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Look Closer
Simon and Vicky couldn’t seem more normal: a wealthy Chicago couple, he a respected law professor, she an advocate for domestic violence victims. A stable, if unexciting marriage. But one thing’s for sure … absolutely nothing is what it seems. The pair are far from normal, and one of them just may be a killer. When the body of a beautiful socialite is found hanging in a mansion in a nearby suburb, Simon and Vicky’s secrets begin to unravel. A secret whirlwind affair. A twenty-million-dollar trust fund about to come due. A decades-long grudge and obsession with revenge. These are just a few of the lies that make up the complex web...and they will have devastating consequences. And while both Vicky and Simon are liars, just who exactly is conning who? Part Gone Girl, part Strangers on a Train, Look Closer is a wild rollercoaster of a read that will have you questioning everything you think you know.
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Ok, here I am trying to write a review for this book while trying to piece my exploded head together! I didn't think it would explode anymore but apparently David Ellis was just messing with us with dynamite this whole book and saved the C4 until the last 20 pages. Go ahead and read this review to understand.....
Now what was this book actually about? For the first time I actually need to look at David Ellis's official synopsis: We have a married couple: Simon and Vicky, two wealthy individuals living in Chicago. He is a college law professor desperately trying to make tenure and she works for a adult protective services agency helping abused domestic couples. That, however, is just your ticket getting in because what follows is a train ride/wreck of lies, murder, double crossing, and absolute mayhem. Just go into this one not knowing anything.
Why do I keep talking about exploding heads? It's the twist. You know like some books are advertised as "having a killer twist in the end" This one has one of those every 20 pages or so. To the point where I have to credit David Ellis as a writer. He is such a masterful writer that it made this book entertaining and just "fun" I really didn't want it to end. I think in the hands of another writer it would just come across as exhausting and over the top. Not so much here. This is Netflix series material.
The pros: Its written in first person POV (one character was third person) and I absolutely loved everyone's thought patterns and individual personalities. It's captured very well along with a diary that's updated as the book goes along. There is a lot going with everyone having their own agenda and it's handled very well.
Cons? The book started slow. But now that I finished I see it's exactly like a Long Wooden rollercoaster where you always have that long slow climb up that first hill. When you get over, though it's a it's a relentless ride that is going to beat you to death along the way with twist after twist. I really was going to give the book four stars for the slow start but this is such a fun book....... That is what we read books for. In the end I loved it and didn't want it to end. (Even though it may have been a tad too long at 400 pages)
This is my first book by David Ellis and I'm glad I discovered him. It won't be last and I absolutely recommend this book. Hopefully with a blank open mind and a beach in front of you.
Book given free for a honest review.
Now what was this book actually about? For the first time I actually need to look at David Ellis's official synopsis: We have a married couple: Simon and Vicky, two wealthy individuals living in Chicago. He is a college law professor desperately trying to make tenure and she works for a adult protective services agency helping abused domestic couples. That, however, is just your ticket getting in because what follows is a train ride/wreck of lies, murder, double crossing, and absolute mayhem. Just go into this one not knowing anything.
Why do I keep talking about exploding heads? It's the twist. You know like some books are advertised as "having a killer twist in the end" This one has one of those every 20 pages or so. To the point where I have to credit David Ellis as a writer. He is such a masterful writer that it made this book entertaining and just "fun" I really didn't want it to end. I think in the hands of another writer it would just come across as exhausting and over the top. Not so much here. This is Netflix series material.
The pros: Its written in first person POV (one character was third person) and I absolutely loved everyone's thought patterns and individual personalities. It's captured very well along with a diary that's updated as the book goes along. There is a lot going with everyone having their own agenda and it's handled very well.
Cons? The book started slow. But now that I finished I see it's exactly like a Long Wooden rollercoaster where you always have that long slow climb up that first hill. When you get over, though it's a it's a relentless ride that is going to beat you to death along the way with twist after twist. I really was going to give the book four stars for the slow start but this is such a fun book....... That is what we read books for. In the end I loved it and didn't want it to end. (Even though it may have been a tad too long at 400 pages)
This is my first book by David Ellis and I'm glad I discovered him. It won't be last and I absolutely recommend this book. Hopefully with a blank open mind and a beach in front of you.
Book given free for a honest review.
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