Review

I just couldn’t get into. You know what’s the problem about Freida McFadden’s writing? Too.many.books! Ms McFadden has come out with her fourth release this year. Fourth!! The writing is certainly suffering.

1- The characters were supposed to be mature, all in their 30’s but they didn’t present that age at all! It felt like they were all in High school.

“Well,” he adds, excpet fpr your arms.”

“My arms?”

“They’re kind of flabby.” He wrinkles his nose. “But other than that, wow. Like I said, you’re the prfect woman.”

“Wait. My arms are too flabby? Did he really just say that to me?”

*eye roll* #1

“Oh my God,” she pipes up. “Sydney obviously doesn’t want to talk to you!” She reaches into her purse and pulls out her phone. “Either get out of here right now, or I am dialing 911 to tell them a creepy guy with a ponytail is harassing us.”

“No, you’re making a big mistake if you ever go near my friend again!” Bonnie snaps. She punches 9 and 1 into her phone, then holds it up. “Do you want me to dial the last 1? I’m happy to do it.”

“Kevin gets the message this time. He scurries away, his ponytail bouncing behind him. It’s only when he’s out of sight that I nudge Bonnie. “Nice job. You are seriously kind of a badass.”

*eye roll* #2 and many more! Specially with Tom’s POV.

2- Tom’s POV was a torture to read. He sounded more like a child to me than a teenager. Everything was just so stilted.

3- Sidney was dumber than a bag of rocks! Pretty annoying.

4- The writing was absolutely crap. A lot of the descriptions were so bland and plain, as if she was describing facts to us rather than telling a story.

5- It didn’t have the “keep me on my toes” effect like thrillers use to. It was unfortunately not a page turner, more like a chore, to be honest. Couldn’t even finish.

I think Frieda is pretty amazing at creating thrilling storylines. However, she needs more time to execute them well.

“But he’s in his mid-thirties and still single. So there must be something wrong with him. Probably serious commitment issues, like half the other single guys in their thirties.”

“Romance novels give you an extremely unrealistic concept of romance. If I were a character in one of those books, our meet-cute would have quickly been followed by Mystery Man ripping off his T-shirt to reveal gleaming, rock-hard abs and then thrusting his throbbing loins against me.”

Blurb

She’s looking for the perfect man. He’s looking for the perfect victim.

Sydney Shaw, like every single woman in New York, has terrible luck with dating. She’s seen it men who lie in their dating profile, men who stick her with the dinner bill, and worst of all, men who can’t shut up about their mothers. But finally, she hits the jackpot.

Her new boyfriend is utterly perfect. He’s charming, handsome, and works as a doctor at a local hospital. Sydney is swept off her feet.

Then the brutal murder of a young woman―the latest in a string of deaths across the coast―confounds police. The primary suspect? A mystery man who dates his victims before he kills them.

Sydney should feel safe. After all, she is dating the guy of her dreams. But she can’t shake her own suspicions that the perfect man may not be as perfect as he seems. Because someone is watching her every move, and if she doesn’t get to the truth, she’ll be the killer’s next victim…

A dark story about obsession and the things we’ll do for love, #1 New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden proves that crimes of passion are often the bloodiest…