Book Thoughts | ****Sharp Objects by Gillian Flynn****

I have mixed feelings about this book. Maybe I was expecting a lot because of the interesting premise and few good reviews I read, as for me it was overall an average read. Still, I liked the way it started and how disturbing few things were.

Our protagonist 'Camille', a reporter, is back in her hometown to cover a story on a girl’s disappearance, somehow related to a murder happened in town a few months back. Now here in Wind Gap, Camille has to face her distant mother and 13 years old step-sister she doesn’t know much about. As she delves more into the case and young victims, she slowly remembers the incidents from her past she is not ready to deal with. Are these murders connected to her past or is it something else?

As I said earlier, I really liked few disturbing incidents in the book and the premise was so up my alley that I was super-hyped for this one. It started very well, I really liked the super depressing family dynamic. All the characters were unlikable, so I did not expect to connect with any of them.And I really did not like Camille, and some of her actions towards the end of the book did not make much sense, those felt more for the shock value instead of adding much to the plot. But few shocking reveals about these characters were disturbing and I liked them.

I guessed the real killer, so ending was not very shocking or unpredictable. And I did not like the way actual killer was revealed at the end, it was so quick and abrupt! Instead of showing us the actual events, we were just told about them, I so did not like that.

Overall, it was engaging but a little underwhelming read, especially compared to some other mystery/thrillers I have read so far this year. But this is Gillian Flynn’s first book, so would love to read her later books - ‘Dark Places’ &‘Gone Girl’ and then will see.

CW : Self Harm, sexualization of underage, murder and child abuse (to some extent).

OVERALL RATING - 3 out of 5 Stars!

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