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What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin

October 28, 2021 by Jake 1 Comment

Read as part of cbr13bingo: pandemic This is the second time I’ve tried Alison Gaylin’s work and for the life of me, I don’t know why I can’t connect with it. The first book I couldn’t even finish because I found myself not caring about the lead. This one was a chore, even if I enjoyed parts of it. Again, even with the multiple POVs, I couldn’t bring myself to muster energy for the lead. I have mixed feelings about Gillian Flynn but there’s a […]

Filed Under: Mystery Tagged With: Alison Gaylin, cbr13bingo, Hollywood, movie industry, mystery, Suspense, what remains of me

Jake's CBR13 Review No:163 · Genres: Mystery · Tags: Alison Gaylin, cbr13bingo, Hollywood, movie industry, mystery, Suspense, what remains of me ·
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Two murders decades apart, and I’m sorry, your character did what now??

What Remains of Me by Alison Gaylin

September 1, 2020 by narfna Leave a Comment

Settling on 3.5 stars for this one, rounded down. The second half of the book was more engaging/enjoyable for me, as by that point I had started to feel more than irritation for the characters, and the plot unraveling was sort of cool. But it also lost me a little at the end, because one of the main twists/reveals does not make sense! The book follows Kelly Lund, who in 1980 at the age of seventeen was convicted of the murder of famous film director […]

Filed Under: Suspense Tagged With: Alison Gaylin, murder, narfna, Suspense, thrillers, what remains of me

narfna's CBR12 Review No:112 · Genres: Suspense · Tags: Alison Gaylin, murder, narfna, Suspense, thrillers, what remains of me ·
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