-Maggie, Spoiler and RANT Review: Watching You – inareadingworld, ARC Review: This Is How You Lose the Time War. Series I Never Finished Reading #4 – Stand-Alone Novels that Became Series. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Both of these central characters have layers of life experiences that are peeled back during the course of the novel, exhibiting what shapes their vulnerabilities, their strengths, and their motivations, eventually elevating the characters to a methodical, calculated “game of chess”. January 08, 2019 “Often the most effective psychological studies are rooted in deception. The authors didn’t seem to know the difference between a psychologist and a psychiatrist, except for the ability to prescribe medication, and by the way I don’t think you can just get 30 Vicodin - a controlled substance - without a confirming call to the doctors office). At one point when I was reading, the tension was so tightly wound that I actually shrieked, mistaking a noise within my home for the sound of a door being slowly creaked open from the outside! Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Welcome to my blog! I am so glad you stopped by. From the authors of the blockbuster bestseller The Wife Between Us comes an electrifying new novel about doubt, passion, and just how much you can trust someone. Follow me. An Anonymous Girl. An Anonymous Girl Greer Hendricks, Sarah Pekkanen Review by Amy Scribner. […], Your email address will not be published. Who cares, here are some bookblogs I like to read. I know this will be the book I’ll be pushing on everyone for the next few weeks. In the psychological thriller, An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, love, money, and obsession collide with deadly results as psychiatrist Dr. Lydia Shields sets out to test the fidelity of her estranged husband, Thomas. This disparity in income and education characterizes their relationship. : How Bloggers Chose Their Blog Names Part 2, Minithon: The Mini Readathon, January 11th, 2020, Oyinkan Braithwaite’s “Treasure” – The Fiction Addiction. SPOILERS for Charlotte Walsh Likes to Win by Jo Piazza. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. January 8, 2019 Laura/Mystery in Minutes. Like she was not associating herself with her own actions, which gave a nice and creepy vibe. A great start to 2019! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out / Likewise, I was not bothered by the need to suspend some disbelief. Which is a weird ending to a book that probably won't have a sequel. Living without roommates in a pet-friendly studio seems impossibly bourgeois to this Brooklynite, and it made some of her money worries less sharp. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account.
An Anonymous Girl, by Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen, is an absorbing psychological thriller that begins with an ethics “study” and quickly descends from moral grey area into complete midnight.Freelance makeup artist Jess Farris worms her way into the paid psych study when she overhears one of her clients talking about it. Change ). Join the Book Club Chat Newsletter. Is that so bad? Depicting a clever and captivating game of cat and mouse, with an ever-increasing sense of paranoia, An Anonymous Girl is pure, crime fiction fun! Top Ten Tuesday for September 29, 2020 – Favorite Quotes. Give me a heroine coming home to a divided bedroom in an illegal sublet for believable financial hardship.). ), MINM Overall Rating for the novel, An Anonymous Girl: 4.75/5 Stars. TCL’s #ThrowbackThursday and Link Party #8 – October 1, 2020.
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As I listened to the audiobook which btw had excellent narration, I started to feel as if our MC was legit a spider caught in a web. Synopsis: Seeking women ages 18–32 to participate in a study on ethics and morality. The aim of Mystery in Minutes is to provide our readers with spoiler-free, critical crime fiction information, fast. There’s a bit about burgundy nail varnish, and it gave me a shock when I saw that’s what I was wearing, too. Change ), "I didn't choose the Book Life, the Book Life chose me". Leave this field empty if you're human: The story follows Jessica Farris, a struggling makeup artist in NYC. instead of "I told him, I served grapes"). Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They discuss their collaboration, and their writing process. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Anonymity guaranteed. The author's are not familiar with the genre of writing a typical whodunnit novel. How to sign up for Audible Plus from outside the USA, Local Tourist (Sept. 2020): Fall Craft Show + Women’s Wellness Day, Book Review: The Invisible Boy by Alyssa Hollingsworth, What’s In a Name?
Nevertheless, Jessica was dead set on earning a bit of extra cash & answering some questions for a reputable doctor seemed harmless no matter how odd these morality/ethical questions seemed.
Each month, we discuss a different best selling novel with a strong female lead. I’m a Psych minor so I loved reading about some things that I already knew and some things that I didn’t. ( Log Out / An Anonymous Girl is the new novel of suspense by the writing duo that brought us the runaway, 2018 hit, The Wife Between Us. The tension in this novel is mental and manipulative, never gory or violent, even though some dark and disturbing things happen. When Jessica Farris signs up for a psychology study conducted by the mysterious Dr. Shields, she thinks all she’ll have to do is answer a few questions, collect her money, and leave.
Call for more details.”, We meet Jessica who is stressed beyond measure & feeling a bit over burdened with a sense of duty to her family. I hope you enjoy! Modern Southern Gothic/Jane Eyre in “The Wife Upstairs”, The Deceivers (Spoiler: No Mistletoe Stabbings), No Green Eggs Or Ham: A Vegan Parody (Valen The Vegan Dinosaur Book 2) by Flora Lee, You Are Not Alone – The Fiction Addiction, Kindle Unlimited: Who enjoy reading novels of domestic suspense. Absolutely AMAZING from page 1. Content Warning: Suicide, Death, Sexual Assault, Adultery, "I didn't choose the Book Life, the Book Life chose me" She was jealous because "Subject 5" had slept with her husband. I was definitely wrong because An Anonymous Girl was so well written I forgot I was even reading sometimes. SPOILERS for An Anonymous Girl by Greer Hendricks ... SPOILERS for The Ever After by Sarah Pekkanen. […] into reading thrillers, and I’ve loved every one that I’ve read so far. Latest Pins. As the first hints of the psychological study’s origins are revealed, and which of the main, and supporting, characters to trust becomes less and less clear, the reader is hooked! I’d been looking forward to reading An Anonymous Girl by writing team Greer Hendricks and Sarah Pekkanen for some time.Their debut novel, The Woman Between Us, was a twisty roller coaster ride of a book, and the premise of An Anonymous Girl seemed up my alley.
SPOILERS for The Lies That Bind by Emily Giffin. I don't agree that the book was, terrible.. When an opportunity presents itself for Jessica to make some extra cash by participating in a mysterious psychological study, she pounces on the chance. For example, Anonymous Girl, The Night Before, and Believe Me. Thank you for this review!
However, the vibe of this book was so unsettling that it grabbed a hold of me & wouldn’t let go. Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly. ( Log Out / This is another psychological suspense, and continues to explore the same kind of aspirational relationship as Jess and Dr. Shields in An Anonymous Girl. I honestly got stalker vibes all the way through & wondered how the MC who was super inquisitive still managed to get lured in deeper. This psychological drama relies on this upstairs-downstairs economic contrast of New York life.
Free Trial For Free Books, 10 Magical Books like Harry Potter (+ Manga). It’s that realistic, familiar soft-power imbalance that made this such a gripping story for me. I guess the authors were trying to express something un spoken about Jess’ character by not having hee be very upset about the suicide. Besides, she needs the cash. ( Log Out / An Anonymous Girl is the new novel of suspense by the writing duo that brought us the runaway, 2018 hit, The Wife Between Us.
Who appreciate crime fiction and mysteries that are set in New York City! Nonlocal: Youth and Night • Christophe Bolduc, Maritime Ryukyu, 1050-1650 • Gregory Smits, Three Tigers, One Mountain: A Journey Through the Bitter History and Current Conflicts of China, Korea, and Japan • Michael Booth, The 20 Best Kindle Unlimited Romance Books with Narration. I am a reader who normally dislikes a lot of non-essential information in my stories, but for whatever reason, the numerous descriptions of physical characteristics as well as wardrobe specifics did not disrupt the flow of the narrative , and seemed to work for this particular tale. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. If you’re looking for a suspenseful novel featuring some very toxic relationships then this would be the book to pick up. Anonymity guaranteed. ( Log Out / Question #3: Should a punishment always fit the crime? This was a very narcissistic read & our MC formed a co-dependent relationship from the very beginning. Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window), Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window), SPOILER FREE REVIEW: THE WAY YOU MAKE ME FEEL BY MAUREEN GOO, SPOILER FREE REVIEW: HEROINE BY MINDY MCGINNIS, Spoiler Free Review: The Roommate by Rosie Danan, Spoiler Free Mini Reviews: The Faithless Hawk and His & Hers, Spoiler Free Review: One to Watch by Kate Stayman-London, Spoiler Free Review: Sky In The Deep by Adrienne Young, Spoiler Free Review: Kingdom Of Souls by Rena Barron, Review: The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid, Spoiler Free Review: Wicked Fox by Kat Cho, GUSH Spoiler Free Review: The Heart Forger by Rin Chupeco. Give me a heroine coming home to a divided bedroom in an illegal sublet for believable financial hardship.). Is The Attack on Titan Manga Worth Reading?
At its heart, An Anonymous Girl is the very essence of psychological suspense fiction! Caught in a web of deceit and jealousy, Jess quickly learns that some obsessions can be deadly. The only odd surprise was the last line after Jess took all the money, that sort of had a cryptic feel to it, like Jess had become the master manipulator in Lydia's place. As Jess’s paranoia grows, it becomes clear that she can no longer trust what in her life is real, and what is one of Dr. Shields’ manipulative experiments. This book has me reading so much suspense now…. This book was terrible. Generous compensation. Read the publisher’s description of An Anonymous Girl: The next novel of psychological suspense and obsession from the authors of the blockbuster bestseller The Wife Between Us. Jess describes her work clothes as layers of washable black, the default uniform of every freelancer trying to seem professional without spending money, and she notices Dr. Shields’ stylish clothes, cosmetics, and general upscale style.