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A review by salam_
No Exit by Taylor Adams
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
2 stars seem too low, while 3 seem too high.
It is precisely 2.5!
I buddy-read this book with my friend Salam, and I’m glad we did because this book was thrilling and a page turner, and as a buddy-read it was nice having someone giving me that extra push because I was medium-hooked, it wouldn’t be the first book I would wanna pick up when I’m reading others, but when the mood kicks in I do feel like reading it, and by the end fly through it, even though it got too long by the last third.
To it’s credit I did not see the plot twists coming, even the ending still had a twist I fell for, even though I would’ve preferred if they went with the melancholy route instead.
Now the first thing that irked me was our MC. Unlikable from the get-go, and even though she gets a character development and a redemption arc throughout the book, I did not like her. And amongst the characters UNBELIEVABLE dynamics. I couldn’t suspend my disbelief to imagine this occurring IRL, it actually read like a horror movie (which cheapened it), and I also could not keep track of what was happening in the action scenes (don’t know if that’s on me or if it’s poor writing).
I sensed that the author added weird freaky stuff for the sake of being weird likeThe villain kissing his brother on the lips! It meant nothing, and was never explored again. just an added shock factor for the sake of it. Another example is the crush/love subplot which came out of nowhere and did not align with the character’s motives or personal agenda.
And this final point is just because the audacity of it pissed me off- Someone (an author) in the blurb compared this book to Agatha Christie and I think.. he just didn’t read it (or didn’t read anything by Agatha Christie) because there’s absolutely no comparison, not just in quality but it is a completely different vibe. It isn’t even trying to compete with that. Simply not on the same league!
It is precisely 2.5!
I buddy-read this book with my friend Salam, and I’m glad we did because this book was thrilling and a page turner, and as a buddy-read it was nice having someone giving me that extra push because I was medium-hooked, it wouldn’t be the first book I would wanna pick up when I’m reading others, but when the mood kicks in I do feel like reading it, and by the end fly through it, even though it got too long by the last third.
To it’s credit I did not see the plot twists coming, even the ending still had a twist I fell for, even though I would’ve preferred if they went with the melancholy route instead.
Now the first thing that irked me was our MC. Unlikable from the get-go, and even though she gets a character development and a redemption arc throughout the book, I did not like her. And amongst the characters UNBELIEVABLE dynamics. I couldn’t suspend my disbelief to imagine this occurring IRL, it actually read like a horror movie (which cheapened it), and I also could not keep track of what was happening in the action scenes (don’t know if that’s on me or if it’s poor writing).
I sensed that the author added weird freaky stuff for the sake of being weird like
And this final point is just because the audacity of it pissed me off- Someone (an author) in the blurb compared this book to Agatha Christie and I think.. he just didn’t read it (or didn’t read anything by Agatha Christie) because there’s absolutely no comparison, not just in quality but it is a completely different vibe. It isn’t even trying to compete with that. Simply not on the same league!