Friday, April 13, 2018

Dead Girl Running by Christina Dodd

Dead Girl Running is a strange amalgam of intriguing premise and plot holes.  Another book with a backstory inserted bit by bit into the main plot, Dead Girl Running had me alternating between suspenseful sections and confusion because not everything quite fit together.

I have three confessions to make:

1. I've got the scar of a gunshot on my forehead.
2. I don't remember an entire year of my life.
3. My name is Kellen Adams...and that's half a lie.


After a prologue that didn't appeal to me, I became involved with the characters and plot, only to pull up sharp several times with a "huh?"  Nevertheless, the suspense kept me intrigued until the last 20% of the book that just got too weird.

Read in Oct.; blog review scheduled for April 13, 2018

NetGalley/Harlequin

Mystery.  April 24, 2018.  Print length:  368 pages.

14 comments:

  1. Hmmm...maybe won't rush to read this one. LOL

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    1. I couldn't quite make it work, but that's just me. Others really liked it.

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  2. Well, I like the three confessions, they would pull me in. I'll take your word for the rest of the story.

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    1. :) It was the three confessions that caught my attention as well, but then...."

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  3. Sorry this one didn't quite work. I hate when you hope for something better and then it all goes bad or disappoints at the end.

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    1. I kept going back and forth on this one, but the last bit was too much for me.

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  4. This one is one I've been kinda looking forward to -- that blurb is way too interesting to pass up!

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    1. Just one woman's opinion, and I'd love to hear your thoughts on this one. The blurb was too tempting for me, too. :)

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  5. The three confessions certainly grabbed my attention. It's too bad though the book didn't work for you overall. I can't remember if I have this one on my to read list. I kind of hope not. LOL

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    1. A lot of readers on Goodreads loved it, but it got too weird for me.

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  6. The three confessions sure grab my attention but a disappointment that this book didn't work out well.

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    1. It is suspenseful, but...in the end, I wasn't on board.

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  7. I think I may have this one on my Kindle so I'll have to remember to keep my expectations in check!

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    1. You may like it, and I would like to know your thoughts--either way. :)

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