Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5
"She can't see the killer, but the killer can see her..."
If you are an avid reader of crime or psychological thriller then I assume the craving of gut- wrenching suspense and mind-boggling plot twists which keep you up all night wouldn’t be unknown to you. One of the major reasons behind turning to this genre is the very feeling of uncertainty and the rush of adrenaline which is accompanied by the eyes-widening revelation which leaves you reeling. One such piece of artwork which checks out everything on this list and lot more is the unprecedented work of Jack Jordan, Before her eyes.
The mere idea of unending darkness, metaphorically and literally is what makes this piece of fiction a must add to your reading bucket list. Naomi’s struggle to get past a long-forgotten murder hype of her small town leaves you imagining all kinds of unrealistic and wild scenarios which hold the equal possibility of being true, only to leave you disappointed at your failure in the end. The narrative is capable of enrapturing your attention to the tiniest of bit. The aura of the claustrophobic setting compliments the complicatedly simple flow of the events which Naomi finds herself in. The unreliability of the main character due to her vision limitation makes the plot yet more happening and interesting. While you may like thrillers with heroines in their shiny costumes this one’s no story of a heroine. This one’s all about shallow and natural human tendencies which we often try to escape through books. But as I warned this one’s no pick up for escaping because you’d be disappointed if that’s what you look for when you choose to go on turning pages of this one.
Though if you look forward to commit yourself into shackles of this excellently laid out pleasure-trap, then you’d be more than happy to make the choice. For all those who like being hung for more with every chapter, Before her eyes is no less than a heaven. Every chapter is connivingly excellent which makes it difficult to put the book down.
If you liked the epitomal books of crime and psychological thriller genre like The Girl On The Train by Paula Hawkins and The Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn, then this one should surely be on your list next. The exceptional intelligence of the set up is something to root for. According to scientists, human brain doesn’t possess the ability of multi-tasking, yet this is exactly what this book will demand of you. The constant buzz and happening-ness, minor and major aspects and nuances co-existing and co-happening calls for the better part of your understanding and deducing brain that it doesn’t let the scale of interest drop. Usually, the pieces of crime genre can get a bit slow while the story goes through the stage of exposure which often ends up boring us, the readers, or calling for immense patience if at all the suspense succeeds us to keep hooked.
Which is very much how this one’s going to appeal all those who like the pace of their story fast and happening (like one of my very good friends and the owner of this website, Marcus).
If you are looking are pretty comfortable getting grossly uncomfortable with vividly negative and depressing aura, full of secrets where no one has clean hands, then I promise you won’t in a least bit will be disappointed.
Jack Jordan’s writing style is pretty easy yet so gripping, which makes it a perfect read for even first-time readers with basic vocabulary and literature background. However, to be fair, this is a big no pick recommendation for folks who prefer their thrillers spiced up with hyperbolically violent action in huge amounts and for moral concerns for reading peers under the age of fifteen for certain perception concerns.
If you are looking forward to traverse a torturously long journey, you can definitely rely on Jack to make a bit less torturous because of the distance. No guarantees taken for the book though. All in all, the book deserves a good 4.5/5, for you won’t regret spending your time and more importantly your energy and imagination, by choosing to get through the depressingly exciting journey these pages will take you through. In fact, it might as well make you fall in love with psychological thrillers.
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