few cons: The police work was highly questionable at times.
    Also, Lylah and her friends made some questionable choices: Going out without police protection and still attending social events despite there being a killer on the loose. But I also understand the impulsivity and often irrational thinking/actions of youth, so I was able to overlook that.

    This is a solid 4 star story for me. However, I had to deduct a star because there were grammatical errors galore. If it had been a few, I would've been okay with it. Unfortunately, they were scattered throughout the book and it did hurt the flow.
    If you can get past that, though, this is a great YA mystery with lots of chills and suspense and my favorite Natasha Preston book to date.

  • Casey

    I was not a huge fan of this book for many reasons. For one, I thought it was highly predictable—I know the outcome within the fifty pages. Another, and probably the main reason as to why I disliked this book was because I hate the main character, Lylah. She, as well as her friends, were just too annoying for me to deal with. Overall, I rate “You Will Be Mine” 2 stars.

  • Courtney

    You Will Be Mine is a YA thriller/suspense that revolves around a group of college kids living together.

    As you can tell, I am torn on how to write this review. While I did enjoy the book, I wasn't overly excited with everything going on. And once again, it's because I struggle with connecting to the characters. The storyline itself is interesting but the lack of character development hurt the story overall for me.

    As I said the storyline was interesting; Lylah and her friends start receiving anonymous letters that are addressed to a particular person. When each person starts winding up dead, things start pointing to one person. While I was able to easily figure out who the murderer was, it was still interesting to watch the mystery play out.

    Natasha does a good job of throwing in different aspects and people's reactions to things to keep the "suspects" list open to so many. I have to say that the mannerisms in which the friends die is quite gruesome and that will leave the reader doubting a lot of their suspects.

    I do enjoy Natasha's writing. She always keeps the story itself gripping and entertaining. I may only rate her books 3 stars, but I do enjoy reading them and will continue to do so.

    Overall, it was a good read for me. If you enjoy a good mystery and suspense thriller (and don't hate that you will possibly figure out the killer) this book will be for you. Just don't expect a lot of depth into the characters.

  • olivia c.

    This is a huge rant, so I apologize in advance. First, I want to mention that the story concept was pretty sturdy; although, the plot was straightforward and overall basic. Preston's writing is mostly geared for teens, so I do understand the choice in writing style. Second, there was an enormous amount of spelling and grammatical errors ("shot" instead of "shop"?). At first I counted them, but I lost track because there were so many. Additionally, there was a large amount of repetitiveness. The main character has probably fainted or stumbled about a thousand times, and has mentioned their parents' death even more. Third, (I do realize this apart of Preston's style) the main character's thoughts were very cringe-worthy. Imagine the snarkiness of a teenager, and multiply it. At first I thought it was fine, but it evolved to me literally throwing the book to the floor (and not to mention some weird looks from others). I've read "The Cellar" and it has the same vibe, but it's justified since it's from a younger point of view. I feel like the book would gain about one star on my personal rating if those italicized sentences were gone. The book was mediocre, and was easily forgettable. I do feel bad for leaving a negative review, but this book just made me angry. Also, this book is going straight into my book donation pile. Sayonara, "You Will Be Mine"!

  • Shannon

    Review to come

  • Devoradora De Libros

    No está mal.
    La verdad, me gustó muchísimo más la otra novela que leí de ella, El sótano.

    Ésta ha sido la típica novela estadounidense en la que un grupo de jóvenes reciben notas amenazantes en el campus de la universidad, van desapareciendo hasta que al final quedan pocos. Como universitarios que todo lo saben, cuestionan a la policía y toman decisiones por su cuenta. Le dicen a la policía como hacer su trabajo.
    Unos detectives bastante flojos que vigilan una casa y sus ocupantes pero se olvidan de la puerta de atrás...bastante apropiado.

    Una historia tipo Scary Movie, en la que teniendo en cuenta en la época que estamos, cuadra con el ambiente de Halloween; aunque se enmarca la historia en San Valentín.

    Ha estado bien para pasar el rato, me la he leído en un día prácticamente. Es bastante facilona y la verdad me apetecía volver a leer a la autora, pero en esta ocasión ha flojeado muchísimo. Eso sí, sigue con su manía de poner en cada capítulo la expresión "ojos en blanco" ya me hace hasta gracia, pero es repetitivo a más no poder.

  • Natalia

    Czytało się mi się nawet dobrze, ale tok myślenia bohaterów i policji, a także motyw sprawcy były bardzo głupie i naciągane.

  • Taylor

    Read this poolside yesterday and have a lot of thoughts. I'm going to try and work them out in a more coherent manner than the rant I want to leave right now. Stay tuned...it'll probably still be a rant...Full RTC.

  • Eliza :)

    Iba con las expectativas hasta el cielo porque se dice mucho de lo bien que escribe y narra sus historias Natasha Preston. Incluso llegué a pensar que esta autora sería mi descubrimiento del 2021. Tremenda decepción me he llevado, hay muchas incongruencias en la historia y es muy predecible para ser un thriller. A parte, no soporto las novelas tan juveniles. Espero estar juzgando de forma errónea y que Preston me callé la boca más delante; porque sí, le daré una segunda oportunidad. Todos los autores la merecen.

    La trama se desarrolla en torno a la festividad de San Valentín. Lylah y sus amigos reciben un mensaje anónimo bastante perturbador, ellos se lo toman a juego y no le dan la seriedad debida porque creen que tal vez sea una broma. Pero al día siguiente el asesino comienza su juego.

    Opino que la historia daba para más, tenía un excelente argumento. Lástima que los personajes fueran tan planos e inútiles, no intentaron hacer absolutamente nada para atrapar al asesino o capturarlo in fraganti. Y ni hablar de la policía que no movía ni un solo dedo, ¿cómo es posible que un solo ser humano pudiese contra todo un montón de policías e investigadores? Es que hasta me parece gracioso...

  • Ansa23

    3,5 estrellas.
    Me ha gustado bastante. Es un thriller muy completo con un final inesperado (al menos para mí que no esperaba que ese personaje fuera el asesino) y muy entretenido, pero esperaba que el final fuera más bruto, más potente de lo que ha sido, no me ha convencido totalmente.

    He echado de menos que los personajes tuvieran otro tipo de personalidades (ya que siempre aparecen los mismos tipos en los thrillers) y que la protagonista no fuera tan tonta, ingenua y trasparente, la verdad es que su personalidad era la más aburrida de todas y es la protagonista, es decir, que la vas a aguantar durante todo el libro.

  • Stephanie ((Strazzybooks))

    This book was so fun to read - like watching a 90s teen slasher flick...but the whole time I wanted the BAU from Criminal Minds to come deal with this bullshit serial killer since the local detectives seemed to have their heads up their butts (the killer and their motive is pretty predictable, but I did waffle a couple of times). I recommend reading it around Valentine's Day to get the most from the setting.

  • PinkAmy loves books, cats and naps

    DNF

  • Laura Guilbault

    I really liked the style, loved the characters and it was a joy to read. However, I don’t find it all that realistic. I doubt the killer would have been able to get away with all the murdering and gruesome threats for so long, his attitude towards his killings did not support well, and the ending, although beautifully wicked and squeal-triggering for the reader, is very very improvable.
    Plus there were a handful of typos.
    And the last page will ruin it! Do not, I repeat, DO NOT scan ahead. Don’t even leaf through it; that’s what I did, and because of how the letters are big pictures, even quickly thumbing through the book can lead to MAJOR spoilers!!!

    HOWEVER, I have the book 4/5 stars because I did love the story. It was well thought through and despite one or two idiots, the characters were well written.

    Please forgive any typos, as I am writing on my iPhone.

    EDIT (added):
    Here are the spoilers I promised!


    Peace out.

  • Bea Cano

    No estoy ahora mismo en el mood de hacer reseñas (necesito mi habitación u know) pero decir que este es el segundo libro de N.Preston que le leo y aunque me gustó más "El sótano" este también lo recomiendo bastante sobre todo por el final...

  • Lauren

    Note: I Received an ARC of this book from Sourcebooks Fire via Netgalley. This in no way influences my opinion

    For me, Natasha Preston became an author to look out for after reading The Cabin. It had me hooked from beginning to end and the ending was absolutely shocking. So when Sourcebooks uploaded this to Netgalley, I just had to read it! This book had me guessing throughout, but there were some things that I feel were a little unbelievable, considering the situation.

    This book follows a group of six housemates at university as they begin to get notes and they start getting murdered. The police are trying to catch the culprit, but they don’t seem to be getting anywhere. I felt like this book was obvious in the sense of who it wasn’t. The characters had an idea of who they thought was the perpetrator from the very beginning and they often blamed this character for the events throughout the book – so obviously it wasn’t the character that they thought it was. I think I’ve been reading too many murder mysteries… I know the tricks of the trade… or the books.

    Whilst I knew who it wasn’t, I had other suspects throughout the book. Both guesses turned out to be wrong and I only started getting an inkling of who it was going to be toward the end. The book left me guessing and I loved the way that the events were described and the ultimate ending and explanation that was given. I felt like the explanation was well thought out, but I would have liked to maybe have seen more of the relationship dynamic between the characters (I don’t want to spoil it) to really give weight behind the actions themselves.

    I did feel like a lot of the actions of the characters were a bit unbelievable considering the circumstances. There was a lot going on with the murders etc. but the characters often acted pretty stupid and ultimately did things that were getting them hurt/murdered. Even after the first couple of times, they carried on acting stupid and it grated on my nerves.

    I would have also liked to have seen more of the relationship dynamic between the character they believed were committing the murders and the rest of the housemates. I feel like flashbacks would have been a great tool to add to the book to help give it that extra bit of depth with the characters themselves and the readers.

    Can we also just talk about that ending. I should have really guessed that an ending that shocking would have come from this author after reading The Cabin, but I forgot and it sprung on me. It has definitely left the future open for the characters and for the reader’s imagination to run wild on what could happen next. It was a great way to leave it as either a standalone or even as something the author could come back and visit in the future with a follow up book.

    All in all, I enjoyed this book and the plot itself. I felt the murders were well planned out and the explanation was definitely fitting to the book itself. I absolutely loved the ending and would not be opposed to a second book! I gave this book 4/5 stars.

  • Kitkat

    Natasha Preston I was worried about this book because I hated Awake. But my God this book was brilliant! I loved the thrill of it and the terror I felt for my character. This book gave me chills and I’m so happy I didn’t think to hard about who the killer was. Also the cryptic notes at the door were amazing. I loved the ending and I hope there is a sequel. I mean the ending makes me think there’s another one and I’m grinning like a lunatic right now. People are just wondering why the hell I’m grinning. I’m just so happy about the ending and the entire novel. Natasha Preston even if I hated Awake you won me again in this book.