It's time for another book review, I feel like I haven't done one in ages despite reading so many recently! I've been getting quite into thrillers and I have read some truly fantastic ones, sadly Disclaimer by Renée Knight I didn't enjoy quite as much.
*Spoiler alert!!*
Don't get me wrong, it is a good read with a very original storyline, my Mam loved it, but I was left feeling luke warm. The story follows Catherine. After she moves into a new house with her husband she seeks stress relief by reading an intriguing book abandoned on her bedside table. Pretty soon her whole life revolves around this book, or rather the book revolves around her life. The book chills her to the bone, hidden between the innocuous pages is a secret she thought she could take to her grave. Clearly someone else knows her secret and that someone has it in for her!
The first half of the book really piqued my interest, but once I had figured out her secret I enjoyed it less. Her secret wasn't her fault, she did nothing wrong, but she is still being punished. I found her husband highly irritating, he was so quick to believe the worst of the wife he claims to love. I don't blame her from walking away from him in the end.
I enjoyed the writing style and it was a gripping thriller, but I found it went on too long. I just wanted to get to the end. The character of her torturer was interesting at first, but he became a little farfetched for my taste. I'm not sure to be honest, the book was good, but it wasn't what I expected. It made me a little uncomfortable, which you could argue is the idea behind a thriller! There was some redemption at the end, which made me feel happier with it. I would still recommend this though!
I'll let you make up your own minds, if you've read it let me know in the comments below :-)
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